The General Order is always to manoeuver in a body and on the attack; to maintain strict but not pettifogging discipline; to keep the troops constantly at the ready; to employ the utmost vigilance on sentry go; to use the bayonet on every possible occasion; and to follow up the enemy remorselessly until he is utterly destroyed.
ATTRIBUTION:
Lazare Carnot (1753–1823), French revolutionary, military strategist. First Order of the Day, February 2, 1794, to army commanders.
