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 Battalions, strength of, 36 Cavalry charges, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 308, 309, 310, 311, 313 Changes of front, 320, 321 Charge of French Cuirassiers of the Guard at Vionville, 311 Close order formation, effect of fire on, 102, 103 Column as attack formation, 44, 45 Combats, duration of, 178 Companies, consolidation of, 36 Concentration for action, 205, 209, 210 Counter-attack After position is carried, 433 Against a hostile flank, 435, 436 Cover, Construction of, in attack, 344 Use of, 257 Defensive position, location of, 410 Deployment, 206 Of reserves, 369 Distribution in depth and frontage, 222, 223, 226 Dummy trenches, 421 Effect of danger, 195-200 Fire on charging cavalry, 308 Envelopment, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361 Expenditure and supply of ammunition, 468-474 Fatigue produced by continuous fire, 155 Fire, Effect of, 132 Kinds of, used in Russo-Japanese War, 157, 159 Russo-Turkish War, 158, 159 Withholding the, 151, 152 Fire control and fire direction, difficulties of, 137 Fire effect on close order formations, 102, 103 Fire pauses, 156 Fire preparation, 149 Fire support during an assault, 380 Fire while in motion, 93 Flank attack, 357 Flanking fire, 354 Formations suitable under fire, 121 Under artillery fire, 321, 322, 323, 324 Frontage, 231, 232 And distribution in depth, 237 In Russo-Japanese War, 239 Of battalions at Mukden, 211 Overextension of, 238 Frontal counter attacks, 437, 438 Gaps in the line, 239 Improvised units, use of, 197 Influence of various rifles on density of battle formations, 24 Length of rushes and expenditure of ammunition, 89-90 Lessons of the Boer War, in re attack, 340 Russo-Japanese War, in re attack, 340 Local reconnaissance, 250, 253 Long range fire, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153 In defense, 155