Book 15. (1 results) Rogue of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 1 | 64 | "But then," said the man, "their phalanx swept View more quotes about down">down upon us. |
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Book 15. (7 results) Rogue of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 1 | 61 | Fighting was fierce. |
| 1 | 62 | The mobility of our squares was crucial in the early phases, separating to permit the entrance of charging tharlarion into our lines, then isolating the beasts". |
| 1 | 63 | Massed men, I knew, could not stand against the charge of tharlarion, not without a defense of ditches or pointed stakes. |
| 1 | 64 | "But then," said the man, "their phalanx swept down upon us. |
| 1 | 65 | Then did the day seem lost and retreat was sounded, but the withdrawal was prearranged to creviced ground, to rocky slopes and cragged, outjutting formations. |
| 1 | 66 | Our generals had chosen their ground well". |
| 1 | 67 | I knew, too, that no fixed military formation could meet the phalanx on its own terms and survive. |
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Fighting was fierce.
The mobility of our squares was crucial in the early phases, separating to permit the entrance of charging tharlarion into our lines, then isolating the beasts".
Massed men, I knew, could not stand against the charge of tharlarion, not without a defense of ditches or pointed stakes.
"But then," said the man, "their phalanx swept down upon us.
Then did the day seem lost and retreat was sounded, but the withdrawal was prearranged to creviced ground, to rocky slopes and cragged, outjutting formations.
Our generals had chosen their ground well".
I knew, too, that no fixed military formation could meet the phalanx on its own terms and survive.
- (Rogue of Gor)