Great care must be taken about the regulation of the artillery, which should be disposed so as to be able to act in every place to the greatest advantage; for nothing is more certain than that, if the artillery be well commanded, properly distributed, and manfully served, it will greatly contribute to gaining the battle; being looked upon as the general instrument of the army, and the most essential part of military force. The artillery must be well supplied with ammunition, and each soldier have a sufficient number of cartridges. The baggage, provisions, and treasure of the army, should, on the day of battle, be sent to a place of safety. In battle, where the attacks are, there is also the principal defence. If an army attacks, it forms at pleasure; it makes its points at will: if it defends, it will be sometimes difficult to penetrate into the designs of the enemy, but when once found, succour succeeds to the discovery. Ground and numbers must ever lead in the arrangement of battles; impression and resource will ever bid fairest for winning them. The most remarkable on record are _B. C._ 1225. The Theban war of the Seven Heroes against Eteocles. 1184. Troy taken after ten years siege. 1048. Jerusalem taken by David from the Jebusites. 750. War of the Romans against the Sabines. 743. The first Messinian war begins and continues 19 years, to the taking of Ithome. 721. Samaria taken. 685. The second Messinian war begins, continues 14 years to the taking of Ira, after 11 years siege. 624. Scythians make war in Asia Minor. 612. Nineveh destroyed by the Medes. 596. The war of the Persians against the Scythians, who are expelled by Cyaxeres. 587. Jerusalem taken by Nebuchadnezzar after a siege of 18 months. 548. War of Cyrus against Crœsus. 509. Civil war at Rome, the Tarquins expelled, monarchy abolished, and consuls chosen. 504. The Athenians take and burn Sardis. 490. Battle of Marathon. 480. Battle of Thermopylæ. Battle of Salamis. 479. Platea}Same day Persians defeated at both places. Mycale} 470. Cyprus, Persians defeated. Eurymedon, Persians defeated. 465. Third Messinian war begins, continues ten years. 448. First sacred war concerning the temple of Apollo at Delphi. 439. War between Corinth and Corcyra. 431. The Peloponnesian war begins the 7th of May, lasts 27 years. 409. Carthage makes war on Sicily. 405. Battle of Egospotamos--the usurpation of Dyonisius. 404. Lysander takes Athens--end of the Peloponnesian war--30 tyrants reign. 401. Battle of Cunaxa--the younger Cyrus killed--the glorious retreat of the 10,000, and expulsion of the 30 tyrants. 396. Agesilaus carries the war into Persia. 395. The Corinthian war--Athens, Corinth, Thebes, Argos, against Lacedæmon. 394. Battle of Cnidus--Lacedæmonians under Pisander defeated by Conon.