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Emil Schalk, A. O., The Art of War written expressly for and dedicated to the U.S. Volunteer Army. 1 1 Browse Search
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lz; finally, a battery of 12-pounders was placed opposite Oetweil, a little beyond, so as to sweep the main road from this place to Wurenlos, which is on the right side of the Limmat, and bordered by very steep hills several hundred feet high. The object in having this battery was to prevent General Durasoff coming to the assistance of Markoff. These dispositions were made in such silence that even the French troops were unaware of them. After midnight, the advanced guard, under General Gazan, stationed itself at about 50 yards from the river. The light boats were at the mouth of the Schaffibach, which at the time was dried up; these boats could hold about 180 men. At the dawn of day, orders were given to lower the boats as quietly as possible into the river, for the troops of the advanced guard to enter them, to pass to the other side and occupy the Glanzholz. The nine light boats were more quickly lowered than the others; the infantry entered them, but being too he