On the relation subsisting between the two armies.3d.On the quality of the troops.4th.On the end in view.5th.On the nature of the field.
And 6th.

On the position occupied by the enemy, and on the character of the general who commands them.

Nothing absolute either can or ought to be prescribed on this head.

In modern warfare there is no natural order of battle." "The duty to be performed by the commander of an army is more difficult in modern armies, than it was in those of the ancients.

It is also certain that his influence is more efficacious in deciding battles.