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of mouth�察�the command to diminish the front�撮�3�А�or given�察�again�察�you are 

debouching on broad roads�察�again the word of command will pass by word 

of mouth�察�to every squadron�察 �to increase their front;�察�or lastly�察�supposing 

you   have   reached   flat   country�察   �to   form   squadron   in   order   of   battle。;   If 

only   for   the   sake   of   practice�察  �it   is   well   to   go   through   evolutions   of   the 

sort�撮�4�А�besides which it adds pleasure to the march thus to diversify the 

line of route with cavalry mavouvres。 

     ��2�А�See ;Hell。; V。 iv。 40 for a case in point。 

     ��3�А�Or�察 �advance by column of route。; See ;Hell。; VII。 iv。 23。 

     ��4�А  �Or�察   �it  is  a  pleasant   method     of   beguiling    the  road。;    Cf。  Plat。 

;Laws�察─�i。 625 B。 

     Supposing�察�however�察�you are off roads altogether and moving fast over 

difficult    ground�察   �no   matter    whether    you    are  in  hostile    or  in  friendly 

territory�察�it will be useful if the scouts attached to squadrons��5�А�rode on in 

advance�察�their duty being�察�in case of encountering pathless clefts or gullies�察�



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to work round on to practicable ground�察�and to discover at what point the 

troopers   may   effect   a   passage�察  �so   that   whole   ranks   may   not   go   blindly 

roaming。��6�А�

     ��5�А  。�ton   upereton��   =   ;ground   scouts�察─  �al。   ;orderlies。;   Ordonnances�察�

trabans ��Courier��。 See Rustow and Kochly�察�p。 140。 ;Cyrop。; II。 i。                            21�察�

II。 iv。 4�察�V。 iii。 52�察�VII。 v。 18�察�and VI。 ii。 13�察 �Anab。; I。 

ix。   27�察  �II。      i。   9�察 �where   ;adjutants�察─   �orderlies;   would   seem   to   be 

implied。 

     ��6�А  �Al。   ;to   prevent   whole   divisions   losing   their   way。;   Cf。   ;Anab。; 

VIII。 iii。 18。 

     Again�察�if there is prospect of danger on the march�察�a prudent general 

can hardly show his wisdom better than by sending out advanced patrols 

in   front   of   the   ordinary   exploring   parties   to   reconnoitre   every   inch   of 

ground minutely。 So to be apprised of the enemy's position in advance�察�and 

at as great a distance off as possible�察�cannot fail to be useful�察�whether for 

purposes of attack or defence�察�just as it is useful also to enforce a halt at 

the passage of a river or some other defile�察�so that the men in rear may not 

knock   their   horses   all   to   bits   in   endeavouring   to   overtake   their   leader。 

These are precepts known�察�I admit�察�to nearly all the world�察�but it is by no 

means every one who will take pains to apply them carefully。��7�А�

     ��7�А�See ;Econ。; xx。 6。 foll。 

     It is the business of the hipparch to take infinite precautions while it is 

still   peace�察  �to   make   himself   acquainted   with   the   details�察  �not   only   of   his 

own�察�but of the hostile territory�撮�8�А�or if�察�as may well betide�察�he personally 

should   lack   the   knowledge�察  �he   should   invite   the   aid   of   others��9��those 

best    versed    in   the  topography       of  any    district。  Since    there    is  all  the 

difference in the world between a leader acquainted with his roads and one 

who   is   not�察  �and   when   it   comes   to   actual   designs   upon   the   enemy�察  �the 

difference between knowing   and not   knowing the   locality  can   hardly  be 

exaggerated。 

     ��8�А�Or�察 �with hostile and friendly territories alike。; 

     ��9�А   �Lit。  ;he   should    associate     with   himself     those   of   the  rest;�察  �i。e。 

his colleagues or other members of the force。 

     So�察�too�察�with regard to spies and intelligencers。 Before war commences 



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your   business   is   to   provide   yourself   with   a   supply  of   people   friendly   to 

both   states�察  �or   maybe   merchants   ��since   states   are   ready   to   receive   the 

importer      of   goods     with    open    arms���察    �sham     deserters    may     be   found 

occasionally   useful。��10�А  �Not�察  �of   course�察  �that   the   confidence   you   feel   in 

your spies must ever cause you to neglect outpost duty�察�indeed your state 

of   preparation   should   at   any   moment   be   precisely   what   it   ought   to   be�察�

supposing the approach or the imminent arrival of the enemy were to be 

announced。 Let a spy be ever so faithful�察�there is always the risk he may 

fail   to   report   his   intelligence   at   the   critical   moment�察  �since   the   obstacles 

which present themselves in war are not to be counted on the fingers。 

     ��10�А   �Cf。   ;Cyrop。;      VI。   i。  39�察 �where     one   of   the  Persians�察    �Araspas�察�

undertakes to play this role to good effect。 

     But to proceed to another topic。 The enemy is less likely to get wind of 

an advance of cavalry�察�if the orders for march were passed from mouth to 

mouth   rather   than   announced   by   voice   of   herald�察  �or   public   notice。��11�А�

