4th. Nejdi horse, the property of Hussein-Effendi, ridden by the owner.
Certified the accuracy of the above report.
Signed: Ferd. de LESSEPS.
To finish with the Barb and to give, over and above the other qualities he possesses, an exact idea of his strength and spirit, I cannot do better than state the weight carried in most of our expeditions by the horse of a chasseur d'Afrique.
WEIGHT CARRIED BY THE HORSE OF A CHASSEUR D'AFRIQUE SETTING OUT ON AN EXPEDITION.
| Kilogr.[[3]] | Hectogr. | Décagr. | |
| Horseman armed and in full uniform | 82 | — | — |
| Equipments and pistol | 24 | — | — |
| Bread for two days | 1 | 5 | — |
| Biscuit for three days | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Coffee for five days | — | 6 | — |
| Sugar for five days | — | 6 | — |
| Bacon for five days | 1 | — | — |
| Rice for five days | — | 3 | — |
| Salt | — | — | 8 |
| Pressed hay for five days | 25 | — | — |
| Barley for five days | 20 | — | — |
| Three packets of cartridges | 1 | 3 | — |
| Four horse-shoes | 1 | 6 | — |
| ---------- | -------- | ------- | |
| Total (350 lbs) | 159 | 6 | 3 |
159 kilogrammes, or 19 more than the horse of a carabineer, and 26 more than the horse of a cuirassier in France. This weight, of course, decreases as the column proceeds on its march.
Delivered the 31st February 1847, by Colonel Duringer, at the moment of departure of a column.
Now, a horse that, in a country often rough and difficult, marches, gallops, ascends, descends, endures unparalleled privations, and goes through a campaign with spirit, with such a weight on his back, is he, or is he not, a war horse?