, 1861-06-03

Although the cavalry Is capable Of profting
by the disorder Of the enemy ,!and attack him
suddenly, ita actions are conditioned by the
qualities Of the ground, Which must be toler-
ably level and open. Htnco, in the campaign,
tho cases when the cavalry might be prodta-
bly employed are fewer than those Of the In
fnnt1y. It's sudden attacks are successful when
they are prepared by infantry and artillery,
but by itself tho cavalry cannot prepare them.
Being so capable for gathering Information
about the enemy, aud for sudden attacks, it ia
not safe, without the other troops, against the
sudden attack Of the enemy particularly when
upprerared to fight. Besides that, the organ
ization Of cavalry being far more costly, its
maintenance more embarrassing, its drill of
men and horses more difficult; all those reasons
render it necessary to haye the number Of cag-
ally limited
The artillery, By itsclf, is def=nceless. It
can act only with the other troops. By It's
freit prepsres the attack for infantry and cav
AIRY, destroying the ranks ofthe enemy and dis.
mounting its batteries, but cannot profit by It's
own success the attack Of infantry aud cayal-
r may break the enemy by one stroke; the
artillery wanta some time to produce Al effect;
beirg attacked suddenly in flank, or in rear
the artillery cannot stand Hence 1t must be
always supported BY other troops. On the
other hand, the infantry or calvary could not
fight without artillery, Hence tho advantages
Of artillery consist In preparing the attack,
Strengthening tho defense, md enhancing the
courage Of the troops; its disadvantages con-
eist in the complication Of It's organization
and its incapacity for independent action
r The yudicious combination Of infantry, cav
airy and artillery, make an army perfect; the
defects Of one being compensated by the ad-
vantages Of the other.
The importance of the war, the difficulties
10 be overcome, and the resources Of the
country 10 he invaded, and our own resources,
determine tie number Of troops. The prin.
ciIal etrergth, the back bone, Of every army
consisting in infantry, it is by the number OF
iniantsy that the number Of other troops Is
determined. Thus, as general thing, to a
certain number Of infhntly is taken abou:
ore-si1th Of cavalry; but this number Of c.v-
airy is modified by the Typographical condi-
tion Of the theatre Of Har, by its means to
maintain the cavalry. and by The cystem Of
war. When the country is open aud the
means Of foraging ample, the number of cav-
slsy' may be increased. On the contrary, In
the mountainous and poor regions the nun.
btr If cavalry must be as limited as possible.
Again in country wEe.e guerilla or partisan
war Is carried on, the cavalry, and pazticu.
lstly drsgoons or mounted rifles, nay be Of tho
greatest importance,
The number Of cavalry depends also upon
the condition Of infantry. The better the
infantry, the Ices it wants the cavalry. In Ill
campaigns in upper Italy, the number Of cav:
airy vas always limited In the Crimean
campaign, The allied amy had but very little
Of cavalry; on the other hand, in the cam.
raigns Of 1906 and 1912, Napoleon had d large
number Of casslly.
Tic number Of artillery depends, from ita
pezfectness Of organization, on the qualities
of other troops, and from the topography OF
the theatre Of war. The more movable the
hrtillty the more Of It may be takan; the
lees experienced arc the troops the more oi
artillery they need. Napoleon, In 1906, with
10000 troops, had only 10 field pieces Of artil
lery; and in 1878, when his army consisted
mainly Of new conscripts, to $4,000 troop
he had !, 200 pieces Of artillery. Again, in the
mountainous country much artillery csnnot
be taken, 80 that the general proportion o1
artillery In the war is from one to four pieces
to thousand men.
Besides theee troops, there must be corps
IF khnnare and yr,fnarr Ifa cfra1n4f, eh,r1J
~ 0eppe1S aaa nt1nes' Ate 1lteoe1a saoa1o
| oe ~ one to forty OF the army; but when
there arc in view many sleges Of fortreases
! It's strength must be greater
Keep. me baggage and munition ttatnk'
which follow the troops, there are 1o.d and
flying parks to supn,y the .,7nv iii ,,n,t
tinns of v.r-.b, - hat,- -. - "t,4t 1ueua
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