Rules and Regulations for Drill, Sabre Exercise and Field Movements of Cavalry

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1813 edition. Excerpt: ... in their personal movements; loud, decided and poiifr ed in their words of command, and intelligent, patient and hardy; the non commissioned officers and soldiers understand their duty, ride well, and the horses are active, vigorous and well broken/' He should examine the orderly books of the regiment and troops to- see if the orders are registered, returns inserted, and, throughout, duly kept. When the inspection is required to be very minute and a great variety of movements performed, it may he necessary to continue the inspection two or more days. This will be indispensable when the weather is umisc ally warm to avoid too great fatigue of the horses. PART IV. DUTY OF CAVALRY IN THF FIELD. " The duty of cavalry in the field, is extensive, and to' treat of it in all its varieties, would fill a volume. We shall therefore select such parts only as relate to camps, guards, vedettes, patrols, and- such other as naturally come within the limits of the work, and are deemed important for the young cavalry officer, on his first entering on service., 1. Encampment Of A Regiment, In The Fielv An army usually encamps in order of battle, in two or more lines, with the cavalry on the flanks, or such other part of the line as the nature of the ground-and other circumstances may require. There are two methods of encamping usually followed in regular armies. In one the tents are arranged in two or more rows parallel to the alignement of the c& in the other the rows are perpendicular to the alignement, each containing the tents of a company. Between the rows are spr.ces called streets, in which the hordes are picketed ia front oft and facing the tents of their several troops. The latter method is the moat convenient and safe for cavalryIntervals are...