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... favoured an invader . In those months the drier roads and quieter rivers aided the mobility of large armies and their cumbersome artillery . An army could more easily forage food for men and horses along the way . As the days were ...
... favoured an invader . In those months the drier roads and quieter rivers aided the mobility of large armies and their cumbersome artillery . An army could more easily forage food for men and horses along the way . As the days were ...
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... favoured snipers , and as the Algerians were fearless horsemen , the French conquest of the Algerian coastline was slow and expensive . In 1833 , three years after the capture of Algiers , French forces held only three ports , and even ...
... favoured snipers , and as the Algerians were fearless horsemen , the French conquest of the Algerian coastline was slow and expensive . In 1833 , three years after the capture of Algiers , French forces held only three ports , and even ...
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... favoured in Austria and France , strongly favoured in Britain , and less enthusias- tically favoured in Germany . Of those European generals who tried to predict the future role of cavalry , few doubted its value even in an era of devas ...
... favoured in Austria and France , strongly favoured in Britain , and less enthusias- tically favoured in Germany . Of those European generals who tried to predict the future role of cavalry , few doubted its value even in an era of devas ...
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