The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-29
Military MaYims of Napoleon.

tents are injurious TO health. / is much
peter Tor the soldier 70 bivouae, because he
then sleeps with his fact to The fire. yyh,en
quiekly dries the ground on which he Iies
a lew boards or s. little straw shelter hirn
from the wind.
Tents, however, are necessary for the lead
era, Who nave 10 write anu consnIt The 1na "a
They should be given. therelore. 10 thu suns
rior officers, who should be ordered never 10
lodge in 6 house
Tents attract the observation of the ems.
my staH, anu make known your numbers
ana the position you eccupv. Eux al, a., arm
| oiTonack!ns III two or three lines nothiax IS
perceived Al distance except 1hs smoke
Whieh the enemy confeunds with the must Of
tne atmosphere. He cannot count TIE fires
Nothing is mofU ini..ortaRL IA war tksu
unity in command. when, therefore. Won arc
carrying on hostilities against a sinsle power
only, yoG should have bat one army acting
on one line, and lsd by one co,nu,anri,.y
The effect Of discussing, MAILING O show OF
taiens, ana calling councils OF war. wl!i ba
W!lGL the eject OF these things has Dae,l Ia
every age rneY will ecu III tbc .aanxinr Cr
the most pusiila aimous or NJ lha syf,rA.si,1.,
ne plrIbrreGj tns most prudent meas ure.s
"hlcA IN war are most uniformly the worst
that can be adopfec- True wisdom so far as
? General - concerned, consists ia energstIe
de e.erTninalioa
Ihere are certain things IN war. CT which
the coIninander alone cornprsheads the i'm
portanee. Nothing Dut his superior firm ness
ana ahility car subd1e and sUrmount ali dit
hculties.
To authorize Generals and officers 20 Law
gown saa!- arms by virtue o. q special caDit-
oiation, Hnder any otaer ciscunls tances THAN
When they constitute the garrison OF = furtI-
f.eS place would uuquss-toaahlv be attended
with dangerous c02skG uellces &c s,t..,a tt7.s
door 10 coWarGs, to msu wanting in soergv
or even 70 1nisE Ea.sea brsye men, ID to destroy
tha military spirit oT She nations aa extra
ordinary situation requires extraor0inarv -.
SoiU ton. The more obstinate The r..sl5.a -.
OF an armed bcdy, the more Oh apc9s AZ will
ia ia II ksaaFa =
ho@ za;iAy th-nGS apparen tly IN pOsslble
have nevertheless been performed by -e,.,l,1ts,
men who had no Esrn;;tive de&tn
NO sovereign, no people, 90 G-neral can re
secure, ii TIC 0iactFs trrlittv,j 4, .t,ttY.-
late On tSs Ilesd and lay down. their .-s1s nv
virtue OF an agreement fayoraoie TO them.
selves and 20 the troops under Their command
pUt opposed 20 the IN teE@sts OF the remainder
OF the army. To wIthuraw from uefI them
ssiYest and thCs render Ene position or their
comrades or" dangerous, ia nenifssglv az ant
y. base oass. such conduct ought q, h. .lro
ecTibed, pronounced infamous. aud punisAabts
with Il ath. The Generals, ficers . aa Soldiers
" no ln j. Dattis, i,aT0 s2Ved their lives .,S =;
pltuiatlbg, ousat TO De decima.ed He VINO
commands che arms to be sure adered ara
theT who obey him, are alike traitors. and d.
serve capita! Fupis h-neat.
There Is Drt one honorable way OF hei.
made prisoner OF war that is, by being tax
gu separately, and when you can 10 longer
make use OF your arms Then there are nc
y
With nono:-out yOG ars compeilei 40 sur-
render by absolute necasSjty
10 DE- IalnIilar with The geography and topo-
S.;!phy " the country; TO hs skiiius III maRipEs
IL Reconnaissance TO BE attentive "a In4 ,l,s
patch OF orders to be capable OF exhi biting
with simplicity the most com plicaL-,i ,noy.t
lnants OF the army ;--thesa are tha nratifica.
ttons tiitt should distinguish ;he officer called
10 the station OF chlel VI Jne sian
Il general OF artillery should o. acoUaintsa
"-th az t1e operations of the army Is ne is
obliged 10 supply The different divisions of
when ne - composed With arms and s1nnnr-
hItl0n. Ills comm unicatloLs wi Iii the sr-ii.
leFY ofpcrrS 'tt toe advance posta shnnii keen
hli0 informed OF all the movements OF rNa
troops, and ths IN az em-li OF hls reat parl,
must be regulated az Uhis ln.cTnt4f1o,,
10 reconnoltre rapidly Geni-s ara !crQs: 10
optAn GoioeS tntt etn o. TeiioI p0u TO an
erTog2te the Clergyman aad sac I,ogr.1se,a...
70 estaoi sh speedily an UNDERSTANDING with
tne Ihh4e1'AALs; 10 send cat spies 10 seIz.
tre Ietters IN t2c ilEliS, tT5snsl4ts and make an
abstract ot their contents Ia short. ~ a..
sWeT GA the inG uirlas OF ne (Tenr-aI-in- tntAf
on his arrival with the whole army .-.u.h
are the out-es which come within the sphere
of,s. good General O an advanced pQs+
CoDlm2nGers-in ChI5f are 20 D. euids4 ,,,,
their own experience or genius. Tactlcs. eve
luIlons, the science Of the engineer .ud tha
artillery officers, NAV be learned trCy1l tr.s
Ci@a, hut Crs.sT1tsbfo is acquired gntv IN -
peEieace anu The s-n}y C the car peiEns Of al
gre3t captains. GUst4rus AdoIohus .7r
Tenne, aud Frederic, as also Aiexgnier p4n-
ibaI, anu Cesar. have all ac1ed or tha ss-,a
Irlnciple. 10 kesp your forces united. "a %
vuiner4pie IT 10 point, - tear down win
Fapiaity upon important POI q ts--tS9se ara the
principles which insure victory.
Il = ~ the trar which ;5so ra,,,+atio1, ~,
yo0r arms inspires la. yoU maintain the
fidelity OF your allies and Ia9 Cbodienra Of cor
quered na5iong