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Alfred Higgins Burne (1886–1959) was a soldier and military historian. He invented the concept of Inherent Military Probability; in battles and campaigns where there is some doubt over what action was taken Burne believed that the action taken would be one which a trained staff officer of the twentieth century would take.He was educated at Winchester School and RMA Woolwich before being commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1906.