Cavalry: Its History, Management, and Uses in War (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Cavalry: Its History, Management, and Uses in War

The attack - Formidable aspect of both attack and defence - The result of a charge dependent on circumstances - The power of Cavalry consists in the rapidity of its movements - Cavalry always acts on the Offensive, never on the defensive - Must be used with discretion - Should never be spared on the day of battle - Description of a Cavalry charge.

Cavalry versus Cavalry - Importance of reserves - Object of flank col umus - Second line - Different orders of battle - Flank attacks - Stratagems - Attack in echelons - Skirmishers - Reconnoitring of Obstacles - Charge as foragers - Instances of hesitation in attack - Causes thereof - Cavalry affair near Burgos - Pursuit - Ra11y - Resum .

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