Excerpt from The Russian Army and the Japanese War, Being Historical and Critical Comments on the Military Policy and Power of Russia and on the Campaign in the Far East, Vol. 2 of 2
The insufficient tactical preparation of our troops - Measures taken to improve it.
I Have touched upon the fact of how our want of tactical training was shown up in the Crimean and second Turkish Wars. Especially conspicuous was the inability of our senior commanders - relying as they usually did upon quite inadequate information as to the enemy"s strength and dispositions - to co-ordinate the operations of the different arms towards one end, and their ignorance of where to deliver the main attack. The minor part played by our cavalry and our comparatively great power of defence were also remarked. Finally, attention was drawn to the fact that our lack of the power of man?uvre compelled us to place superior numbers in the field against the Turks, a course which had not formerly been necessary.
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