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or else the artillery must advance before its cavalry arrives on the same 
line with it—must, in fact, forego the opportunity of firing several more 
rounds of shell from its old position deliberately, at well proved ranges, 
for the chance of being able hastily to pour one round of case from its 
light guns. We are of opinion that the horse artillery had better 
remain stationary under such circumstances, directing its fire on the 
enemy^s artillery, on his reserves, and on any troops threatening a flank 
attack on our cavalry—a refuge for our cavalry if beaten back, and a 
check on any attempt of the enemy to pursue. It is only against 
infantry so thoroughly demoralised as to make every venture allowable, 
that the horse artillery should advance along with the cavalry to case 
shot ranges. 
If an attack has succeeded, it will remain for the commander of the 
horse artillery to decide on the advisability of following the cavalry into 
the taken position, and further aiding in the pursuit. 
Detached One battery attached to the advance guard, whilst its 
division. other three remain with the main body, but entirely at the 
disposal of the commander of the division, through its own 
commanding officer, and not at that of the commander of the main 
body. 
Corps 
d’armee, 
Formation. 
Its advance guard will consist either exclusively of 
infantry, or of infantry and cavalry combined, the proportion 
of the one to the other depending on the nature of the 
country in which it may be acting. Generally one of its 
divisions forms the advance guard and the reserve, the 
other the main body, each retaining its own artillery (4 batteries), that 
of the former being attached to the advance guard exclusively, but in 
order to avoid an undue proportion of guns here, giving one or two of 
its batteries to the reserve artillery. 
Should cavalry form part of the advance guard, a horse artillery 
battery will have to be withdrawn either from the cavalry division or 
from the reserve artillery and attached to it, being placed under the 
orders of the commanding officer of the artillery of the advance guard 
for the time. The artillery of an advance guard will consist, 
advance 7 ° f an ^en, either of two 4-pr. batteries and two 6-pr .; of one 4-pr. 
guard. and two 6-pr.; of one 4-pr., two 6-pr., and one horse artillery 
battery; or of one 4-pr., one 6-pr., and one horse artillery 
battery. 
Horse artilier One, two, or sometimes three batteries of horse artillery 
' will have to be attached to the cavalry of a corps, remaining 
always together under one commanding officer, and never being attached 
separately to the brigades. 
Eegerve As has been shewn, the reserve artillery prepares for the 
artillery. attack of a corps, and constitutes, therefore, its main offensive 
element and not its reserve. The stronger, therefore, it is 
the better; but after the above deductions, the most it can consist of is 
one division of field batteries, one or two batteries of horse artillery, and 
the one or two batteries withdrawn from those of the advance guard— 
a strength which, if possible, should never be diminished. 
• On the march, in order to be capable of being used as above 
