Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-19
MIMIC WAR.
Brilliant ManDuvres CT German Corps
Prominence of Cavalry.

Brilliant Mannuvres Of German Corps
Prominence of Cavalry.
A Bodbcrg cable dispatch says: Near Co
locne the German manpuyres began under
splendid auspices in the presence OF the
Crown Prince. representing the Emperor.
and attended by a large suite OF Ger
man prices and foreign officers. The
weather was bright. clear, and invig-
Grating. The Seventh Westphaian corps
acted sgainst the Eighth Rhineiand corps.
there being altogether over CO.000 troops
in the field. The Crown Prince, Prince
Wilhelm, ard Prince Henry were present,
and very attentive - strangers. The
United States are not represented. The
entire action, properly speaking. "dS
confined to the cavalry and it, accom-
panying horse artillery. The infantry
never fired n shot. For the latter arm the
whole fighting OF to-day consisted in mere
strategic manGuyring. the operations
lasted four hours under n burning SUN
from 10 till nearly g. Not a rille-shot was
heard. but on the other baud there We're
evoluiors OF part OF the cavalry, which
were fruitful in lessons to students and
lovers Of the semi-obsolete arm, as It Is
called by some.
CAVALRY ~ TIE FUTURE.
Some predict for the cavalry a future ap.
plicatiOn which in its pslmiest days Il
never knew. BY the latter class OF critics
il IS argued that all future wars on the Con.
tinent OF Europe at least MUST be inaugu.
rated by conflicts and collisions OF huge
masses Of cavalry. Cavalry divisions. more
than in the past, they contend, will act a
screens and ieeeTs OF advancing posts; nor
al la al 20. lrin
breoch-lOaders into play until one or other
Of the moving screens 81 horse is rent
asunder and rendered, so TO say, perfectly
transparent Ly the multitudinOus .abres
OF the opposing force During the
evOlutiOns OF the artillery four
artillcrymen were wounded. thus giving
occasion TO surgeons to put in some good
'work, giving, for the moment, 10 the ma
nguyres the color and spirit OF real combat.
The cavalry had the advantages OF mlrGI.
yTirg under condition OF actual warfare.
At the beginning OF the day the opposing
forces were separated by an interval Of
several miles, and as far as the eye.
aided nv powerful glasses. could reach.
from the centre OF the interval on either
side. nothing whatever could be seen OF
any body OF troops, large or small; but
ridges began to be specked with discern-
bic forms Of UhIans and bussars, and as
the cautious videttes came scampering on
across the pl.in they were soon followed
by oflicer-patrOl.," as they are called, and
those in turn by single squadrons. Behind
those again rose dense clouds OF dust. that
fatal obstacle to secrecy Of movement. and
now it was plain 10 the spectators that two
huge bodies of cavalry were fast approach
ing each other. 1t was clear that the cav
airy division OF one corps was pushing on
far ahead Of its own infantry in search OF
the position OF the enemy, and was 10 be
encountered by similar body on like
GRAND.
A STIRRING SIGHT.
The cavalry division OF the south or Rhc.
nish corps, which swept past like thua'
der-storm, was accompanied by two batt'-
ries OF horse artillery, which came in sight
OF the hostile cavalry cautiously coming on
in the same formation. II was belutitui
TO see the swift. orderly way In which
1t wheeled round the village aud deploycd
INTO line as il to charge, Dut 10
this it did not come. for the other
cavalry division began to fall back IN the
direction OF MS infantry. aud The southern
Horse cOntented itself with sbelling the
retiring squadrons and pressing on eau
iiously to pursue It's inquisiiiyc task. Then
followed IA brisk skirmish between the
horse artillery OF the opposing cavalry. di-
visions, but tins was all the real fghtlbg'
for the rest OF the time was consumed ia
what may be described as strategical ma
neuyring on the part Of the infantry on
10th sides, which only brought them within
very long range of each other at an hour
when 1t was inexpedient to submit tae
physical endurance OF the troops 70 FUR
Their test. Consequently they retired 10
their biyouacs with q grim certainty that
tomorrow the manipulation OF the brcech-
loader would at LIST take the place OF the
preliminary combats OF cavalry.