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If he could have started from Bear Creek the day I arrived there, then my movements would have been so quick and strong that the enemy could not have got their forces together.
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gutenberg.orgGrenville Dodge: “If he could have started from Bear Creek the day I arrived there, then my movements would have been so quick and strong…”
Editor's note · Context
Dodge emphasizes the importance of timing in military movements to outmaneuver the enemy.
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