Note 206 — THE FORMAL TACTICS OF INFANTRY. (continued 4)
Walter Krueger translation
Some interesting proofs in support of this statement are:
The attack made by Captain Bechtoldsheim at Custozza against Italian infantry. Oesterreichs Kämpfe, II, p. 74.
The combats at the Mance ravine on Aug. 18th, 1870.
Hönig, Vierundzwanzig Stunden Moltkescher Strategie, pp. 170, 184, 193 and 215.
Sedan, Gen. St. W., II, p. 1243.
Wald- und Ortsgefecht, p. 179. (Aymard’s Division after the capture of Servigny).
Lehaucourt, Campagne de la Loire, II, p. 272. (The French Gardes Mobiles after the taking of Le Tuilerie at Le Mans).