Disciplining the “scum of the Earth”
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Discipline Under Fire on Campaign
discipline under fire is about following orders and doing what you're told. It also matters in terms of the positive relations with locals, something that the French do incredibly badly in large chunks of Spain and Portugal. You've got to make sure that people know if you do not follow an order at any point, this will be the consequence for you. If you don't, as an officer, you're failing in your duty, you can be placed on trial and potentially kicked out of the army. That's how serious it is.
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