Confidence

in a military sense, implies an explicit reliance upon the skill, courage, . of an individual. Next to a perfect knowlege of military tactics, the faculty of securing the confidence of the soldiers is, perhaps, one of the surest means of becoming succe ful in war. There are instances, indeed, which prove that many victories have been gained by men who had the entire confidence of their army, without being remarkable for much military knowlege; whilst on the other hand, battles have been lost by the most celebrated generals, because they did not po e the good opinion of their men. When confidence and military science go together, an army must be unfortunate not to succeed in the most desperate enter prize.