Elements of Military Art and Science / Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars.

by H. W. Halleck

artillery of all kinds."

"It is at last discovered that it is of more importance to teach the

soldier to direct his piece with accuracy of aim, than to perform

certain motions on parade with the precision of an automaton. The same

idea is now infused into all the departments of military and naval

science, and is a necessary result of the recent great

improvements in the construction of arms. In short, the truth has at

last become apparent that the old-fashioned system of random firing,

though perhaps like the 'charge of the six hundred' at Balaklava, 'bien

magnifique, n'est pas la guerre.'"