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high above his follower on foot。 

     ��11�А   �Or�察   �divorced      from    infantry。;    In  reference     to  ��amippoi���察      �cf。 



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Thuc。 v。 57�察 �Hell。; VII。 v。 23。 

     With regard to these devices and   to any others which invention   may 

suggest     towards     capturing    the   foeman     by   force   or  fraud�察  �I  have   one 

common word of advice to add�察�which is�察�to act with God�察�and then while 

Heaven propitious smiles�察�fortune will scarcely dare to frown。��12�А�

     ��12�А�Or�察 �and then by the grace of Heaven you may win the smiles of 

fortune�察─�reading with Courier�察�etc。�察。�ina kai e tukhe sunepaine��。                        Cf。 

;Cyrop。; III。 iii。 20。 

     At times there is no more effective fraud than a make´believe��13�А�of 

over´caution alien to the spirit of adventure。 This itself will put the enemy 

off his guard and ten to one will lure him into some egregious blunder�察�or 

conversely�察 �once   get   a   reputation   for   foolhardiness   established�察  �and   then 

with   folded   hands   sit   feigning   future   action�察  �and   see   what   a   world   of 

trouble you will thereby cause your adversary。 

     ��13�А�S。 15 should perhaps stand before S。 13。 



                                               VI 



     But�察  �after   all�察  �no   man�察  �however   great   his   plastic   skill�察  �can   hope   to 

mould and shape a work of art to suit his fancy�察�unless the stuff on which 

he works be first prepared and   made ready to obey the craftsman's   will。 

Nor certainly where the raw  material consists of men�察�will you succeed�察�

unless�察  �under   God's   blessing�察  �these   same   men   have   been   prepared   and 

made ready to meet their officer in a friendly spirit。 They  must come to 

look upon him as of greater sagacity than themselves in all that concerns 

encounter   with   the   enemy。   This   friendly   disposition   on   the   part   of   his 

subordinates�察�one must suppose�察�will best be fostered by a corresponding 

sympathy   on   the   part   of   their   commander   towards   the   men   themselves�察�

and that not by simple kindness but by the obvious pains he takes on their 

behalf�察  �at   one   time   to   provide   them   with   food�察  �and   at   another   to   secure 

safety   of   retreat�察  �or   again   by   help   of   outposts   and   the   like�察  �to   ensure 

protection during rest and sleep。 

     When      on    active   service��1�А    �the   commander        must    prove    himself 

conspicuously        careful   in  the   matter    of  forage�察  �quarters�察   �water´supply�察�



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outposts�撮�2�А  �and   all   other   requisites�察  �forecasting   the   future   and   keeping 

ever a wakeful eye in the interest of those under him�察�and in case of any 

advantage   won�察  �the   truest   gain   which   the   head   of   affairs   can   reap   is   to 

share with his men the profits of success。 

     ��1�А�Al。 ;on garrison outpost duty。; 

     ��2�А�Reading ��phulakon���察�or if with Courier ��thulakon���察 �haversacks�察─�

i。e。 ;la farine�察�le contenant pour le contenu。; 

     Indeed�察�to put the matter in a nutshell�察�there is small risk a general will 

be regarded with contempt by those he leads�察�if�察�whatever he may have to 

preach�察�he shows himself best able to perform。 

     Beginning   with the  simple   art of   mounting   on horseback�察�let him  so 

train   himself   in   all   particulars   of   horsemanship   that�察  �to   look   at   him�察  �the 

men must see their leader is a horseman who can leap a trench unscathed 

or scale a parapet�撮�3�А�or gallop down a bank�察�and hurl a javelin with the 

best。 These are accomplishments which one and all will pave the way to 

make      contempt      impossible。       If�察 �further�察  �the    men    shall    see   in   their 

commander one who�察�with the knowledge how to act�察�has force of will and 

cunning   to   make   them   get   the   better   of   the   enemy�察  �and   if�察  �further�察  �they 

have   got   the   notion   well   into   their   heads   that   this   same   leader   may   be 

trusted   not   to   lead   them   recklesssly   against   the   foe�察  �without   the   help   of 

Heaven�察�or despite the   auspices I say�察  �you have a   list of virtues   which 

will make those under his command the more obedient to their ruler。 

     ��3�А�Or�察 �stone walls�察─ �dykes。; 



                                                VII 



     If   prudence   may   be   spoken   of   as   the   one   quality   distinctive   of   true 

generalship�察�there are two respects in which a general of cavalry at Athens 

should pre´eminently excel。 Not only must he show a dutiful submission 

to the gods�察�but he must possess great fighting qualities�察�seeing that he has 

on his borders a rival cavalry equal to his own in number and backed by a 

large   force   of   heavy   infantry。��1�А  �So   that�察  �if   he   undertake   to   invade   the 

enemy's territory unsupported by the other forces of the city��2��in dealing 

with   two   descriptions   of   forces   single´handed�察  �he   and   his   cavalry   must 



