tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post7427744376615544503..comments2024-03-28T18:21:10.728+11:00Comments on The Duchy of Alzheim: More on LogisticsBloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-59440130328846169762007-07-14T16:00:00.000+10:002007-07-14T16:00:00.000+10:00In the light of how mich supply an army chewed thr...In the light of how mich supply an army chewed through in a day and in light of the fact that a four-wheeled cart could move only about a ton of supplies (and thus the size of the wagon-trains) one can only wonder that the armies of the day strayed far from the rivers and canals that supplied them at all.<BR/><BR/>I wonder how much of their load a four-horse team would eat up on the three day march (in addition to what grazing they could get on the way.Bloggeratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-9111700909127383702007-07-14T15:54:00.000+10:002007-07-14T15:54:00.000+10:00Ah yes . . . we moderns tend to forget how vital r...Ah yes . . . we moderns tend to forget how vital river transport was for European armies.<BR/><BR/>Thank you reminding us.<BR/><BR/><BR/>-- JeffBluebear Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595975572873838050noreply@blogger.com