By some skilful manœuvres he succeeded in passing the formidable lines, and besieged and took Bouchain, but was unable to carry his great project further.
Upon this, Pichegru almost destroyed his centre to strengthen his wings, and the threefold manœuvres became twofold.
This sermon will be found in Œuvres de Bossuet, vol.
But all possible manœuvres and skill could not prevent the bad condition of this unprincipled finance from becoming known.
See the genealogical table of the Corneille family, prefixed to Lepan's Chefs d'Œuvres de Corneille, tom.
But the various factions, all of which tended to democracy, were determined upon manœuvres for abating the royal authority, more actively powerful than those which the Assembly dared yet to venture upon.
Such manœuvres are very hurtful with an unenlightened populace, who never discriminate between religion and those who profess it.
Competent judge as he was, he supposed the article to be written by a soldier, and could not conceive that any other than a military man could exhibit so much familiarity with the manœuvres of armies and the tactics of generals.
However skilful the manœuvres in a retreat, it will always weaken the morale of an army, because, in losing the chances of success, these last are transferred to the enemy.
It may be laid down as a principle, that the line of operation should not be abandoned; but it is one of the most skilful manœuvres in war, to know how to change it, when circumstances authorize or render this necessary.
Footnote 67: Such was the opinion of the great Leibnitz, (uvres de Fontenelle, tom.
Barring this incident manœuvres on that occasion passed off uneventfully.
Manuvres are to teach armies coherence; war tries out that coherence, which you may not have if someone does not know just what to do; if he is uncertain in his rôle.
Swift marching and quick manuvres of the type which gave war some of its old sport and zest; the advance all the while gathering force like the neap tide!
Mentioning to my mates I did not like the manÅuvres of these fellows, I started after the Indian and took my gun from him, Baptiste doing the same, and we brought them back to camp.
We saw by their manÅuvres that they had discovered us, for they were then collecting all their property together.
It is subject to conditions which dictated the course of the next four days of fighting and manœuvres as effectually as ever mountain, wood, or river shaped a battle on land.
Grasse was, however, hampered by a great convoy of merchant vessels which had to be seen safely to San Domingo--a charge which very materially affected his manœuvres when he did at last get to sea.
The idea, of which this was the preliminary operation, was for the 36th Division to move forward through Mœuvres and Inchy, while the 56th Division captured the Hindenburg Line up to Quéant.
From Mœuvres westward to Tadpole Copse a desperate struggle was taking place for the possession of the Hindenburg Line, in the course of which the enemy at one time reached the Battalion Headquarters of the 8th Middlesex Regt.
Due west of Mœuvres the 56th Division held the line to the old British trenches.
The 56th Divisional Artillery had remained in the Mœuvres sector.
The story of the subsequent fighting on the Bourlon-Mœuvres front is one so brimful of heroism that it deserves to take its place in English history for all time.
South of Mœuvres the enemy succeeded in gaining an entry, but was driven back by a bombing attack after heavy fighting.
The aerial activity increased, and soon heavy enemy fire was opened between Mœuvres and Bourlon.
On the left of the 62nd, the 36th were unable to gain ground on the east of the canal, and on the west bank entered Mœuvres for the second time, but after an hour or so were driven out.
In a cage it is attractive from its lively movements, its agreeable song, and yet more from its docility, as it not only is readily tamed, but may be taught to perform various tricks and manA"uvres utterly repugnant to the nature of birds.
And he has vainly tried to trace the connection between these man[oe]uvres and some of Stanhope's inconsistencies.
As it is, I shall not feel sure that all is right until I know what his man[oe]uvres mean.
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