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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

Manoeuvres, 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;