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look   for   a   desperate   adventure�察  �or   to   take   the   converse   case�察  �that   the 

enemy invades the soil of Attica�察�to begin with�察�he will not invade at all�察�

unless supported by  other cavalry  besides his   own and   an infantry  force 

sufficient   to   warrant   the   supposition   that   no   force   on   our   side   can   cope 

with him。 

     ��1�А�The reference is doubtless to the Thebans。 Unfortunately we do not 

know�察  �on   good   authority�察  �how   many   troops   of   either   arm   they   had   in 

the field at Leuctra or at Mantinea。 

     ��2�А�Lit。 ;without the rest of the city�察─�i。e。 the hoplites�察�etc。 

     Now�察�to deal with this vast hostile array�察�if only the city will determine 

to   sally   out   en   masse   to   protect   her   rural   districts�察  �the   prospect   is   fair。 

Under   God�察  �our   troopers�察  �if   properly   cared   for�察  �are   the   finer   men�察  �our 

infantry  of   the   line   are   no   less   numerous�察  �and   as   regards   physique�察  �if   it 

comes to that�察�not one whit inferior�察�while in reference to moral qualities�察�

they are more   susceptible to the spur of a   noble ambition�察  �if only  under 

God's     will   they    be   correctly    trained。    Or   again�察   �as  touching      pride   of 

ancestry�察    �what     have    Athenians      to   fear   as  against     Boeotians      on   that 

score�殖�3�А�

     ��3�А   �See   ;Mem。;      III。  v。  3�察 �where     it  is  contended      that  in   pride   of 

ancestry Athenians can hold their own against Boeotians。 

     But suppose the city of Athens determine to betake herself to her navy�察�

as   in   the   old   days   when   the   Lacedaemonians�察  �leagued   with   the   rest   of 

Hellas�察  �brought   invasion�撮�4�А  �and   is   content   once   more   simply   to   protect 

her walls through thick and thin。 As to protecting what lies outside the city 

wall she looks to her cavalry for that�察�and single´handed her troopers must 

do desperate encounter against the united forces of the enemy。 I say�察�under 

these circumstances�察�we shall need in the first place the strong support of 

Heaven�察  �and   in   the   second   place�察  �well   will   it   be   for   us   if   our   cavalry 

commander prove himself a consummate officer。��5�А�Indeed�察�he will have 

need of large wisdom to deal with a force so vastly superior in numbers�察�

and of enterprise to strike when the critical moment comes。 

     ��4�А   �See     Thuc。     ii。  13�察  �14�察   �22�察  �etc。�察  �and    in   particular     iv。   95�察�

Hippocrates' speech before the battle of Delium�察�424 B。C。 

     ��5�А�A ;parfait marechal。; 



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     He    must    also�察  �as  it  appears     to  me�察  �be   capable     of  great   physical 

endurance�撮�6�А�since clearly�察�if he has to run full tilt against an armament 

present�察�as we picture�察�in such force that not even our whole state cares to 

cope with it�察�it is plain he must accept whatever fate is due�察�where might is 

right�察�himself unable to retaliate。 

     ��6�А�So Jason�察 �Hell。; VI。 i。 4。 

     If�察�on the contrary�察�he elect to guard the territory outside the walls��7�А�

with   a   number   just   sufficient   to   keep   a   look´out   on   the   enemy�察  �and   to 

withdraw into safe quarters from a distance whatever needs protectiona 

small   number�察 �be   it   observed�察�is   just   as   capable   of vedette   duty�察 �as   well 

able�察 �say�察 �to   scan   the  distant   horizon�察  �as   a  large�察  �and   by  the  same   token 

men with no great confidence in themselves or in their horses are not ill´ 

qualified to guard�察�or withdraw within shelter��8�А�the property of friends�察�

since fear�察�as the proverb has it�察�makes a shrewd watchman。 The proposal�察�

therefore�察  �to   select   from   these   a   corps   of   observation   will   most   likely 

prove true   strategy。  But   what   then   of  the  residue  not needed   for  outpost 

duty�拭    �If  any   one    imagines     he   has   got   an  armament�察      �he  will   find   it 

miserably   small�察  �and   lacking   in   every   qualification   necessary   to   risk   an 

open encounter。 

     ��7�А�Or�察 �His better plan would be to。; 

     ��8�А�Reading   ��anakhorizein��。  Cf。 ;Cyrop。;   II。  ii。  8�察 �Anab。; V。  ii。  10�察�

or   if  ��anakhorein       eis���察 �transl。   ;or  retire   into  safe   quarters。;          See 

;Hell。; IV。 vi。 44。 

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