We should be able, in the event of some sudden emergency, to put into the field one first-class army corps, which should be, as a whole, at least the equal of any body of troops of like number belonging to any other nation.
Editor's note · Context
He advocates for the capability to deploy a first-class army corps in case of emergencies.
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