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<p>Obstacles to our <lb/> | <p>Obstacles to our <lb/> | ||
own | own operations; <lb/> | ||
as defences against <lb/> | as defences against <lb/> | ||
the operations of <lb/> | the operations of <lb/> | ||
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should be as <del><gap/></del> <lb/> | should be as <del><gap/></del> <lb/> | ||
a river to an <lb/> | a river to an <lb/> | ||
enemy < | enemy <unclear>equal</unclear> as <lb/> | ||
dry land to ourselves.</p> | dry land to ourselves.</p> | ||
<p> | |||
<p>Rivers <add>are mutual</add> means <lb/> | |||
of defence</p> | of defence</p> | ||
<p>Great must be the <lb/> | <p>Great must be the <lb/> | ||
advantage</p> | advantage</p> | ||
<p>If remaining <lb/> | <p>If remaining <lb/> | ||
serving as a defence <lb/> | |||
they should <lb/> | they should <lb/> | ||
cease to <lb/> | cease to <lb/> | ||
if, while covering <lb/> | if, while covering <lb/> | ||
us from the attack <lb/> | us from the attack <lb/> | ||
if the enemy they <lb/> | if the enemy <del>they</del> <lb/> | ||
<del><gap/></del> matter would be <lb/> | <del><gap/></del> matter would be <lb/> | ||
so arranged that <lb/> | so arranged that <lb/> | ||
we should no longer <lb/> | we should no longer <lb/> | ||
find them.</p> | find them.</p> | ||
<p>That while affording <lb/> | <p>That while affording <lb/> | ||
us protection they <lb/> | us protection they <lb/> | ||
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and practised <lb/> | and practised <lb/> | ||
whereby a river <lb/> | whereby a river <lb/> | ||
or other piece | <del>or other piece of</del><lb/> | ||
nature of any <lb/> | <del>nature</del> of any <lb/> | ||
width may be <lb/> | width may be <lb/> | ||
crossed <add>traversed</add> by an <lb/> | crossed <add>traversed</add> by an <lb/> | ||
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any stoppage <lb/> | any stoppage <lb/> | ||
and within a <lb/> | and within a <lb/> | ||
compass time <lb/> | compass of time <lb/> | ||
little if at all <lb/> | little if at all <lb/> | ||
exceeding that <lb/> | exceeding that <lb/> | ||
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<add>of</add> the same <lb/> | <add>of</add> the same <lb/> | ||
quantity of baggage</p><pb/> | quantity of baggage</p><pb/> | ||
<p>gage, artillery | |||
ammunition <lb/> | |||
&c on hand</p> | |||
<p>Could <add>a</add>rivers <lb/> | |||
<add>of any width and <lb/>in any number</add> be passed by an <lb/> | |||
army of any <lb/> | |||
magnitude without <lb/> | |||
<add>halting and in</add> as little time nearly <lb/> | |||
as an equal <lb/> | |||
extend of dry ground, <lb/> | |||
and that without <lb/> | |||
any <del>halt, and</del> <lb/> | |||
addition either <lb/> | |||
to the quantity <lb/> | |||
or to the expence <lb/><lb/> | |||
of the incumbrances <lb/> | |||
which it would <lb/> | |||
otherwise have in <lb/> | |||
its suite the <lb/> | |||
advantages which <lb/> | |||
such an army <lb/> | |||
must possess <del>over</del> <lb/> | |||
<del>any</del> against an <lb/> | |||
enemy, <del>any</del> <lb/> | |||
country or an <lb/> | |||
army not possessed <lb/> | |||
of the<lb/> | |||
same <add>facilities</add> <del>advantage</del> <lb/> | |||
are <add>the</add> <add>equally</add> obvious <lb/> | |||
<del>to and</del> and indisputable.</p><pb/> | |||
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Obstacles to our
own operations;
as defences against
the operations of
an enemy
The advantage of
being able to traverse
them at pleasure
without loss of time.
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That If ever a river
should be as
a river to an
enemy equal as
dry land to ourselves.
Rivers are mutual means
of defence
Great must be the
advantage
If remaining
serving as a defence
they should
cease to
if, while covering
us from the attack
if the enemy they
matter would be
so arranged that
we should no longer
find them.
That while affording
us protection they
should no longer
afford any to
the enemy
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If of two adverse
armies the
Expedients have
been found out
and practised
whereby a river
or other piece of
nature of any
width may be
crossed traversed by an
army of any
magnitude, without
any stoppage
and within a
compass of time
little if at all
exceeding that
which it would
require to pass
over in an equal
extent of dry
ground: and
this without any
additional incumbrance
over and above that
of the carriages
and beasts of
draught which
necessary to for the convey conveyance
of the same
quantity of baggage
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gage, artillery
ammunition
&c on hand
Could arivers
of any width and
in any number be passed by an
army of any
magnitude without
halting and in as little time nearly
as an equal
extend of dry ground,
and that without
any halt, and
addition either
to the quantity
or to the expence
of the incumbrances
which it would
otherwise have in
its suite the
advantages which
such an army
must possess over
any against an
enemy, any
country or an
army not possessed
of the
same facilities advantage
are the equally obvious
to and and indisputable.
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Identifier: | JB/157/028/004"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 157. |
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rudiments sheet (brouillon) |
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jeremy bentham |
[[watermarks::l munn [britannia with shield emblem]]] |
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benjamin constant |
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53398 |
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