New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-04

| the trophies Of the victory. Az "'0" ID
sou,v's cavalry killed 5000 OF the enemy, nav" a,
= ooo,. oOo prisoners. and captored 80 guns nv
So, a.n.rh;e,ry. the same warrior WIN DIS cav
90 ,ha retreat Of the enemy, saoereu ''S
""' Wv .d con,ured it's light artillery-while Le-
49, h;s heroic Dragons upon three frnsshn
WI, p.1eior ha,talions-pIerced through them-and
,'i1 h.ck 2 coo prisoners IL guns and several
o'o's o,5 not content with this, those adj
m;,abe squadrons Of cuiras'iers dashed OIL III pur'
49,, ~ Rlacher hmself,- and, from ii o'clock in
rho morning 10 3 of the afternoon, they harrasscd
and hung upon bim--picked up thousands OF so'
ders in the pursut--and then started of at full
mot acroes tho woods, alone and without artillery
and attacked without hesitation the PTussian masses
in full retreat, which Butcher had tie greatest ci-
fculty in leading back to Etoges. On the I'm, at
Mormant, the Russians suffered similar defeat by
the dragons from Spaini at their head Mlbaud ana
Valmy attacked Pahler's Russian squares, broke
them, and made them prisoners en- masse, together
with their artillery-while they scattered and put
to Fight the cavalry which attempted 10 come to
the rescue:-i,O00 men-prisoners, killed ana
wounded, rewarded the conquerors.
No wonder that the Duke Of Wellington declared
10 Jomini his unqualified appreciation of the French
cavalry. lie said: "After having personally borne
the brunt Of their audscily and perseverance at
Waterloo, know of none capable Of surprising
them And it will be in the recollection of the
readers of these Pages that Napier in bic History
Of the Peninsular War; felt compelled to declare
bic Opinion respecting the French cavalry in terms
by no means Aattering to the national prde-name-
", that il would 30 unjust not 10 admit that The
French cavalry superior TO the English. In
deed. what would have become Of the English
squares at Waterloo, had they been abandoned
alone 10 the shocks of Napoleon's cuirassiers
which, during two hours, enveoped like whid-
wind their exhausted forest They must have
been crushed il Wellington had not 70 skillfully
used the numerous squadrons Of bic reserve. 1t
WAS with these fresh and reposing squadrons-hured
OPPORTUNITY through the intervals OF the squares
of the second line--that lie twice drove back Ney
down the plateau with the remnants of HE heroic reg
ments.
| II must be now sbundanty evident that efficient
cavalry has done right good service; aud, therefore
that i, will lie capable Of tie same service on any
future occason-beng ciicien; and led on by compe-
tent commanders.
But the "sualcient cavalry" required by Ma
INeOu Al lsulL'u W ''hlNti Lump
was not merely numerical. Cavalry is sufficient
only when il If up TO It's work-and then 1t If al-
important for browning victory Salnt-Ar-
maud. writing TO the Emperor Napoleon Ill. from
the Geld of Alma, said: Sire, had had cavalry,
| would have obtained immense refults, and Men
schikoG would no longer have army" AT the
recent battle OF Moutebello the want Of cavalry gave
Gen. Foley a fruitless, undooisive victory. EH-
celent Infantry Will not he pierced by indifferent
cayaly: but excellent cavalry will always beat in
different infantry and the want Of cavalry stopped,
as we know, Alexander, Casar, and Napoleon in tie
mds; OF their conquests.
What are the requirements Of the training TO
produce excellent cavalry In addition 10 the ply
sique Of man aud hone, there must be the intelli-
gent and rigorous training of both. BY constant
practice, 10th man and horse should be habiiusted
with every Kind Of ground -shoud be led through
narrow, winding, rugged lathwsys-up hill and
through byways and valleys leading 10 pRDe-
where they may be suddenly halted, formed in line
of battle, aud advance nj the trot and gallon. They
should he familiar with the difficulties Of plowed
Gelis-be able to pick their way through woods and
deflos-,o oross d stream by boating fofding and
swimming.
Carving his bread and forage for lis horse, lie,
every nan be ready and start for military march
/ Of certain number Of miles; then bivouac-as In
real warfare; and, ~ IN wartime dspaich squad
ron from the garrison some II ~ miles To
noilre-as in the vicinity Of II supposed enemy
Divide the troop into two bodies throw them Of,
IN different directions-bring them in eight Of each
o'ber suddenly and form them III the best position
that circumstance will allow Tor mutual attack.
ADsctiye, jealous cavalry service viii never be
idle but f. il obvious 1st all tbs requires tboi-
ooeh love Of duty intelli enoe, sud strong lear o.
well 10 nerve and sinow, on the pant oi men and
onicers-but then, who Will be left behind IN the
race after eaicieucy-nc, to ,y perfection! None
but thore who will be athletic submit to encloschm Mt,
insult and national degradation.
Il was the opinion OF Napoleon l., aud it is that Of
Napoleon H., that u the cavalry should be armed
with cartines Good cavalry officers have objected
to this view the subject IL Important, and deserves
serious attention.
Marshal De Scrvan strongly Of the Empcrors
opinion. lie maintained that the cafblne and bayo-
net Indispensable 10 cavalry when fighting on
foot; that they could hot be incony enient in any
circumstances; and that these arms might be eyen
necessary to cavalry when fighting in d body--when
on detschmeni-and TO single bononen lot 10 their
unsded resources.
There are many occasions in war in which
the cavalry cannot fight on horseback; there are
Others wherein it Id not necesss'ry that II should
fight In that manner and it may sometimes be ut
terly impossible 20 TO 6ght. Tho cavalry cannot
fight Oh horseback in hilly countries in countries
covered with woods or planted with trees and vine.
, yards or cut up by canals, streams and rsvinss.
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