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An Army is still a crowd, though a highly organized one. It is governed by the same laws, and under the stress of war is ever tending to revert to its crowd form. Our object in peace is so to train it that the reversion will become very slow

- Major-General J.F.C Fuller, "Training soldiers for war" 1914

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Today in Military History

November 17

1859:

The Canadian Grenadier Guards: Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense (Evil be to him who evil thinks)

1887:

On this day in 1887, Bernard Law Montgomery, British general and one of the most formidable Allied commanders of the war, as well as one of the most disliked, is born in London.

1914:

End of the first Battle of Ypres: stationary warfare now the rule

1951:

HILL 227, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 19 Nov 51)

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