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 Opening fire at long range, 150 Reinforcements, lack of, 227 Skirmish lines, thin, 76

Pieters Hill, February 27, 1900. Fire support, 380 Frontage, 238 Machine guns, 289, 298

Plevna, 1877. Ammunition, expenditure of, 472 Attacks with inadequate forces, 222, 223 Bayonet fights, 382 Combat impressions, 191 Fire, opening, 152 Uphill, ineffectiveness of, 183 While in motion, 93 Improvised units, 197, 198 Intrenching tools, use of, 388 Isolated attacks with inadequate forces, 222, 223 Knapsacks, loss of, 364 Losses among officers, 190 At various ranges, 152, 177 Mixing of organizations, 197 Officers, losses among, 190 Opening fire at long range, 152 Ranges, underestimation of, 142 Reserves, deployment of, 369 Employment of, 395 Rushes, 95 Strength of opposing forces, 234 Underestimation of ranges, 142 Volleys, 158

Podol, June 26, 1866. Jägers, 23

Poplar Grove, March 7, 1900. Advance in attack formation, 206 Attack formation of a brigade, 207 Frontage, 238

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Russo-Japanese War. Advance in thin skirmish lines, 76, 77 Ammunition, expenditure and supply of, 473 Formations under artillery fire, 321, 322 Frontage, 238 Infantry attack, 137, 340 Local reconnaissance, 250 Machine guns, 290 Rushes, 89 Strength of opposing forces, 341 Wounds, character of, 128

Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78. Ammunition, expenditure of, 472 Attacks, 222, 223 Frontal counter-attacks, 438 Losses, 176