12-10-2009, 04:32 AM
Well done, and thank you Ron !
You have made your point concerning the frequency of military units of 300 quite succinctly, now ! There could be many reasons for this size unit cropping up, from mystical/quasi religious ones, to the practical mundane one that a group around this size, regardless of formation is about as big as can hear the verbal orders of a single person......it is certainly noticeable, as you point out, how often it occurs in military history.......
You have made your point concerning the frequency of military units of 300 quite succinctly, now ! There could be many reasons for this size unit cropping up, from mystical/quasi religious ones, to the practical mundane one that a group around this size, regardless of formation is about as big as can hear the verbal orders of a single person......it is certainly noticeable, as you point out, how often it occurs in military history.......
"dulce et decorum est pro patria mori " - Horace
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff