Maneuvering strategy
The maneuver strategy is a principle of warfare in which attempts are made to avoid a battle as much as possible by acting carefully . In the age of absolutism had standing armies of each country through incessant drill and years of drill obtain high maneuverability. The generals tried to avoid direct combat if a battle promised only moderate strategic gain and the risk of losing the carefully trained soldiers was high . Instead, the opponent should be tired with a delaying tactic. Priority was given to maintaining one's own order of battle , which corresponded to the requirements of linear tactics . This procedure got its name because of its characteristic of having the greatest possible influence on the battle decision by maneuvering and tacting.
literature
- Karl-Volker Neugebauer (Ed.): Basic features of German military history. Volume 1: Historical Overview. Rombach, Freiburg (Breisgau) 1993, ISBN 3-7930-0662-6 , pp. 61-65.