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Frederick liked to say that three men behind the enemy were worth fifty in front of him.

Ardant du Picq

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Ardant du Picq
Age: 48 †
Born: 1821
Born: October 19
Died: 1870
Died: August 18
Military Personnel
Military Theorist
Non-Fiction Writer
Charles Jean Jacques Joseph Ardant du Picq
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