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The great quantity of artillery which was attached to both armies was a 
noteworthy feature of the war, and it was employed in a manner which shows 
that this arm is even more than ever relied on for supporting and covering 
the movements of other troops; consequently its mobility, or facility of 
movement, is also more than ever important. Field artillery, if it is not all 
equipped as horse artillery, will at least be expected to move faster than foot 
soldiers, and to precede, rather than accompany, the bodies of infantry. I am 
happy to add that officers who have examined the artillery of foreign armies 
report that none is better qualified than our own to carry out this duty. 
A comparison between the disposable means in Frederick the Great's time, 
and the general mode of operations on the same scene of action under his 
leadership, with those of the late war, are well deserving of notice. For 
some of these you may refer with advantage to Carlyle's history, in which 
there are several passages relating to the Silesian contests which seem to 
have almost a prophetic application, so closely do they apply to recent 
incidents. I wish I could quote them here, but I have already detained you 
too long, and I must not abuse your patience by adding another word to 
this unsophisticated account of the war in 1866. 
