Chapter 1

EMPLOYMENT OF CAVALRY AND ESSENTIALS OF LEADERSHIP

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I. THE MODERN CONDITIONS OF WAR, AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE EMPLOYMENT AND USEFULNESS OF CAVALRY 3

II. DUTIES AT THE BEGINNING AND DURING THE COURSE OF THE WAR 19

III. STRATEGICAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE CAVALRY 38

IV. INCREASED IMPORTANCE OF DISMOUNTED ACTION 49

V. THE TACTICAL LEADING IN MOUNTED COMBATS 62

VI. TACTICAL CONDUCT OF DISMOUNTED ACTIONS 90

VII. STRATEGICAL EMPLOYMENT OF CAVALRY 104

VIII. PATROLS--TRANSMISSION OF REPORTS--CYCLISTS 132