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12 PATERNOSTER ROW 65 CORNHILL Arable land arms ascent attack and defence banks base-line Bogs bourhood breadth and depth buildings CAMPING-GROUND capability cation cavalry command covering of troops crossing Crown 8vo defile Demy 8vo direction distance ditch enemy especially facilities for defence feet wide finding one's flank form admirable protection gardens GENTLE SLOPE hilly hostile fire houses impede inequalities of ground interior losses are consequently marshes ment MILITARY GEOGRAPHY MILITARY SKETCH MILITARY VALUE modern artillery movement nature and shape non-commissioned officers number of troops observations open spaces paces paper passage path pedes places plunging fire pointed arrow posi positions for artillery possible Power of troops Railways reconnaissance RECONNOITRING respect right angle rivers running streams running water scale SHEETS OF WATER side speed of current spot standing water suitable positions surrounding thick tion town trees unless valid grounds various viaducts visions by water waggons wood WOODEN BRIDGES yard of length
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