New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05

over ground that siopcd up three dep,...
WAS sodden with rain. The horses r. 4
wearied that many OF them fell from exta ..e
when the charge oesan. The infantrvma.. a
received them had been selected Ly i,ya VIC
Of savage and continuous fighting An nvul,
hearts, had gone to the rear. 1t is safe 'dlnl
TIA. there was not Prussian on the wss, ~ "a!
OF ChIum that day who did not wish To ho ,'uss
Even under these conditions the charge e.n
very close to success, though all Eurore 's az.
shouting that cavalry was useless asai,r
b.ecchoading fire.
A BRILLIANT CHARGE OF HORsENEv
The french got their chassepots in 1914 ~.
1861? No German otiioer believed that bis ,r aa
would be of any good against them. W, "
Nion.ilIc the first line of the German c,v.,S
halted under heavy fire on the plateau. tool -
tcrsaIs by passacng, went off the plateau at .
walk and wheeled up to front again az ,,ass,s
as il Oh dress parade. This, too, was ma
a:acent and ii was war 1t WAS done 10 -
courage the young troops cost only sevs,,
men and horses, though the chassepots ws
barking in Thousands and it was worth wba, !
cost Again at Vionv!iic Bredows six sop,i
rcns went over two lines II "unshaken H.
faniry rs II they were paper. In another char,
the TROOPERS vent over the French cannon. ,s
ing only tIfty men. They came So fast that n.
artillcrymen found it impossible to depress hs,
pieces with sufficient raPidity and accuracy
horse proved that the French line of a.,
lacked The strength Of cobwcbs yet this San.
French Infantry was so good that two da;,
later ii took an entire division Of the Germ
footacn ;h-ee hours 10 80 through hem, al
cost II four thousand lives vr ~ per cent A
the attacking force.
Thee viii never bc any finer or steadier q,
more "unshakcn' infantry than these Frepct
They were privates aud non commissioned OF.
GERS who to quote Won MOltk". sought 10 70.
deem with their lif-blovd tn errors FOR ghicb
they were in no wise responsible" The Franco.
Prussian War was thick with similar instances
which are carefully eschewcg III he writings
OF anti cavalry doctrinaires.
In the old days troops were safe when helt
in reserve five hundred yards back Of the fight
ing line Now for 100 yards behind this line
the ground is torn with bGcts. Consequently
troops arr held thre. thousand yards back
and even at this distance there VIII be occasional
casualties To take part In an engagement he
reserve force must he moved cntirey throug.
this wide and dangerous zone. Infantry can
not do /, In less than twenty i've minutes, and
another ten minutes will b. used H. getting
them into lire Cavalry can cover the distants
In six minutes. The rapidt - with which Their
range alters makes them difficult target. AMI
the moral effect Of their laundering and sv.,
advance IL great IL is estimated that H.
cavalry loss in charee should not exceed Gne.
third OF the infantry loss. American milaH
men Of the more advanced kind expect ser'ns
81 the highest value in heavy engagements lroz
the splendidy composed and equipped 'Ouh'
teer cavalry that has gone L. the 'front.' "
their worth In scouting rrconnoisance and Is
media of communication there can be NJ queS
ton