Battle tactics

LRDG Long Range Desert Group The Ambush

23 May 1706 War of the Spanish Succession Pro-Habsburg Forces under The Duke of Marlborough approx. 69,000 with 120 guns Pro-Bourbon Forces under le Duc de Villeroi & the Elector of Bavaria, approx. 68,000 with 70 guns Location: 50° 38’ 11” N 4° 54’ 55” E. or search for Ramillies-Offus in modern Belgium on Google Maps. Weather: Low ground fog in the morning, burning off about 10:30. Otherwise temperate and clear. Because it had been raining hard the few days before, the streams were full and…

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Read "Prussian Napoleonic Tactics 1792–1815" by Peter Hofschröer available from Rakuten Kobo. Written by an expert on the Prussian army of the Napoleonic era, this is a fascinating insight into the 18th-century evo...

It is possible for any commander to lose a battle; for example, they could be in charge of a force that is significantly inferior to that of their opponent. Throughout history, we have learned about military leaders who found a way to lose battles that were easier to win. It…

Condottieri tactics: The battle of Castagnaro, 1387, Italy

The Battle of Grunwald, Battle of Zalgiris or First Battle of Tannenberg was fought on 15 July 1410 during the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War.