CONTENTS. 



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CHAPTER XXI. 

 Adstrian Cavalry in Fhedkrick the Great's Wars 



332 



Austrian cavalry consisted of cuirassiers/lragoons, and hussars — Differences 

 between Austrian and Prussian cavalry — Great superiority of Austrian 

 horsemen in outpost work and partisan operations-- Inniiense ndvan- 

 taj^es of this superiority — Only counteri)alanced by the superiority of 

 Frederick's troops in battle— -The Uhlans — Tlieir arms— Croats-^ 

 Hungarian mounted riflemen— Diniculties of Frederick infinitely 

 increased by the swarms of Austrian light liorse which surrounded 

 him— Loss of garrisons of Budwcis, Tabor, and Frauenberg — Stfect 

 of Austrian liglit cavalry in campaign of 1744 — Cariyle's remarks 

 upon it— Skirmish at Teinitz, lUth November, 1744 — Surprises of 

 Sohr and Plochkirch — General Lloyd on reconnoitring — Partisan raid 

 of General Haddick upon Beriin, 17th October, 1757— Attack and 

 capture of Prussian convoy under Colon 3I Mosel, 1758 — Influence 

 of Frederick's successes on the armies of Europe — Servile imitation 

 adopted in most countries — General Lloyd's views. 



CHAPTER XXII. 

 Russian Cavalry in the Latter Part of the Eighteenth Century 341 



y Effect of example of Frederick the Great— 

 ' struction to a cavalry coloncil — Potemkin- 



<L — Battle of Cagool. 



Armament of cavalry — In- 

 -Ruiniantzoff and Souvoroft' 



CHAPTER XXIIL 



Latter Portion of the Eighteenth Century — Revolutionary 



Wars of America and France 344 



Changes in European armies — Increase of light cavalry in French anny — 

 Changes in drill—Prussian cavalry — Austrian cavalr}' — Great falling 

 off in the efficiency of the cavalry — The Revolution of 1770 in 

 America — Use of rifles — Introduction of special regiments of riflemen 

 — Revolution in JVance — Conscription of March, 1793 — Conscription 

 of July, 1793 of 1,200,000 men — Consequent clianges in the organiza- 

 tion of amiies — Divisions and corpad\irmee introduced — French cavalry 

 — Evil system of dividing them — Changes by Napoleon and General 

 Hoche — (ireat effect on the system of tactics of the enormous size of 

 armies — The column formation — Skiniiishers — Increase in the use of 

 artillery — Arms of cavalry at this period — Operations in the early 

 campaigns — Capture of the Dutch fleet at Texel by Frencii hussars — 

 Defeat of General Chazot and 10,000 French by 1,500 Prussian hus- 

 sars—Combat in November, 1793, near Quesnoy — Villers-en-Couche — 

 Austrian cavalry at Handschuslieim and Mayence in 1795, at Wurzburg 

 in 179G— French cavalry in Italy in 1796 antl 1797— Battle of Roveredo 

 — Invasion of Egypt — The Mamelukes — Tlieir arms — Organization 

 and tactics — Napoleon's opinion of them — Actions of Frencli with the 

 Mamelukes — Skirmish at Ramanieh — Napoleon's tactics against the 

 Mnniehikes— Battles of the Pyramids, Sediman, Mount Thabor, and 

 Holiopolis —Napoleon's revival of tlie pikes of Agincourt — His 

 dromedary dragoons. 



