Lance-exercises, [254];
better attachment of, necessary, [255]
Leader, importance of-independence of, in combined action, [68], [76];
more initiative to be given to, [73];
to be careful about his horses, [87];
duty when covering a retreat, [88];
modern requirements in a good, [89], [90];
to be kept informed of the general situation, [111], [117];
clearness of intention, [116];
must organize his own intelligence, [117];
capacity of, [126];
of great Cavalry masses, [286]
Led horses, [91];
place for, [93], [94];
in dismounted practice, [259]
Lines—three-line system, [73]
Locality, faculty of finding way in unknown, [274]
Lunging rein, [188]
Manœuvres, Brigade and Divisional, little criterion of work in War, [42];
trotting and galloping at, [210];
weight to be carried at, [210];
movements which are of use for War, [226];
theatrical display in great Cavalry, [263];
deficiencies in existing, [266];
Imperial, [267];
baggage train to be represented at, [279];
limitations of telegraphs at, [279];
of Brigades to be abolished in favour of Divisional and Corps, [283];
limitation of demands on Cavalry at, [284]
Maps, misuse of, [274]
Marches, flanking detachments to, [121];
length of, [122];
endurance of horses on, [127];
excessive lengths of, [128];
average lengths of, [128];
trotting and halts on, [128]
Mars la Tour, [82], [83], [86], [225] (footnote)
'Mass' when suitable, [81], [82]
Masses, training of Cavalry in large, [214], [215];
necessity for bringing Cavalry together frequently in, [245]
Maxim guns with Cavalry, [178]
Messengers, employment of, to be limited, [129]
Mobility, essential in surprise actions, [118];
German Cavalry deficient in, [169];
of supply waggons, [173]
Mounted Reserve, duties of, [95];
strength of, [96]
Movements most suitable for battle-field, [226];
to be avoided, [226];
to be practised on simple warnings, [236]
Musketry, importance of knowledge of, by officers, [253];
judging distances, [253]
Napoleon on length of Cavalry marches, [122]
Narbonne, General von Pelet, proposals of, [155]
Numbers alone can prevail in victory or in covering retreat, [36];
give opportunities of dismounted action, [57]
Oats, [205]
Observation of masses of enemy's army by officers patrol, [31];
during combat, [40]
Offensive against Infantry, Cavalry capable of taking the, [60]
Officers of Cavalry have better knowledge of their men than in Infantry, [59];
importance of training of, [64];
increased importance of knowledge of musketry, [253];
to be attached to Infantry for instruction, [256];
higher education of, [286] et seq.;
training in horsemanship of, [291]
Officers patrols, when necessary, [31]
Orderlies to be limited, [128]
Orders, simplicity essential in, [68];
how to be transmitted in the field, [69];
by bugle call, [69];
verbal, [69];
to be circulated simultaneously to all subordinates, [112];
importance of clearness in, [116]
Organization of German Cavalry unchanged, [17];
requires reform, [17];
must be elastic, [47];
example of 1870, 47;
also of Napoleon, [48];
of German Cavalry to be by territorial districts, [167]
'Outer lines,' advantages of, [78]
Outflanking tactics, when undesirable, [53];
detachments, work of, during charge, [232]
Outposts, necessity for breaking through enemy's, [33];
fixed rules for, impossible, [126]
Patrols, causes of possible danger in the future, [10];
breaking up of enemy's communications by officers, [22];
must ascertain changes in enemy's initial dispositions, [25];
must protect frontier districts from raids, [25];
must avoid becoming desperately involved, [26];
superiority in individual patroller essential, [31];
defeat of enemy's, necessary, [31];
'reconnoitring' distinct from 'security' patrols, [133];
strength of, [136];
duties of commander, [136];
transmission of despatches by, [138];
must report to Headquarters as well as through ordinary channel, [140];
'tactical,' [143];
'security,' [143];
screening by, [144];
Regulations need amendment, [145];
training for scouting basis of all reconnaissance instruction, [269];
suggestion as to instruction, [270]
Place on battle-field of Cavalry, [84], [85]
Prague, Battle of, [83]
'Principles,' tactical, of Cavalry opposed to Cavalry, [231];
of Cavalry opposed to Infantry and Artillery, [234]
Prisoners, value of capturing, during enemy's mobilization, [24]
Protection of main force, steps required differ from those for obtaining information, [29];
opposite views held, [29]
Pursuit of beaten enemy imperative, [84];
methods of, [51];
dismounted action during, [51];
Waterloo, [52];
wars of 1866 and 1870, [84];
duties during, [88];
to be practised on a grand scale, [283]
Quick-firing guns, employment of [180]
Raids, value of, on outbreak of War, [20];
to exploit enemy's resources, [34];
indispensable element in future, [34];
depend on rapidity and surprise, [34];
and on concentration of force at night-time, [35];
dispersion during, [35]
Rapidity essential in raids, [34];
and in dismounted attack, [99]
Rations, emergency, for horses, [174];
author's experiment with forage, [203] et seq.
