[8]. Unfortunately, the expenses connected with life in our Cavalry regiments are so heavy that only officers who have considerate means of their own can afford to belong to them, and but few of such go into the army as a profession. The only remedy is to make service in the Cavalry more attractive to those who are not well off by increasing the pay, and thus making it a prize for the Cadets at Sandhurst to struggle for as they now struggle for the Indian army.
[9]. Colonel Denison’s “History of Cavalry” gives an excellent account of Cavalry work in this war and others of the same period.
[10]. “Science of War,” chap. iii., “Tactical Employment of Cavalry” (undated).
[11]. “Cavalry soldiers must of course learn to be expert rifle shots, but the attainment of this desirable object will be brought no nearer by ignoring the horse, the sword, or the lance” (Introduction to Bernhardi’s “Cavalry in Future Wars,” p. 22).
[12]. “Cavalry Training,” p. 129.
[13]. “Cavalry in Future Wars,” pp. 221–2 and 234 (4).
[14]. “Cavalry Training,” p. 194.
[15]. “Cavalry in the Russo-Japanese War,” p. 55.
[16]. “Cavalry in Future Wars,” p. 10, and elsewhere.
[17]. “With French in South Africa,” p. 426.