The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: From Marathon to WaterlooHarper & Brothers, 1851 - Всего страниц: 364 |
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... nature of the ground also explains in many points the tac- tics of the opposite generals before the battle , as well as the op- erations of the troops during the engagement . The plain of Marathon , which is about twenty - two miles dis ...
... nature of the ground also explains in many points the tac- tics of the opposite generals before the battle , as well as the op- erations of the troops during the engagement . The plain of Marathon , which is about twenty - two miles dis ...
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... military stores . His po- sition at Marathon seemed to him in every respect advantageous ; and the level nature of the ground on which he camped was favorable for the employment of his cavalry , if the 30 BATTLE OF MARATHON .
... military stores . His po- sition at Marathon seemed to him in every respect advantageous ; and the level nature of the ground on which he camped was favorable for the employment of his cavalry , if the 30 BATTLE OF MARATHON .
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... nature of the ground , would have the best opportunities for rallying , if broken ; and on strengthening his wings so as to insure advantage at those points ; and he trusted to his own skill and to his soldiers ' discipline for the ...
... nature of the ground , would have the best opportunities for rallying , if broken ; and on strengthening his wings so as to insure advantage at those points ; and he trusted to his own skill and to his soldiers ' discipline for the ...
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... nature of the ground gave the oppor- tunity of rallying and renewing the struggle . Meanwhile , the Greek wings , where Miltiades had concentrated his chief strength , had routed the Asiatics opposed to them ; and the Athenian and ...
... nature of the ground gave the oppor- tunity of rallying and renewing the struggle . Meanwhile , the Greek wings , where Miltiades had concentrated his chief strength , had routed the Asiatics opposed to them ; and the Athenian and ...
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... natural blending of patriotic pride with grateful piety , the very spirits of the Athenians who fell at Marathon were de- ified by their countrymen . The inhabitants of the district of * Wordsworth's " Greece , " p . 115 . Marathon paid ...
... natural blending of patriotic pride with grateful piety , the very spirits of the Athenians who fell at Marathon were de- ified by their countrymen . The inhabitants of the district of * Wordsworth's " Greece , " p . 115 . Marathon paid ...
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