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Rh 11. We may take it then that an army without its baggage-train is lost; without provisions it is lost; without bases of supply it is lost.
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12. We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbours.

13. We are not fit to lead an army on the march unless we are familiar with the face of the country — its mountains and forests, its pitfalls

and precipices,

its marshes

and swamps.

14. We shall be unable to turn natural advantages to account unless we make use of local guides.