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I was wondering, in the premodern era; ie, before 1850, and for ancient, medieval, and early modern eras; how precisely did military scouts go about performing their duties? I'm thinking; what percentage of an army would be allocated to reconnaissance duties, how they would be deployed, what information would they be required to gather, and how they would go about doing this (ie, how often they would return to the main army, how they would be equipped, and what sort of tactics and methods scouts would employ).

Thanks!
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