On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
If the enemy, instead of charging in line of battle, forming an extended line, had charged in column, or in alternate platoons, they must have destroyed our force.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
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gutenberg.orgGiuseppe Garibaldi: “If the enemy, instead of charging in line of battle, forming an extended line, had charged in column, or in alternate…”
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Garibaldi analyzes a critical moment in battle, explaining how a different enemy tactic would have led to his forces' destruction.
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