| Preface | p. 17 |
| Translator's Note | p. 22 |
| Introduction | p. 23 |
| A Military Thinker | p. 27 |
| Record of Military Service of Colonel Ardant du Picq | p. 56 |
| Extract from the History of the 10th Infantry Regiment | p. 58 |
| Ancient Battle | |
| Introduction | p. 65 |
| Man in Primitive and Ancient Combat | p. 69 |
| Knowledge of Man Made Roman Tactics; The Successes of Hannibal; Those of Caesar | p. 76 |
| Analysis of the Battle of Cannae | p. 82 |
| Analysis of the Battle of Pharsalus and Some Characteristic Examples | p. 96 |
| Morale in Ancient Battle | p. 110 |
| How Real Combatants Are Obtained and How the Fighting of To-Day Requires Them to Be More Dependable Than in Ancient Battle | p. 120 |
| Purpose of This Study and What Is Necessary to Complete It | p. 129 |
| Modern Battle | |
| General Discussion | p. 135 |
| Ancient and Modern Battle | p. 135 |
| Moral Elements in Battle | p. 144 |
| Material and Moral Effect | p. 149 |
| The Theory of Strong Battalions | p. 157 |
| Combat Methods | p. 168 |
| Infantry | p. 169 |
| Masses - Deep Columns | p. 169 |
| Skirmishers - Supports - Reserves - Squares | p. 177 |
| Firing | p. 195 |
| Marches - Camps - Night Attacks | p. 201 |
| Cavalry | p. 205 |
| Cavalry and Modern Appliances | p. 205 |
| Cavalry Against Cavalry | p. 210 |
| Cavalry Against Infantry | p. 222 |
| Armor and Armament | p. 225 |
| Artillery | p. 231 |
| Command, General Staff and Administration | p. 234 |
| Social and Military Institutions: National Characteristics | p. 242 |
| Appendices | |
| Memorandum of Infantry Fire | p. 257 |
| Introduction | p. 257 |
| Succinct History of the Development of Small Arms, from the Arquebus to Our Rifle | p. 257 |
| Progressive Introduction to Fire-Arms Into the Armament of the Infantryman | p. 259 |
| The Classes of Fire Employed with Each Weapon | p. 260 |
| Methods of Fire Used in the Presence of the Enemy: Methods Recommended or Ordered but Impractical | p. 264 |
| Fire at Will - Its Efficacy | p. 271 |
| Fire by Rank Is a Fire to Occupy the Men in Ranks | p. 275 |
| The Deadly Fire Is the Fire of Skirmishers | p. 276 |
| The Absolute Impossibility of Fire at Command | p. 279 |
| Historical Documents | p. 287 |
| Cavalry (An Extract from Zenophon) | p. 287 |
| Marius Against the Cimbrians (Extract from Plutarch's "Life of Marius") | p. 287 |
| The Battle of the Alma (Extract from the Correspondence of Colonel Ardant du Picq) | p. 289 |
| The Battle of the Alma (Extract from the Correspondence of Colonel Ardant du Picq) | p. 292 |
| The Battle of Inkermann (Extract from the Correspondence of Colonel Ardant du Picq) | p. 292 |
| The Battle of Magenta (Extract from the Correspondence of Colonel Ardant du Picq) | p. 294 |
| The Battle of Solferino (Extract from the Correspondence of Colonel Ardant du Picq) | p. 296 |
| Mentana (Extract from the Correspondence of Colonel Ardant du Picq) | p. 298 |
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