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The examples show that the word "deploy" has consistently carried a military and strategic connotation in literature. In H. G. Wells' work [1] and J. Joyce's terse statement in "Ulysses" [2], the term is used to describe the organized movement and placement of troops, emphasizing both action and order. Meanwhile, in the King James Bible [3] and Jomini's treatises [4][5], “deploy” is used to detail the methodical arrangement of military companies and battalions on the battlefield, pointing to tactical precision in warfare. Even a seemingly abstract or technical use, as seen in the descriptive tone of Edmund Luce [6], underscores the term’s association with deliberate and calculated placement. Together, these uses illustrate how "deploy" serves as a powerful descriptor, capturing the essence of military organization across diverse literary contexts.
  1. Later a second company marched through Chobham to deploy on the north side of the common.
    — from The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
  2. Troops deploy.
    — from Ulysses by James Joyce
  3. In vain the Federal officers tried to deploy their companies.
    — from The King James Version of the Bible
  4. He wishes to deploy twenty battalions, and leave between them one hundred and fifty yards, or an interval equal to their front.
    — from The Art of War by baron de Antoine Henri Jomini
  5. In others, as Italy, Switzerland, the valley of the Rhine, half of Hungary, it is barely possible to deploy a division of ten battalions.
    — from The Art of War by baron de Antoine Henri Jomini
  6. = to deploy .
    — from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce

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