"Bridgehead" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... will seldom be thrown against a single objective, although a series of objectives may be simultaneously attacked with success over a wide front. A Night Assault was delivered by two Federal brigades on the Confederate bridgehead at Rappahannock Station (November 7, 1863). One of the brigades was ultimately repulsed, but the other penetrated the Confederate position and cut off the retreat. Upwards of 1,500 of the defenders ...
— Lectures on Land Warfare; A tactical Manual for the Use of Infantry Officers • Anonymous |
