Word: terrain
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Vous a vez bien voulu me transmettre une adresse de remerciements de la part du Conscil des Editeurs des trois grands journaux quotidiens des Universites de Harvard. Yale et Princeton, a Poccasion du don d'un terrain que nous avons ete beureux de faire pour la construction d'une Maison des Etudiants a Paris...
...Lieutenant Gilbert made a daylight reconnaisance of the ruins of Tannerie near Fismes, entered Fismes under direct observation and fire of the enemy, and continued his reconnaisance along the Rouen-Rheims road under machine gun fire, for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the terrain was favorable for an attack on the Chateau du Diable. On November 10 he voluntarily led a patrol across the river Meuse and located the enemy positions...
...myself, by the precision and regularity of all the movements and deployments, by the flexibility of the formations. The exercise gave me entire satisfaction, because the members of the R. O. T. C. proved that they have acquired a clear idea of the duties of the soldier on the terrain, and have thoroughly assimilated the teaching of the methods and tactics of modern warfare...
...account of the sloping nature of the terrain any immediate work on the front line has been rendered inadvisable by the water collected in that trench. In the redoubt, second line, support trench and boyaux, however, the ground is reasonably dry, and the damage should be repaired in an afternoon...
Professor Ward has consented to give two talks on the value of weather-knowledge a matter which has affected several important battles during the last two years. Professor Atwood will deal with the question of reading maps in such a way that the military importance of the terrain and its sub-strata can be recognized. In all the work, the metric system will be used...