An elementary treatise on advanced-guard, out-post, and detachment service of troops and the manner of posting and handling them in presence of an enemy. With a historical sketch of the rise and progress of tactics, & c., & c. intended as a supplement to the system of tactics adopted for the military service of the United States, and especially for the use of officers and volunteers
By: by D.H. Mahan
Edition: new ed. with six plates
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 1861
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
Subjects: Military art and science; Tactics
Other titles: Outpost.
Notes: Commonly called: Outpost.

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