Rearguard actions, to be practised on a grand scale, [283]
Reconnaissance by independent bodies of Cavalry necessary, [7];
rendered more difficult by range of modern firearms, [10];
and by smokeless powder, [10];
value of intensified, [12];
must be a separate service from screening, [31];
an exception to this, [41];
advantage of defeating enemy's reconnoitrers, [31];
under fire very difficult to effect, [39];
on the battle-field, [66];
cavalry leader must organize his own, [120];
training for scouting the basis of instruction in, [269];
knowledge of principles of 'higher strategy' essential, [288]
Reconnoitring patrols, [134] et seq.
Recruits, training of, [188] et seq., [273]. See also ['Training']
Regiment, the fundamental tactical unit, [228]
Regimental call, value of, [230] et seq.
'Regimental column' formation, [227];
merits of double, [229]
Regulations should not lay down fixed evolutions, [70];
but only essential principles of action, [70];
existing edition of, requires revision, [70], [79];
importance of Section 346, [76];
rearrangement recommended, [244];
as to training of dismounted squadrons, [253]
Reinforcements, difficulty of supplying Cavalry, [151]
Remounts, supply of, in War, [159];
English blood in, [187];
training of, [187]
Reports in the field to be made to Headquarters and to adjacent columns, [11];
transmission of, [138] et seq.
Reserve forage, [131]
Reserve squadrons, position for, during attack, [232]
Reserve troops an easy prey to Cavalry when once beaten, [15]
Rest, importance of, to horses, [124], [125]
Retreat, advantages of 'outer lines' in, [78];
duty of Cavalry covering a, [88]
Riding, cross-country, [186];
individual, [189]
Riding School, [193] et seq.
Roszbach, Battle of, [83]
Rushes, advancing by, [113]
Rye as forage, [206]
Schlichting, General von, writings of, [81];
criticism of, [83];
on application of drill-book principles, [237]
School, Riding, [192];
War (see ['War School']);
of Cavalry, [290]
Screening, importance of, [12];
during absence of troops, [27];
must give way to obtaining intelligence, [28];
distinct from reconnoitring, [32];
must be fought for, [33]
Security when secondary to obtaining intelligence, [28];
during rest, [122];
general advantages of, [124]
Sedan, Battle of, [87]
Seidlitz, Von, at Zorndorf, [87]
Simplicity essential to successful tactics, [68]
Single combat exercises, [195] et seq.
Skeleton enemy, [244]
Soor, action of, [83]
Squadron School, the basis of tactical training, [214];
drill, [217];
tactical training of dismounted, [258];
general education of, [272], [276];
practical exercises for, [275]
'Squadron column,' merits of, [228]
Staff required for Cavalry corps, [228]
Strategical handling of Cavalry, importance of, [37];
fixed regulations inapplicable to, [105];
general principles, [105]
Subdivision of force, [107]
Summary of opinions on Cavalry generally, [294]
Supply trains must march as fast as Cavalry, [171];
length of, [172];
mobility of, [173]
Supreme Commander, presence of Cavalry essential to success of, [37]
Surprise the essence of Cavalry actions, [16];
indispensable in raids, [34];
requirements for success in, [118]
System, the 'three-line,' [74]
Tactical action by Divisional Cavalry precluded, [40];
of Cavalry changed by new conditions, [49];
'Drei Treffen,' [73];
training for, too elementary, [223]
Tactical education for troops generally, [213] et seq.
Tactical principles, Cavalry v. Cavalry, [231] et seq.;
Cavalry v. Infantry and Artillery, [232] et seq.;
exercises to develop the, [236]
Tactical and strategical principles of the future, [83]
Telegraph, control of, [140];
limitations as to the use of, in Manœuvres, [279]
'Three-line' system, [73]
Training, true purpose of, [161]
of Cavalry Staff, [166];
Von Moltke's proposals, [166];
changes must be met by new methods, [181];
of horses and men, [184] et seq.;
length of period of, [188], [194];
proposed programme for, [200];
preparation for endurance, [207];
War conditions essential to, [208];
tactical, too elementary at present, [223];
for dismounted fighting, [247] et seq.;
some deficiencies in present, [217];
of squadrons a stepping-stone to field service, [276]
Training grounds ('Truppenübungs Plätze'), [239]
Transmission of orders during action, [69]
'Treffen,' definition of, [74]
Trotting on march, [128]
Turning movements, when imperative, [115]
Verbal orders, [69]
Villages, dismounted defence of, [97] et seq.;
withdrawal from, [99]
Vionville, Battle of, [107]
Von-Rosenberg at Mars la Tour, [225] (footnote)