6+ Ardant du Picq Quotes And Sayings

Following is our list of the best Ardant du Picq quotes and sayings.

A force engaged is out of the hand of its commander. — Ardant du Picq

If one does not wish bonds broken, one should make them elastic and thereby strengthen them. — Ardant du Picq

The instruments of battle are valuable only if one knows how to use them. — Ardant du Picq

He, general or mere captain, who employs every one in the storming of a position can be sure of seeing it retaken by an organized counterattack of four men and a corporal. — Ardant du Picq

The man is the first weapon of battle. Let us study the soldier, for it is he who brings reality to it. — Ardant du Picq

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