1 1 8 Horse and Man. 



footsoldier, said Frederick of Prussia, that is 

 the spur to the horseman. The Cymry, says 

 the old Welsh proverb, fight with the sword, 

 and the Normans with the horse's shoulder. 

 The English military authorities have the 

 great merit of being the only ones in the 

 world who understand this important truth. 

 They take care to make their troopers firm 

 and bold riders, and to mount them upon 

 swift and powerful horses ; and the con- 

 sequence is, that the English charge is ac- 

 knowledged to be almost irresistible. 



This, however, is only half what is required. 

 A cavalry regiment which can charge, but can- 

 not rally after charging, resembles a piece of 

 artillery which can be fired but cannot be re- 

 loaded ; and no cavalry, whose horses have 

 not been properly suppled, can rally with ex- 

 pedition after charging. Not only will it 

 take a long time to pull up and bring back 

 a number of vigorous and fiery animals, 

 maddened by the excitement of the rush and 

 shock and unaccustomed to yield implicit 

 obedience to their riders, but the scattered 

 troopers are likely to suffer heavy loss from 

 being cut up in detail by their more agile 



