Re: Romans as no-retreaters

Thomas Barclay of the Clan Barclay wrote:

> It is not quite true that the Romans never retreated. They tended to
> have a very strict system of military discipline, and a bad
performance
> could get your cohort or legion decimated (one man in ten executed) so
> if the order was to not retreat, they probably would not. But it did
> happen once in a while.

A bit like the NKVD riding behind the main assault troops and machine
gunning anyone who was a bit reluctant to advance ...

Tony