The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-13
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BLUES" WIN IN SHAM
BATTLE At QUONSET POINT

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beneath him without waiting for
knockolt blow.


beneath him without waiting for a
knockolt blow
STUDY OF STRATEGY.
Accordingly. pure strategy becomes a
more practical study than ever before de-
spite the sact that in actual operations
the hghting temper of a technically de-
featei force might he bale 10 turn the
tide Of a victory which the strategicll
theory would have decided the other way.
The problem" which has hcen prepared
for todays operations az Clcnset Point
and which HOW being actively WORKED
out by a oody Of soldiery that has been
afforded all ;he preliminary training pos
sible I'm details that may he expected TO
enter into any such problem, may be
stated as follows
The Brigade is divided into two forces.
one force is supposed TO have made camp
and 20 be expecting the other force 20 he
somewhere in the vicinity and proposing
10 spring on The camp and drive out oi
annihiate .he force There has been no
time 10 throw up internchments. and, uc-
cordingly the encamped body has moved
out A couple Cf miles or so 10 defend its
position The other force is feeling for
force number che with View 10 It's de-
strucrion AMI the capture OF the camp
The problem of successful defence or sue
cessful attack IL thus presented the re-
BLUES AND BROWNS.
The defending force is known as the
Blues the attacking force as the
Browns" Actually, the former are in
blue and the latter in khaki. 10 distinguish
them In the operations now on. As
neither force is strong enough 10 be con-
sidered, even for practice. as anything In
the nature OF an army. the Browns are
regarded as an advance guard while the
Blues aye in the nature OF a strong out
post body which 81 driven in from Its
position. will have suffered a defeat, while
IL II holds on within a certain distance OF
the position IL has taken for the defense
OF the main camp or drives back. or so
thoroughly cuts up tho attacking party
as to cause IL 10 quit its immediate opera
tions, will have achieved victory
AS general principle IL may be con-
sidered that the attacking force has a
certain advantage over the force defend
ing But in the present problem. IL APP
pears that the defense, although without
intrenchments. has a very strong de-
fensive position, from which IL will he ex-
tremely difficult 10 dsodse it-just from
the natural contour Of the ground and the
many vantage points provided by nature
Indeed. military men at camp who went
over the field were of the opinion before
the struggle began that the attack has
! the hardest part OF the problem. Tho
| defense has merely 10 hold its ground in
| order TO win
ALL BRANCHES ENGAGED.
! Every branch Of the service IL repre-
/ sented in both the forces with the ex-
ception OF the artillery. Col Matteson is
| IN command OF the Browns. and under
| him is n battalion each from the First
and Second infantry. a couple OF pieces
! from the Machine Gun battery and q
troop OF cavalry. Hospital and sigma
corps men and complete outfit for field
/ operations OF the character indicated
! Second In command Is Lieut.. Col O'keefe
/ Of the Second infantry,
The Blues arc ir command Of coloue
/ McGann % the Second Infantry with A
! like disposition Of forces representing
each infantry regiment and the othei
/ arms Of the service with Lieutenant colo
mel Forsyth second in command. The um'
pires are colonel Charles W. Abbott. Jr.
/ L. S A.. ch'et umpire; Colonel Warheld
| Major Armour. Captain Cook Captain
| Manchester. Major Maynard and Captain
| Tirglcy.
The Geld Of operations covers an area
! about n mill long by one-third or = mile
wide when the troops went out there
| was no knovledRc except as possessed by
General Tanner and the brigade Officers
/ or Nneft llrN were knlUet anu VI 'pul -
/ tho position assigned 10 each force wa!
kept "A strict secret from the other.
SMALL SHOT.
Readers " ne Ncws who have friends
amonR the troops ln clmp need not worr,
| bout them on account Of the heat The
camp ground Is n terrihcally sunny place
| to be sure. but there has been a 5000
| breeze down Ncro all the week ard tn
big storm ~ Wednesday mornlng cooled
| things so that 90 was really pretty com
Portable all day The health of he cam
/ "a reported excellent by the medicel men
and although the work IN the open hel'
has been nsrd snd steady under the ho
| sun the conditirns are b. no means an
| verse than n the svcltering city ant
/ probably not 80 esd when the stcslil'
! maintained sea breeze ard the re1ularit!
of soldier lts are taken into account
Rsveills for the Mosquito Brigade !