Hugh Nibley
“The Nephites with their inferior numbers were being forced to fight that kind of a war that all commanders dread—a war on two fronts…Things looked very bad indeed for Moroni ‘in those dangerous circumstances’ (Alma 52:14); here was a situation that would test his skill to the utmost, and he rose to the occasion. First he ordered Teancum to sit tight on his sector while harassing the Lamanites as much as possible and keeping a sharp lookout for any chance opportunity or opening to do them real damage (Alma 52:10).” (Since Cumorah, p. 31)