, 1870-08-12

Sapolcon bln,scli eAn1-+++L this III. a when he
salh that no rec tsutr met tarre-ioaf'as -
S21cceSS, while MS sic Il t,fris Wa8 oly wosa olE
| fnirth. The v.i,rr e.ica q Of the Frenea .ol-
dit : Ia On this r1.ci, i, 10 Fre,c1 .llsa,,n TO
uaaarusrc o':r "tsE 81. a. uns' a;.:I!ttt. II 70
In no nldral eli neLt t. the LlaIer Tas shte! s ~
commands wL4tcses Its iu eil:s1e, T11.s h VII
the mist conp!, T. aud -4mp,s nnsioa ot has oWn
iniAli1llity AID fAi1'e snsetsA liz - ] snas.
r1nTs-he uoe4 mt feel himself cl1sIs.s - - trc
presence Of chi~f, aud ever Gtnt,al. ese!y o1a
eeF goes intn acsan without .ns:s!siaS, sa'c
II easy 10 understand thc s1;h,s.:J suca officers
hare, ro'uI'at.al Htra t1os. who dread lae critics
1sIs taan The srsmy an as ne'sT ' ~ nsh osasd
:t:a!er saye, we hare Al sact:S'aas, a ~
hom @ n:s lips sn!s 4 ,nqs, not sspsoe;s. os.
ccr y tne t.an Or TN Pulse ne ela communicate %
his faru. A1,,, t11c Soldier l. right Thst moral
chapter OF the OF war Hhch rt!t.s on
q GcAtrars xrrnturss: git rsrely accorded By
1htEe, still less ~ be aclaifts1 .4t u RaEeu tfle
soldier Is lnstirctlycl5 conscious. MacNRhon aad
precisely By thts qualify tAned with care for TIC
personal welfare OF their inca. Canrubcrt, III the
aa .oa fse hs has ae s19
G,trEcc be haf In the MEL, Tor they understood
what was to tte doae- The Fselca are not a,1re
tie Naehtase,lssu arss q an.p1ts-: The uneSrcct-
.crse c:.rs, ,alrI the hrons aStN.ct Vt the Tarcos
and TIC Znuhyes NAV tnsiIuf!ate young solliers;
fur uhleh REASON u Is e4petienr to warn recruits
at7as..1t fueh rtarticss-
"c Auothsr French principle is to attack Iu
c., So cnIa1n y hun om:rasng against enemies
I,.,rrr ma ,,or4 cnisInrisInT in ;he - rnnts,.y
xrt, roacesl :atust rugui3r troops they ftnt Il
iii,tulskeTs mid = ilhout order.
"3n esseEtlt principle With the French. one iu-
lctl that Trey hare constantly adop:s.1 ia these
asr r9Ethtens, IS never to de!elrl themselves III
a8sIVr manner, hut II act constantly tte D1tn-
sIye even Whit It Is only for tie purpo5c OF def-n-
ire hinE rms IL. .,isirr nctiyi:,
h. Il cd to r5r.ss a. W. now zee 1t in TIC French
b. casa to Aa:Sal '9zsaaa u We mnit do
anil IN ien,rss tint pf The enemy ri, his end III.
lpuat never wait for attack II the decisive mo-
.neut, but always seize % iae offensive. Attacs-
rr rnoYr,nPntS IN flank nf rrnr c:rn II rttcnt.11
aulY Lr hsudful OF men. ut,hIuc. an
extraordinary moral Impressvi.. Tnc.t. 1incs
,riencsr. In, the means Of resistne nuacs: tnas
f.,nns to nanso Ir4rali Ia ,nIt ne.a"rr ihc w.rj;
~ ~ .1 ~ T,,,ss niT nser to Sa atisrS ~ 1 rs,
enemS' ins;cs.i s5f himself mating tn, sitasr
trrhf 10 IN broken rsttH ,n6aaits: f,r Pr, I1isI,
o1cc.t;f Mhrh cnntagns tho srnnis neaccnt NV ~
rtvefrr snirit nnst - rtsiffte.i IN rnf.r.nre n,
tutsa;W. ssi!,, a1 tne prcc!sc moment. Ne I muss
sstranrs, tn rnecs thr cneruYS md nns await hts
x;1art. Eysnts viii .!eclja snartsl ..oliry -. :'
,n- jt,s.ance phrn r. wntit ~ IN nrMs9sss -, =,
i':saa ~ r. saSanaSas pasitan tq take thc 9f-
nr'I ;,ts ~ niT trtth insa n,vr ~ +h mao
ii ,h,. I;siian cannaIp71. vn,Isi snsr1in rrsa,,r
!, s:.s, i,9t. i is,'!itsa 70 ss: with Im?un!tJ,
vnJ1rh eu,;,,- Fror, ~, ~ ss,r1er ~. cn ,n
.N.ns,, n1,s .It,nin, ,shsi ~ t,,. ~, :,.n ~. ~
~ for tbv nearer The enemy Is tus more fal,Il
+: ~ 1;Tn' IN arn Hstar:ra in ,ss;,n,t, th..I.
st,rmi,hiE sn1ra,t mn ma ~ iatr 'fs,s ~,
IFsnsh naf esE. t ~ m ~,
' ~ in snre,st;r trc stIrmtshars 1sn;nr .~1t.
u1c ,,r tgf, columns atyance. Tho sSfrmishsTs