=14. The Moral Effect of Fire= 191 The impressions produced upon General Bonnal by the battle of Wörth 191 Surrenders of British troops in South Africa 192 Limit of endurance in battle 193 The “void of the battlefield” 194 Mixing of organizations 195 Fighting power of improvised units 197 Overcoming crises in action 198 =V. DEPLOYMENTS FOR ACTION= 201 =1. Normal Procedure= 201 The normal attack 202 Drill attack 204 =2. Concentration, Development, and Deployment for Action= 205 Development for action 207 Deployment for action 209 =3. The Battalion, the Regiment, and the Brigade= 210 The battalion 210 The regiment 214 The brigade 216 Base units 218 Examples of changes of front 220 =4. Distribution in Depth and Frontage of Combat Formations= 222 Dangers of distribution in depth 222 Plevna and Wafangu 222, 223 Distribution in depth necessary during the preparatory stage 224 Contrast between distribution in depth and frontage 225 Dangers of over-extension (Spicheren) 225, 226 Influence of fire effect and morale upon frontage 227, 228 Influence of the task assigned a force 231 Delaying actions. Night attacks. Defense 232, 233 Approximate figures for the extent of front that may be covered 233 Frontage of the several units 235, 236 The Boer War 238 The Russo-Japanese War 239 Table of troops per km. of front 240 Recapitulation of the most important points governing frontage 241 Provisions of various regulations 241