_“Every man in Alexander’s army is so well trained and obedient
that at a single word of command, officers and soldiers make any
movement and execute any evolution in the art of warfare._
_“Only such troops as themselves can check their career and
oppose their bravery and expertness.”--Caridemus._
_The eight Pieces_, by reason of their ability to move in all directions,
the scope of their movements and the peculiar exercises of their
offensive and defensive powers, are best adapted of the Chesspieces to
perform those functions which in the Military Art appertain to Corps of
Evolution.
_Corps of Evolution_ acting offensively, take their individual
appelations from the points which constitute their objective in the true
Strategetic Horizon, viz.: