France And the Next War, a French View of Modern War;
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But if corps which come out Uke this are infantry, it is difficult for them from the moment they have revealed themselves to carry out a movement of any great scope. Only mounted troops can throw themselves quickly on the flank of the enemy far enough back to threaten or perhaps even reach his lines of retreat. THE MODERN BATTLE 137 A numerous cavalry is necessary therefore to give the rapidity and power requisite to attacks in flank and in reverse. It will also be necessary to form strong rese...rves suited to putting to good account the partial successes gained on the front at points which cannot bie foreseen. We have seen that the great turning move- ments to which Napoleon was accustomed became difficult to bring off, because it was almost impossible to conceal from the enemy the march of the troops charged with their execution. Mounted troops alone can obtain the indispensable surprise effect, and can outpace, if not the information of their movement, at any rate the move made to counter it.
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