Accordingly�察�in addition to��12�А�this method of ordering the march by word 

passed   along   the   line�察  �the   appointment   of   file´   leaders   seems   desirable�察�

who   again   are   to   be   supplemented   by   section´   leaders�撮�13�А  �so   that   the 

number of men to whom each petty officer has to transmit an order will be 

very few�撮�14�А�while the section´leaders will deploy and increase the front�察�

whatever the formation�察�without confusion�察�whenever there is occasion for 

the movement。��15�А�

     ��11�А�i。e。 ;given by general word of command�察�or in writing。; As to the 

;word´of´mouth   command�察─  �see   above�察  �S。   3�察   �Hell。; 

VII。 v。 9�察�and                    for the ;herald�察─�see ;Anab。; III。 iv。 36。 

     ��12�А  �Reading   ��pros   to   dia   p。���察  �or   if   ��pros   to��   。   。   。   transl。   ;with   a 

view to。; 

     ��13�А  �Lit。   pempadarchs�察  �i。e。   No。   6   in   the   file。   See   ;Cyrop。;   II。   i。   22 

foll。�察�iii。 21。 

     ��14�А   �Lit。   ;so   that   each    officer   may     pass   the   word    to   as  few    as 

possible。; 

     ��15�А�Cf。 ;Anab。; IV。 vi。 6。 

     When an advanced guard is needed�察�I say for myself I highly approve 

of   secret   pickets   and   outposts�察  �if   only   because   in   supplying   a   guard   to 



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protect your friends you are contriving an ambuscade to catch the enemy。 

Also the outposts will be less exposed to a secret attack�察�being themselves 

unseen�察  �and   yet   a   source   of   great   alarm   to   the   enemy�察  �since   the   bare 

knowledge that there are outposts somewhere�察�though where precisely no 

man   knows�察  �will   prevent   the   enemy   from   feeling   confident�察  �and   oblige 

him     to  mistrust     every    tenable    position。    An    exposed     outpost�察    �on   the 

contrary�察    �presents     to  the   broad    eye    of   day   its  dangers     and    also   its 

weaknesses。��16�А  �Besides   which�察  �the   holder   of   a   concealed   outpost   can 

always   place   a   few   exposed   vedettes   beyond   his   hidden   pickets�察  �and   so 

endeavour to decoy the enemy into an ambuscade。 Or he may play the part 

of trapper with effect by placing a second exposed outpost in rear of the 

other�察  �a   device   which   may   serve   to   take   in   the   unwary  foeman   quite   as 

well as that before named。 

     ��16�А�Lit。 ;makes plain its grounds of terror as of confidence。; 

     Indeed I take it to be the mark of a really prudent general never to run 

a risk of his own choosing�察�except where it is plain to him beforehand�察�that 

he will get the better of his adversary。 To play into the enemy's hands may 

more   fitly   be   described   as   treason   to   one's   fellow´combatants   than   true 

manliness。 So�察�too�察�true generalship consists in attacking where the enemy 

is   weakest�察  �even   if   the   point   be   some   leagues   distant。   Severity   of   toil 

weighs nothing in the scale against the danger of engaging a force superior 

to your own。��17�А�Still�察�if on any occasion the enemy advance in any way 

to place himself between fortified points that are friendly to you�察�let him 

be never so superior in force�察�your game is to attack on whichever flank 

you     can   best    conceal    your    advance�察     �or�察 �still  better�察  �on   both    flanks 

simultaneously�察�since�察�while one detachment is retiring after delivering its 

attack�察  �a   charge   pressed   home   from   the   opposite   quarter   cannot   fail   to 

throw the enemy into confusion and to give safety to your friends。 

     ��17�А�N。B。 Throughout this treatise the author has to meet the case of 

a small force of cavalry acting on the defensive。 

     How      excellent    a  thing    it  is  to  endeavour     to  ascertain     an  enemy's 

position by means of spies and so forth�察�as in ancient story�察�yet best of all�察�

in   my   opinion�察  �is   it   for   the   commander   to   try   to   seize   some   coign   of 

vantage�察�from which with his own eyes he may descry the movements of 



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the enemy and watch for any error on his part。��18�А�

     ��18�А�As�察�e。g。 Epaminondas at Tegea。 See ;Hell。; VII。 v。 9。 

     Whatever may be snatched by ruse�察�thief fashion�撮�19�А�your business is 

to   send   a   competent   patrol   to   seize�察  �or   again   where   capture   by   coup   de 

main��20�А  �is   practicable�察  �you   will   despatch   a   requisite   body   of   troops   to 

effect a coup de main。 Or take the case�此�the enemy is on the march in some 

direction�察�and a portion of his force becomes detached from his main body 
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