The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-04
THE CHICAGO Z0UAvE CADETS.
The Zouaves Peculiar Tactics Crhuceuy
Coasidered-Their Applicability and
Emctensy tn q Military Point OF
View, &c.

oasidered-Their Applicability and
Emcieney In q Military Point OF
View, sc.
The excitement consequent upon the recent Vst 70 TINS
city the Chicago Zouaves, also oy their performances
In giving our military men and others specimen OF their
military skin in this city and elsewhere, having some
what subsidized we think but act Justice 70 all, and
especially 10 our military readers at large, TO give
more critical notice OF the peculiar drill Of the
zouayes which unable to do from the press upon
our military column until now. The Western cham
MONS IN are now homeward bound and in their absence
we shall take undue advantage in speaking Of their
capabilities, but shall with generous liberay review
their claims for military tactical superiority We are
ee confess in common with the majority Of our cit
who sympa.hi1c with national military nsttu.
ton that at first most avoraby impressed upon
the first appearance of the Zouaves at their exhibition
drill in front of the City Hall-their unique uni.
forms, the energy and naturalness with which
H.isue which they clearly demonstrated during
three and one-hah hours drill under the rays Of
Juy sun. While are frank confess that the Chi
cago zouaves Possessi many military eaceences, Is,
vres, they uphold and adopt system which, in many
Of its details violate important laws OF military TACTICS
and 70 which we are Obliged TO take exceptions s -,
SImns forming sa s e1cs'" md
latter position placing hands upon the shoulders give
scenic effect 70 the drill all this we say, Is anti mill
Their this point but proceed to the other branches OF
the Zouave drill
me exhibitions given in this city and elsewhere con-
listed of consecutive series Of man@uvres arranged in
programmatcal order that the exhibition dr by the
zouaves from the time they left Chicago until they reach
Cd this city, was repetition Of the
which they had for the year previous been unremngy
H their exhibition drill in the Park, the first move
ment they executed requiring delcacy Of execution
was the formation Of company on right by ME into
Again. the zouaves side step to the right oreft
which recognised by Scott Hardee for obvious
reasons. Their rider arms was admirably executed
and some Of their other movements entitled to
mandatory Their drill in the oadings and frings
York military companies 1t hardly necessary to pro-
Deed any further in criticism Of the important ea
ture above pamed in the school Of the soldier but as
veral of otherwise good military companies fall into
the same error will be sufficient excuse to pay de-
at order nc osa so explicit
that iw definition unmisakeable Yet TO the zouaves
must we accord the palm Of violating this the most
and fires At his neighbours will, not hts own. Mill
try authors, spprehendng the violation Of this rule
have particularly called the attention OF instructors TO
habtuste the recruits BY degrees load with the greatest
possible prempttude each without regulating himself by
his neighbor, and above all without waiting for him.
Firing by le which is most used in war, commences
the right Of each company at once and every man after
firing loads his piece continues firing without regard
70 any one around him Yet this rule violated by
Zouaves The Interior object Of company drill is prepa-
at indenendenslv the zousyes would prove invncibe
but for a battalion they are most sadly deficient.
Ate. the nfngs, fshxs wefe cioseo WIN sanp1ng Vi
The distances well sustained, and, in fact, their
marching deserves all praise There Is an elasticity
soUu. tne s1eP ts' he . psa Tome Of The mvss
res Of warke operations is contained in the legs" son
right y me nto me nns from formed VIZ" Ssrs Inc
rear rank moves The magnitude Of this . error
- ,.,,alien s,te%p,;pa 10 carry out the
principle Their double quick step was well timed
tner wneeings eooo, anu wy n, nun u TO-, ~
twelve Or fourteen Giles and 'front.' such the battalion
Oh osae's p,sse ,, as sccomnI,shad 9Th the
ss,s a. ostnSs or caryesand At once
t reasss. ,h q, W ,ps s s,a ,h h,hss,
ehIa .,snSard ., d,scin,,na snar The marchnss
p0ssoe 1880 y. ~, n,ch M ,ho,, ~ The
tactics could De Iound Dor could us pt,y oe avineo'
ap' w n ne hans, os ,he ar,;,ierv The nm
DING and ng o. oayons Was ,b s ne 20 S
~ LIZ, s,ssor .ss,.cL arms,, vas very good which
clcscd the arst part.
,i,nasses a bailalion or company skirmsh II is not
rrnrstne therefore, that they should deem this part Of
me er u new srnsbns esseetsly an American
S se ~ wsriare and since Inc Revolution il has been
more or less u.s. oa a o an y s1es IN tbs
, The ssmirston and uride Of the citizens Their ex
ercses were the practsed by the Zouaves,
inch AS living down firing kneeiing and firing.
In skirmshng it is nos expected that the movements
shoud be executed with the same precision as 10 Closed
ranks nor il IL desirable such exactness would mate
rally interfere with prompt execution, and the move
ments will be habtualy indicated by the sound OF
the buse. The diminishing Of the zouaves at me me
Washington ParK, Brooklyn, was not up TO the
standard OF Q fret class infantry company. In de-
ploying forward the captain was up on a line
with the skrmnhers, giving directions TO the right,
the le every occasion, like instructor In Al ele-
backwards IN order to make line What most TO be
deprecated in this part OF the exercises vas their
loading and nring at will Tie not only
watched and list. ned TO each other but turned
their heads in order to see whes her neighbors
were about 20 Gre they might deliver their IRE
All Al once This was received BY the uninated with
acclamaions OF delight .'stack arms closed part
cond, w en- the bayonet exercises opened
anna II IA commended by many military that IL n
The leading weapon in modern warfare, but while we
sant ts great IMPORTANCE we are not disposed give
IL every preference any arms Of the service In