Had to click through to journal article for the pictures, but that is sure neat
They are missing one point. This leads them to discount soldiers doing it and mark them as cavalry posts.
The camps at 37-44KM apart, are one rough hard days travel on foot with gear for military troops.
that is 23-27 miles... a march where you cover 50 miles in 2 days is not all that irregular, at least in the USMC... most of the time, you go farther than 25 on the first first day.
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