When making an approach march for a planned battle, a long, roundabout route was generally taken, often criss-crossing earlier movements to fool enemy surveillance.
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The relief had been most difficult, guides getting lost and the approach march being made worse by German artillery fire, which increased during the evening.
13.
The task was given to'B'Company and, as the company commander only knew the direct route, they had a night approach march of over to cover.
14.
After a lengthy delay to assemble his forces and avoid detection in his approach march, Longstreet attacked with his First Corps against the Union left flank.
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Previous plans for an assault on the Hinge had not occurred due to issues with resupply and the dangerous approach march that would have been required.
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The approach march to the brigade assembly area took the 1st Surreys along three and a half miles of winding mountain tracks with steep, muddy gradients.
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Although it required a more physically draining approach march over Artillery Hill and through dense scrub, the tactic proved to be more successful than the previous day's efforts.
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After a difficult night approach march, the village was found to be strongly held, and despite two artillery bombardments, the isolated and scattered battalion was unable to hold it.
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After a difficult approach march over the tidal flats, with the tide rising, Roe's men took the RFA party aboard by surprise and captured the sloop without firing a shot.
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In a separate move, the paratroop battalion, " 101 Bataillon de Parachutistes " ( 101st Parachute Battalion ), was helicoptered to Ban Na, southeast of the objective, to begin their approach march.
