Critics, however, say the American aid does indirectly contribute to the army's counterinsurgency efforts, since coca fields and drug processing laboratories are often protected by the rebels.
During the months following the Shaba invasion, Mobutu sought solutions to the military problems that had contributed to the army's dismal performance.
He also contributed to the Army-Navy Screen Magazine as an assistant photographer.
Armies are recruited in the cities, and their maintenance contributes to the monthly expenditure.
Until the Aérostiers were disbanded in 1799, their reports contributed to the success of French armies in many battles and sieges.
Beginning in July Kościuszko became active in Gates's army, closing by fortifications all roads along the Hudson River and thus contributing to the capitulation of the British army under General John Burgoyne at Saratoga on October 17.
Misperception of Asian realities and the "Europe-first" bias of the East Coast establishment, most Democrats, and the army certainly contributed to the debacle, however.
This internal power struggle contributed to the success of the liberating army.
Sent back on mission to the army in Belgium, Saint-Just again took supreme oversight of the Army of the North and contributed to the victory at Fleurus.
