CHAPTER VIII

ACTION OF CAVALRY IN THE GENERAL ENGAGEMENT

Independent cavalry, danger of their detachment at inopportune times--Cavalry and horse artillery at LOIGNY-POUPRY--Unsatisfactory direction of cavalry in 1870-71 followed by peace belief in rifle--Fallacy of tendency to dismounted action shown by South African and Manchurian Wars--The line our training should take-- Cavalry instructional rides--Value of initiative-- Conclusions--Frederick the Great’s cavalry compared with our South African cavalry--Pursuit--Neglect of, a British failing--The parallel pursuit--Its value-- Blücher at Katzbach on cavalry pursuit Page 69