, 1861-05-30

Qualifications Of a Commander in
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AsLaTARx SCIENCE.
"1s4'cs''eas q = oemmander.- IN
n. .,,,,..~ $50. H. ,.,o-,oao,
Of combining aud usiug all the means. given
liy the present military sciences. and the e1.
perienccs of mast warfare, 70 as to attain cer
tain results and to DESTROY the enemy,
The progress Of civilization gives progress
to the military art also, because. what was
uot dreamed of In form er ages, becomes NOW
simple matter. The idea of transporting
hundreds Of thousands Of troops By sea, TWEEN.
ty years ago, nay, even On tho eve Of the land
ing in the Crimea Of the allied forces, Has mt
tolerated even: by experienced military men
and Jet at present It has become a n.,nah1e
fact, which nobody will eontest 'Tha cono.,-
t,ation OF troors. prov5sfona and ~o,n,.,c1s
e now easily done by 1af1ro,ds '0''>''~1
: Tho Mimic ritio has made :. .revo,n+ton IN
infantry tactics. Arnztro,o onne 80 ,,.l,nr
a revolution In a,ti11erv. fhs tc1ec-,nb ~
coming omnipotent in peacefn1 t,.n..ct,o,s
msy be very often used win rre.t adyant.pe
in fhe csnn,,on =, :, 80 al th.+ -.
nrnorrsa to c;y311zstIon ,r.ha, fo-v,rd n,,,,
tary sc:ence vh,oh tntae G.o fro,, s~srv aths. ,
source all th.t It can appropriate and use ad-
vantsgeou.ly.
ou' nol"ltns'ana'g al tnese Ptog8essi sein'
and fighting Of troops, there lies ut the found.
alton Of the military MT. BONE lnnmoyah1e and
enduring principles OF truth. founded on
sound reason and common senae Take the
ce,tbrnted chi. ftafns of th, world f-om A,ax.
arder of Macedon down tn Nano1,on Their
means of fighting The enemy fayo been> differ.
ent. One used The lance and catapu1t; the
other fhc musket and the cauuon: but the
roint Of contact of their action lies in those
fundamental PRINCIPLES, which constitute the
nhiloaophv Of the military art,
All The military sciences tend to one and the
ssme end-ra. The first is. the system OF
,eryine the a.my. it eauipment. orran,zs-
tIon. providing It with munitions and proyis.
ions, the laws and regulations TINT must rule
1t, the syetem of promotion and appointment
Of officers all that constitute tho SCIENCE of
nilita1v Administration.
The drilling of the troops from the drill of
The individual m TO ftat Of the CORPS, co1nsti-
tute the rtulen,eats" " otherwise called tao.
4;ca or r,1ea for f.bavior m the field of bat
tie; the battalion Of from 200 to looo men
being taken as d INIT in Infantry, IS being
strong enough for independent action bat
fery, mostly Of si1 guns oelng unlt, 1or tne
artillery; and equadfon OF ABOUT 12o norse'
men, unit In cavalry These units are COM
prised IN Feg'ments' ofagaoes and corps de
"'"tee' .... .....-........
The army being pre- pared, the theatre OF the
1ar must be conside1ed-where the army is
to be concentrated; what are to be the lase
lines Or base polnta OF operations; What are
to be the means OF communication; what are
ens UD'es's ~ w a'e''ae"' "nas 49, o'1neualas''
ponlleal' topog ,apn'esN' ano 1"nt1iy TO nc
o,efeoIne' ~ UNI piopoltlons lalauy' ~
taieis anu ca'@tS afe 1'e oe7s W oe GULL
oloea, VIVA. patt Ing navy may taAe N CO
oPe1ot!on WIN 1ana lotce5' e1c',-au tals De-
4orgs 10 me science OF o1Fa1fgg.
Inc 2no"leoge ol the country its military
resources, me ofganizanon OF It's army It's
neans o1 delence aao a1tacK; It's Ways OF COM
munca1son; I'M strotes1ch points, and the
conoltlon ol ls 1or1fesses, constfute the sc1'
ence OF !aaudfU osa1Rsscs OF Aa1tdTy 0eog7u'
pay.
Except that portion shown In the maps Of
the enemy's country, which are to be obtain
ed previously, the country trayereed by the
army must be surveyed, the reconnolsances
be ma1c and the plaus of the nnsiffnns nf fha