10-31-2006, 07:57 AM
Paul, Damien,
I agree with both of you.
Let's say we are talking about campaigns only here, because with forts and other garrissons, a water supply would have been close by.
Sure, not every man would need a canteen/flask with him, but for certain duties there must have been some minimal water reserve with each unit. Armies on campaign must have been scouting ahead for water, too, for if they were moving through arid regions this was a necessity. Therefore I think that they would have been taking water along with them in some form, either each man carrying a minimal reserve or some 'unit water supply'.
On patrol, too, the men must have had water with them, for looking for water would impair their scouting task, right?
I agree with both of you.
Let's say we are talking about campaigns only here, because with forts and other garrissons, a water supply would have been close by.
Sure, not every man would need a canteen/flask with him, but for certain duties there must have been some minimal water reserve with each unit. Armies on campaign must have been scouting ahead for water, too, for if they were moving through arid regions this was a necessity. Therefore I think that they would have been taking water along with them in some form, either each man carrying a minimal reserve or some 'unit water supply'.
On patrol, too, the men must have had water with them, for looking for water would impair their scouting task, right?
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
