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120 FORCES AT MANTINGA.cavalry had been engaged, <strong>and</strong> yet <strong>the</strong> pride <strong>of</strong> generations <strong>of</strong>victories, <strong>the</strong> vaunted irresistibility <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sp<strong>art</strong>an phalanx,had been blown to <strong>the</strong> winds. The genius <strong>of</strong> a great tacticianhad prevailed over numbers, prestige <strong>and</strong> confidence. Xenophon'ssaying was here well illustrated, — " Especially in <strong>war</strong>,a surprise may turn into terror, even with <strong>the</strong> stoutest."

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