He said that he had come to criticise, and intended to do #0, but he hoped they y th rank and file had carried out their duties very What he was now going to criticise were the tactical dispositions on each side. The nee occupied far too ext line, They had no means of ing their line, and altogether the principle of flank defence. On the other hand the attacking commander did not appear to have kept any force at his disposal for a concentrated attack on any partof the defence which might be teand weak. that two long thin lines were opposed to each other; the attack could not advance; the he considered the fire discipline and control very good. He noticed that the section commanders saw that their men altered their sights as the enemy came closer, and that they had their men well under control. He s very pleased with the general noe of the corps, and with the had formed up. Their equip-was all right, and they looked Tike practical soldiers, The mounted detachments exposed themselves a little too much, but he recognised the fact that they were working in very didioult country, and had real bullets been used they would no doubt have taken the lesson to heart. For the rest, the object of the defence was to protect sufficient stress had not been laid upon this. Had a fow mun broken through the line of
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