Talk:Colonial military history

Military terms

as Dennis Mahan explained in his famous 1862 textbook on military tactics, "If but one square is formed, it must rely on its own resources to beat off the enemy; but when there are several they may give mutual support," Mahan, An elementary treatise on advanced-guard, out-post, and detachment service Page 54RJJensen 00:09, 20 January 2010 (EST)

Professor--pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. AlexWD 00:19, 20 January 2010 (EST)