Even wars involving armies of hundreds of thousands can include battles fought by only a few thousand men. The small forces engaged at Lemo illustrate that difference between the scale of a war and the scale of an individual operation. Well-organized formations of roughly 5,000 to 10,000 troops can have a major impact in such a theatre. Their value depends on being self-sufficient and organized enough to operate effectively.
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How brigade-sized forces can shape a theatre
The Finnish War shows how self-sufficient forces of only a few thousand troops can decide operations in a dispersed northern theatre.