“Think on Scotia’s ancient heroes,
Think on foreign foes repelled;
Think on glorious Bruce and Wallace,
Who the proud usurpers quelled!
“See the northern clans advancing!
See Glengarry and Lochiel!
See the brandished broadsword gleaming!
Highland hearts are true as steel.”
And now the Cavalry appears on the scene—the so-called “Heavies” more lightly, however, mounted than the French, Prussian, or Austrian Cuirassiers; counterbalanced, perhaps, by the extreme heaviness of the Light Dragoons when compared to continental Hussars. The Heavy Cavalry is composed of three regiments of Guards, nine Heavy Dragoon regiments, one Carabineer regiment; altogether thirteen regiments, comprising a strength of about 6,000 men, with the same number of horses. The Guards form Her Majesty’s Body Guard, and there is not a finer body of men in the world. The English Light Cavalry is composed of Dragoons, Lancers, and Hussars.