The Battle of Cannae 
.... If that happened, the frontal action would be over before his
flank or
rear attacks--the battle-winners he relied on--could come into play. ....
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Frailty
.... were killed, including Sir Roland, while most of the Basques were able to flee before the rest of the Frankish army could come aid their
rear flank (Burgess 10 ....
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General Hannibal
.... the third factor was tactical, and it was negative: Scipio was a good enough general that Hannibal could not execute one of his
flank or
rear strikes against ....
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Battles Fought by Alexander the Great
.... These
flank guards were charged with preventing the Persians from taking over the flanks and attacking the army from the
rear, and they were quite effective. ....
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Hannibal's & the Gauls
.... The task of the center was only to hold the Romans long enough for the wings to swing around and take them in
flank and
rear. Once ....
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The Second Roman War The Second Roman War was in its most
.... individual soldiers, locked together in the close formation and encumbered by their spears, readily turn to face an enemy who appeared to their
flank or
rear. ....
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History of France
.... take decisive command action, ordering the 12th and 7th Legions to form up together into a square, so that neither was threatened with a
flank or
rear attack. ....
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Ceasar's Conquest of Gaul
.... take decisive command action, ordering the 12th and 7th Legions to form up together into a square, so that neither was threatened with a
flank or
rear attack. ....
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Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864 This p
.... At 4:30 in the afternoon, after a long delay of his own, Sheridan's VI Corps struck this left
flank and plunged through, headed for the Confederate
rear. ....
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Roman Battle Force & Hannibal
.... in the worst case he might have fought when the armies were close enough for mutual support, and been at risk himself of being attacked in
flank or
rear. ....
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Early European History
.... take decisive command action, ordering the 12th and 7th Legions to form up together into a square, so that neither was threatened with a
flank or
rear attack. ....
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"MEN AGAINST FIRE"
.... The natural lines of communications and command help to support
rear communications, but
flank communications are often ignored. ....
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Alexander the Great as a Military Leader
.... Darius once more fled. Alexander in hot pursuit nearly let his right
flank fold but returned to the battlefield in time to destroy the
rear of the attackers. ....
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Southern Plantation Aristocracy
.... He also was a firm believer in
flank and
rear attacks, and detached some troops for that purpose even when badly outnumbered. His ....
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Miilitary Career of Napoleon Bonaparte
.... as at the Battle of Montenotte (April 9, 1796), or holding the center while enveloping the enemy's most vulnerable
flank(s) and striking in his
rear, as at the ....
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The Gamble House in Pasadena
.... On the viewer's left, the projecting section, looking like the
flank of another building .... This same balance is echoed at the
rear of the house where the display ....
(1957
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)
Battles of the Mexican-American War This paper w
.... attack and moved around the Mexican left
flank. The Mexican force disintegrated when the main body of American troops attacked them from the
rear on the ....
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Alexander the Great & Philip V of Macedon
.... center; the commanding general, Philip, led from the "honorable" side (the right
flank). .... his reputation through deeds: a general could not lead from the
rear. ....
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German Military Strategy During WWII
.... called "the soft underbelly" of the Axis, the southern
flank (Dupuy & Dupuy .... begun disarming Italians, thus reducing any serious partisan activity in their
rear. ....
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Alexander The Great
.... the commanding general, Philip, led from the "honorable" side, that is, the right
flank. .... earned his reputation by deed: a general could not lead from the
rear. ....
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Failures of Invasions of Russia
.... the Russian forces under Prince Pytor Bagration on his southern
flank, which Jerome .... after being harassed unmercifully by Cossack cavalry, his
rear guard was ....
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Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait POWER POLITICS IN A WORLD OF FLOWS ...
.... warfare. There are no true front lines at sea, no
flank or
rear, no inherent distinction between offensive and defensive operations. As ....
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Jewish Contributions in the America Civil War
.... Division of Union VI Corps as Wadsworth prepared to attack AP Hill's left
flank. .... His loss caused what remained of his division to break and head for the
rear. ....
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Jewish Contributions in the America Civil War Thi
.... Division of Union VI Corps as Wadsworth prepared to attack AP Hill's left
flank. .... His loss caused what remained of his division to break and head for the
rear. ....
(4967
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Air Strategies in 1973 Arab-Israeli War
.... largely for lack of coordination with the Iraqi forces on their right
flank who were .... For example, Syrian air forces were not able to protect the
rear areas of ....
(6255
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The Flying Automobile
.... These nacelles
flank the fuselage, two fore and two aft; a single wing of modest area perches above the
rear fuselage well aft of the center of gravity (4:132 ....
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Concept of a Flying Automobile
.... These nacelles
flank the fuselage, two fore and two aft; a single wing of modest area perches above the
rear fuselage well aft of the center of gravity (4:132 ....
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Hannibal's Strategy
.... had time to regroup and turn to meet and defeat the threat from each
flank. .... not subjected to the further disorienting effect of a cavalry attack on their
rear. ....
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