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You could argue that what is said of the US army here could be true for other militaries too - especially if operating in foreign countries with long supply lines etc .

I believe that the lack of supplies,manpower, fuel and the poor communication would make everything slow down to a hybrid of 19th century ,20th century and 21st century warfare ,tactics and strategies.


Thus the camp followers need a detailed explanation too imho.

One definition of such :

1.A civilian who follows a military unit from place to place, especially as a vendor of supplies or as a prostitute.
2.One who follows but does not belong to a main body or group.

At some point the commanders will realize that a group of camp followers tagging along can be a benefit -for instance to outsource tasks to .Not all skills or professions will be present in their own unit and someone to do these will possibly trudge along just far enough behind that they never get there until after the fight is over .

Even today you will see stalls outside military camps selling stuff to the troops,or small businesses springing up around the camps.They do all sorts ,dig a draintrench or garbage dump,pick garbage,wash and clean vehicles,collect the brass at the range,sell ,barter,deliver,run errands,fix little or big things.

In that way the camp followers are still there.

having an efficient group of camp followers could be important to a commander in the longer run.