The Defence of Duffer's Drift

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The Defence of Duffer's Drift is a short 1904 book by the British Army officer Ernest Swinton. Lieutenant Backsight Forethought (BF) and his command of fifty men are given the task to defend Duffer's Drift, a natural ford to a river. A large force of Boers, unknown to BF, is moving toward his position. This scenario is played out six separate times, in six "dreams". In the early scenarios, BF and his British troops are ignominiously defeated. After each defeat, BF learns lessons and adapts his strategy for the later encounters. The later dreams end more inconclusively, and in the final dream, BF and his command successfully hold out long enough to be relieved. The book encourages critical thinking and careful use of position and terrain to mount a successful defence. The book has been reprinted and imitated many times, and new adaptations continue to appear in the 21st century, especially in the United States.

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1 de enero de 1904

Creado por

Ernest Dunlop Swinton

Portada: Wikimedia Commons · "Backsight Forethought", aka Major General Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton · Public domain · Fuente