There are already hopes that actual tacticalsurprise has been attained, andwehope to furnish the enemywitha succession of surpriseduring the courseof the fighting.
With this plan firmly in mind, Hooker called back the Union troops when they advanced to some high ground after having gained a tacticalsurprise with an easy crossing of the Rappahannock River.
's multilateral "peacekeeping" activities, these American units were denied the element of surprise and tactical preparation essential to their mission.