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 General rules governing the use of the spade in attack     393

12. The Employment of Reserves      394 Launching or withholding reserves     395

13. The Conduct of the Leaders in Action      399

14. United Action Versus Tactical Missions      401 The attack on the "Tannenwäldchen" at Colombey Aug. 14, 1870     402, 403 The attack on Grugies (St. Quentin)      403 The dangers of assigning tasks     405

XI. THE DEFENSE     408

1. The Passive Defense      409

2. The Defense Seeking a Decision      409 Troops required to occupy the position     410 Division of the position into sections     411 Advanced positions     413

3. Fortifying the Position      415 Battalion groups     417 Observation of the foreground     420 Clearing the foreground     421 Dummy intrenchments and masks     421 Cover trenches and communicating trenches     421 Obstacles     422 Russian views     422

4. The Conduct of the Defense      423 Protection of the flanks     425 Employment of machine guns     425 Occupation of the position     426

5. The Counter-Attack      428 Position of the general reserve     429 The moment for making the counter-attack     432 The counter-attack after the position is carried     433 The counter-attack in conjunction with a movement to the rear     434 Frontal counter-attack     436 Provisions of various regulations     438

XII. THE RETREAT     440 Breaking off an action     441 Rallying positions     442