San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30
Maneuuers of Caualrymen
Put Little 7own to Fore

the details of the maneuvers while
TO Cant. Earl Lambeth, division in
telligence officer fell the burden OF
co-ordinatinc all information for both
sides. =.
Col. A. +. Commiskey, chief of
staff of the division. exercised super
vision over the work.
Major Chaffee's work required
months and a complete knowledge OF
the innumerabe problems involved in
the handling of such large number
of troops.
Yet so well had he worked out his
plans. the maneuvers started prompt
" Monday and went through the
week Without a hitch.
The arena of activities was entered
by the white" troops first when
they entered Maria on Saturday,
September 23.
The "browns" arrived in camp at
Ryan on Sunday afternoon.
On Monday morning the real bat
tie" started.
The scheme of operations was as
follows: Brewster county, east OF
Maria, formed white" state which
had declared war on a brown" state.
consisting of FL Paso, Jeff Davis and
Preside counties.
A "red" state south of the Rio
Grande was ready to Join the
"whites."
The whites" when they moved to
Maria. were supposed to have left an
infantry division at Alpine, due east.
The "browns" also had an imagin-
airy Thirteenth cavalry division which
was placed on the river, watching the
"reds."
The object of the "browns" was to
prevent a juncture of the "reds" and
whites" and to drive the whites"
from their territory, Preside coun-
ty.
Beginning at the Fisher ranch.
about eighteen miles southwest Of
Maria Monday morning, the maneuv-
ers extended over territory many
miles in breadth and when they end
ed Saturday the entire First Cavalry
division was approximately 40 miles
south.
Under the general scheme of the
maneuvers the "browns" were the
aggressors, the "whites" for the most
part merely defending their positions
until they could safely withdraw.
Clever Flank Move.
The most interesting fighting of
part of the whites" to delay the
brown" advance upon Fishers ranch
on Monday.
1t was here that the "whites"
showed some excellent delaying &C.
ton and the "browns" an ability to
press forward under fire.
An uphill charge by the "browns"
featured this fight.
The action on Tuesday. an attack
by the whites" upon the Fisher
defenses of the "browns" also afford
ed observers an excellent insight into
the mettle of the two brigades.
The brown" position was impregn-
able but the "whites" attacked fierce
~ and succeeded in wrestling from
the browns" valuable water sup
plies.
1t was here that the whites" exc
cuted a clever flank attack.
On Wednesday the "browns" again
advanced while the whites" slowly
moving south, attempted to delay
their march.
Both sides were well handled on
this day.
Thursdays action when the
"browns" attacked a defensive posi-
ton of the whites" furnished the
best fighting of the week.
1t was here that Col. Fitzhugh Lee
Of the Seventh Cavalry Regiment exc
cuted one of the cleverest flank at
tacks of the maneuvers which easily
made him the hero of the day.
Fridays action, the last day of the
maneuvers between the two brigades,
consisted of flank attacks BY the
whites" and flank guard action by
the "browns.'
The entire division then moved east
to Atlantic for three-day maneuver
as a unit.
Ball ammunition and interesting
problems in fire control will be a part
of this maneuver.