 Complete the following phrase:  Notable historic examples of scorched-earth tactics include William Tecumseh Shermans March to the Sea in the American Civil War, Kit Carsons subjugation of the American Navajo Indians, Lord Kitcheners advance against the Boers, and the setting of fire of 605 to 732 oil wells by retreating Iraqi military forces in the Gulf War. Also notable were the Russian armys strategies during the failed 