Technique of Modern Tactics; a Study of Troop Leading Methods in the Operations of Detachments of All Arms
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The reason for this is, as stated by Capt. Gray, that infantry which has been engaged in an exhaust- Cavalry Tactics 169 ing combat is in no condition for active pursuit. The cavalry must be ready to reap the fruits of the infantry's victory. The auth- ors.) Raids are seldom worth their cost. Gen. Grant says of them: "They contribute very little to the grand result." They have bet- ter chances of success in a friendly country. Cavalry operating against the enemy has little use for trains. Caval...ry must expect to live off the country, impressing such wagons as it may require. Gen. Sheridan says : "Our cavalry should fight the enemy's cav- alry, our infantry his infantry." Gen. J. H. Wilson says: "Cavalry is useless for defense. Its only power is a vigorous offensive. Therefore I urge its concen- tration." CHAPTER X. OUTPOSTS. Duties. The duties of an outpost are to protect the main body so that the troops may rest undisturbed, to screen them from hos- tile observation, and in case of attack to check the enemy long enough to enable the main body to make the necessary dispositions to meet him.
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