Such groups, for example, might be tactically divided, to accommodate themselves to the exigencies of terrain and battle, and then seamlessly rejoin, as though by magic, when desired.
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They were not like a great chain whose links, shattered by rises or defiles, break apart into disjointed segments, with openings, gaps, between them.
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Commanders choose their ground carefully.
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The martial dances, in part, supposedly assisted in spacing, and the maintaining of spacing.
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In actual battle, in the great formations, there is an almost inevitable drift to the right, as soldiers attempt to obtain some protection under the shield of the man to their right.
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As a consequence, it is common for each formation, as the battle continues, to be overreached, and outflanked, on the left.
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The right wing of each formation is almost invariably victorious, and the left wing of each almost always finds itself in jeopardy.
Such groups, for example, might be tactically divided, to accommodate themselves to the exigencies of terrain and battle, and then seamlessly rejoin, as though by magic, when desired.
They were not like a great chain whose links, shattered by rises or defiles, break apart into disjointed segments, with openings, gaps, between them.
Commanders choose their ground carefully.
The martial dances, in part, supposedly assisted in spacing, and the maintaining of spacing.
In actual battle, in the great formations, there is an almost inevitable drift to the right, as soldiers attempt to obtain some protection under the shield of the man to their right.
As a consequence, it is common for each formation, as the battle continues, to be overreached, and outflanked, on the left.
The right wing of each formation is almost invariably victorious, and the left wing of each almost always finds itself in jeopardy.
- (Kur of Gor, Chapter )