 | Thomas John Graham - 1828 - 426 strani
...night, instead of the day. It is that of an experiment made by two colonels of horse in the French armj, who had much disputed which period of the day was...to try the experiment. One of them, although it was iu the heat of summer, marched in the day, and rested at night, and arrived at the end of a march of... | |
 | 1830 - 410 strani
...which period of the twenty-four hours was the fittest for marching, and for repose. As this was a very interesting subject, in a military point of view,...experiment. One of them, although it was in the heat of the summer, marched in the day, and rested at night— he arrived at the termination of a march of... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1853 - 504 strani
...question in a military point of view, they obtained leave from the commanding officer to try the following experiment. One of them, although it was in the heat...rested at night, and arrived at the" end of a march of six hundred miles without the loss of either men or horses ; but the other, who thought it would be... | |
 | Elliot G. Storke - 1859 - 832 strani
...circumstance that satisfactorily proves the advantage of sleeping in the night instead of the day. It is an experiment made by two colonels of horse in the...rested at night, and arrived at the end of a march of six hundred miles, without the loss of either men or horses ; but the other, who thought it would be... | |
 | Edward Jarvis - 1866 - 440 strani
...and darkness. The evil consequences of this were shown in the experiment of two French regiments. " One of them, although it was in the heat of summer,...rested at night, and arrived at the end of a march of 600 miles without the loss of either men or horses ; but the other, who thought it would be less fatiguing... | |
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As it was an interesting subject, in a military point of view, to have it ascertained, they obtained leave from the commanding officer to try the experiment. One of them, although it was in the heat of summer, marched in the day, and rested at night,... 