The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-01-22

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,a sAss .tAs cavalry oasAt to dspsad o. the
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noav. AroeAhe liAs By Ne weight Of ths sharss.
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,sa,, Inst spoa ~ whole The eavslsy ooaid beat
a. ,usAnssy, md q Col. Mitchell who wrote .
nssh % sustan The sans pasfioa. 70 these cpaiens
eAs b sA6al thaesf Of eur owa ablsst end most
xpssisassa 0sossah who. itss aiA apca being ask.
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ssssssd h bssaAbs saaasss Of iaaaAsry. sluns,y
s>pliAa, sbseaass tAsy % no: cut their brides,
sluaa0sansly latmatiAs thst the hostes were
ehsoksA TOO noon. This ssasmsat b alncst idsn.
snual with that sntsrtainsd b. Col. AitsAsn. who
N.Y. - W. n oas e The squares At ths battle
Wassaioa nd ean tssuiy that the euraadses iavA
e,aAly pallsA up hs'sfs hay got within bayouss
rsaeh, and intinasss that Il thsy had preeipatatsd
shaunseivss On them they must inevitably have
trchsn every one Of thsA. This was the way n
whish Ne viewed The matter; cavalry charging
svav~1rs, or rsAreasiss. or Jino column. break.
M Il. soutisR L. and asvss sodssins II TO rally
We thought this could oaly b dons IN IN open and
Ssvsl, OF eomps,Ativsly level, eaunssy-a7d - this
vss II psincspai MSS Of cavalry. and Il was very
Aap>nsivs and difficult TO tuAtaip, Il appeared TO
n that our military anthositiss perhaps acted
,,,,eiy, consdssins the character Of our country,
La Goa sulassing that dssesip.in Of lores. Since
our srisls O. this gstiset was puhliaa 81 Ne have
hsd eoovsssation with an Intelligent efhcsr o.
oavahy which lsads NJ 70 think that cur views.
q sasee sxpesasd, weee sctizely wrong. and -
~ eossrsA into the subject for the coed Of the ser
viss, We take pleasure N acknowledging that We
siand eosrsetsd
Our cavalry ars axmsd with earbins., and are
sasgAs 70 est upon occasion, - light infantry. II
in charging discounted enemy he should rally 10
shiakss, the men would b dismocnsed, and ~.
t.ek them under cover. with ths assiGtanee Of the
usAs artillery By which every body Of cavalry h
asssndsd II. thsrsfore. the cavalry force were
less enough, they could keep him on tho run when
oaes ltaztsd, and prevent him from rallying. This
Il esetainly nnsh better than II they were com.
psllsd 70 send for IN infantry force to d'alcdge
him. Again, sur battles are generally fought on .
widsly extended front. II II Il necessazy 10 rein.
aecs any part Of the Nne the cavalry can do II in
one fourth psrs Of the time which would be 70.
quiEvd b. ths infantEy. This II another insstima-
~ advantage. Win regard to The efficiency Of
cavalry h pursuit. the ofnesr in question thinks II
vse had possessed suf. liant force Of thst descrp
don q tAs Ars. battle Of Nsnassss We might have
saksa twenty thousand prisoners; thatIA we might
have entirely Destroyed that army. Such being the
facts. - rsprsssnssd 70 ~. We not only abandon
our objections 10 the increase Of Inst arm, but We
vii cooperate cordially with these who are er-
Asayoring 70 obtaia An increase.
In the French army, Immediately u2der the
command Ct tie Emperor. every corps I've be.
lisvs every divisian) had il own cavalry and its
own artillery. Besides this. there was always q
hsavy body Of hosss, and powerful force Of AZ
tElsry. kept under tie hand Of tbs Emperor. the
former commanded BY Eura. This he used to pie
slpltais upon the enemy when his lice wavered
aad Il Wa ssasrAliy Overwhelming. Al the bsstle
q Austsrlitz. when every psri d the allied army
1ad been routed. except The right wing. command
- By Migration and when that ofassr was slowiy
sd steadily retiring before Lannes, Napoleon OF.
dared AaTst TO charge hIra ia flank with four thou
anA - ~uHn
iastantaassus aud dsei.ivA At jena when the
PFuaaiAn we're rstssatins In eomsthins Ike order,
h lst loose Aurat upea them with l2t0) cavalry.
~nd The retreat inasantly became = flight II Gen.
xSe hal such body Of cavalry slways by him. On
der ths command Of Gen. Stuart. he might turn hls
next victory into The total destruction Of the en-
eny.,
selected We should think that cavalry also should
- e0nssribea and horses fur1hhsd them by the
0Osssnnsn1 For thrss or four mi licns Of dollars
twenty thousand eAva:ry hofkss q good quality
might - fnTnished, and !. would be money well
spsat. II Il zoo much 10 make The soldier forAish
LIZ own here. It entails an expense which few
ere able 70 bsAs and snsetualy depresses the sss.
VIA
r. A-elnee IL shove was written, the E.qui.
sO-toe Contemporary 70 which We AilUded-hAd
Eabllahsd rsply TO cur arss AFtisie. The Kasqmt
~ presents ssras wry strong polnts One Of thsss
SSss f. 70 obvlA.s principal obi seton, arising
oct Of The difficulty Of making caSairy - eficisns
~ h We 10 IL European battles 70 which We
&flodsd- IL y shts: the feaess have eli been over
1Arown within the thsatre Of operations thus leav
lag sisar sweep foF the cavalry. We haye always
Lsasd The fences spoken OF - the principal impedI.
As3t- - being, In fAet. the only obstacle TO the
assumption By the cavalry Of that importance to
wlish they ere entitled. Napoleon attributed An
equal hnportsnss to oil THEE Arms-infsutry xr
4;llssy. and cavalry. Ee DID not eonaiesr q body
Of men an army withcu. the tsres IN proper pro-
postlOns. When hs drst took the command CT The
army Of Italy hs found IL cavalry Indifferent. He
employed comparatively little IN the aa.t six
lsscss. bseAass they were fought emong the Ap.
pAnnhssor On tbs spurs and ritgss Of ttoss mcun
,Ains. Bot whsn he had crossed tie Pc. and sd-
ssnssk into the lsvel plains Of Len hardy. ke de
t1rmlasA u make II - available ~ possible. Ae.
@ordinsiy. IN the combat Of Fomhio. he placed II
Ia sush position - 10 make Il Go the princlpa,
past Of " Sighting. II had been bsfors tiuid
and afraid to ensountse The Anstrian Cor rather