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- had lamed many. This last affair was a
Divisional affair & therefore included about
fifteen to twenty thousand Troops <sup>including cavalry & artillery</sup>, half representing
the attacking force & the other half, the <del>offen</del>
defensive. We wore white bands round our
caps & were the offensive & the enemy had a
yellow band. I believe we won the fight
but do not know for sure, for I may say that
in these things only the officers know what is
going on & even they have only a general
idea, the generals themselves & their brigade
& divisional staff being the only ones that
really understand the whole scheme.
It gives one some idea of what an
extraordinary genius must be required
to "run" an advance which includes a
million or two of men like that accomplished
by Mackensen & Hindenburg in Russia!
(or General Joffre's move at the Battle of the Marne.)
Can you imagine Maurice that a mere
<del>brigad</del> division in column of route-march
occupy over 15 miles of road! Therefore
Kitchener's Army of 3 million men (if all properly
equipped) would occupy, if one battalion marched
behind the other,touching in one long column
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