This pretense was only a piece of strategy to compel him to make a speech.
So entirely was he convinced that strategy was the whole art of war, that he was accustomed to speak of himself as the only general of his army, thus subordinating the mere command and movement of forces to the art of strategy.
Strategy and generalship are two entirely distinct forms of the art of war.
The political strategy of the second section of the XIV.
But strategywas quite as exciting to his companions as a race.
She had been gaining rapidly upon him; and, if his strategy failed, Pearl Hawlinshed would soon be alongside of the Goldwing.
Something like indignation kindled in my mind as I began to wonder at the sly strategy which had been practised upon me.
I could not comprehend the strategy which had been practised on me.
How about pullin' a littlestrategy on Sanders, Jim?
This strategy disconcerted the enemy and they abandoned their fortress without firing a shot.
Colonel Robertson alleges that, "Sir Hugh Gough's simple strategy was to put the strongest regiment into the hottest place, and no attempt was made to outflank or turn a position, which must account for the heavy list of casualties.
There have been campaigns on sea and land in which commanders exhausted the devices of strategy to keep out of each other's way, but in this war the Americans strained strategy, evaded rules, and sought excuses to get at the Spaniards.
In the general election of 1896 the Liberal strategy had been to give the party managers in the English provinces an apparent choice of the best weapons, but with all these advantages the results showed that they had barely held their own.
The strategy looking to a future trial of strength was skilfully planned.
We’ve suspected all along that the unofficial boards of strategy in Paris, Mo.
But General Grant was dealing with the greatest master ofstrategy of modern times.
It was a veritable Donnybrook Fair on a large scale, where the only strategyconsisted in pushing forward, and the only tactics in striking with all possible might at the enemy, wherever he was found.
It had been four times demonstrated that in strategy Lee was more than a match for his adversary.
In a terrible battle in which the Kansans gained a most decided victory, the old trapper bore a conspicuous part, killing a great number of the enemy, and by his excellent strategy brought about the success of his captors.
In a short time Hobbs earned the reputation of being an excellent mountaineer, trapper, and as an Indian fighter he was second to none, his education among the Comanches having trained him in all the strategy of the savages.
Yes, sir; that old outlaw will eat soup or any soft food with almost no strategy at all.
I forget what her next strategy was, but you know it was something cute and busy in a well-fitting uniform, and calculated to shorten the conflict if Germany found it out.
Its policies must be subject to the administration's general strategy in the war--for instance, to the amount of munitions in comparison with the number of men or the amount of food that it wishes to send abroad at any given time.
The success of strategy and tactics was dependent upon the organization of the man in the labor line not only at home but also in the territory behind the miles of trenches in France.
Sir Frederick, on general strategyof the War, ii: Intro.
Yet we can but feel surprised to find so young a man employing so much strategy and so much dissimulation in order to ruin one whom he had appeared to pardon.
So, knowing his strategy and his character, we must expect to find him in our way.
It is not an affair of strategy between two vast armies, wherein skilful maneuvers determine the issue, many on either side never coming into actual combat; but every Christian has to fight hand to hand with the enemy.
You know these men against whom we fight, and you are able to meet their strategy with methods which are new to us.
We have opposed an enemy of whom we were afraid in former times, and we have shown our men that by using strategy we can capture vessels.
Tactics, evolutions, the duties and knowledge of an engineer or artillery officer, may be learned in treatises, but the science of strategy is only to be acquired by experience, and by studying the campaigns of all the great captains.
The unknown manner in which he had foiled her sister's strategy showed that his mind was equal to his courage, while his hot indignation, when he found them threatened by a midnight marauder, had revealed his nature.
Washington's affection for his men, and their devotion to him, had saved the cause of American independence more often than strategy or daring.
It certainly showed all the characteristics of the highest strategy and most consummate generalship.
If, in thus retaining his hold on Illinois, he gave to the Southern Democracy an offense which could never be forgotten or forgiven, this misfortune was due to the impracticable situation and not to any lack of skillful strategy on his part.
Good strategy achieved a series of brilliant victories, and fortunately for the Whigs General Taylor and General Scott, together with a large proportion of the most distinguished regimental officers, were of their party.
Lady Waldon, mad with some idiotic strategy of her own sudden devising, seized the tiller and tried to wrench it from my hand.
I am aware that the opinions I express in regard to Sheridan's strategy at the Battle of Winchester are not those generally entertained.
It was the strategy inaugurated by Epaminondas at Leuctra and perfected by Napoleon in many a hard battle, breaking the enemy's centre by an irresistible charge, dividing and conquering.
This seemed feasible, and the strategy determined on.
Houston, by strategy worthy of greater fame, had managed to come upon the Mexican President when the latter was separated from the larger part of his forces.
General Howe had intended to take Philadelphia and then co-operate with Burgoyne in inflicting a final and crushing blow on the Americans, but the Fabian strategy of Washington again proved too much for the British.
Oglethorpe had but a small body of troops, chiefly Scotch Highlanders, but by courage and strategy he inflicted a sanguinary defeat on the Spaniards at the place called the "Bloody Marsh.
Lee with inferior forces managed by consummate strategy to meet and overcome Hooker's subordinates in detail.
