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LarryWalker Jan 7 2018, 03:38 AM Post #1
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Hello all,

We are often told that General Sir David Dundas, as he became, was nicknamed 'Old Pivot' for his advocating of close order formations and Prussian-style manoeuvre by the infantry.

Do we know the origin of this factoid? Or has it become lost in the mists of the "secondary"? Is there for instance a memoir that refers to the nickname, that provides some evidence of its origin and breadth of use, as well as its likely date of origin?

Obviously that would have to be post-1788 when the Principles of Military Movement were published and possibly-post 1792, when Dundas' Principles were used as the basis of the 1792 Rules and Regulations for the Movement of His Majesty's Infantry. After that, who knows?

Any contemporary references (rather than more factoids) would be a great help.
Thanks





I didn't find the right solution from the internet.
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http://www.napoleonicwarsforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=1492

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