The British Cavalry: With Remarks on Its Practical OrganizationLongman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts, 1858 - 104 páginas |
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... voyage in a week , and a large supply of horses might quickly be obtained on an emergency . The present mutiny has proved how lamentably deficient was our supply of remounts . The lack of cavalry has been the main cause of the ...
... voyage in a week , and a large supply of horses might quickly be obtained on an emergency . The present mutiny has proved how lamentably deficient was our supply of remounts . The lack of cavalry has been the main cause of the ...
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... voyage , arrives at its destination a skeleton of a regiment , and soon ceases to be more than a strong squadron , and the moment that this is the case , disor- ganisation must ensue ; for a regiment is like a machine - destroy its ...
... voyage , arrives at its destination a skeleton of a regiment , and soon ceases to be more than a strong squadron , and the moment that this is the case , disor- ganisation must ensue ; for a regiment is like a machine - destroy its ...
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... voyage must be a prelude to any campaign . Ships are , usually , regularly fitted for the conveyance of horses * : long rows of stalls being built up along each side of the vessel , the horses facing inwards , and fastened in by movable ...
... voyage must be a prelude to any campaign . Ships are , usually , regularly fitted for the conveyance of horses * : long rows of stalls being built up along each side of the vessel , the horses facing inwards , and fastened in by movable ...
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... voyage their shoes should be taken off before embarkation . A ship head collar and guide rope should of course be first fastened on the horse's head , and the rope held firmly , to prevent the horse swinging whilst hoisting up . H CHAP ...
... voyage their shoes should be taken off before embarkation . A ship head collar and guide rope should of course be first fastened on the horse's head , and the rope held firmly , to prevent the horse swinging whilst hoisting up . H CHAP ...
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... voyage . A very small quantity of oats is sufficient , and this should be mixed with a rather more than equal quantity of bran , and made into a mash . Four pounds of oats and six pounds of bran would be more than an ample allowance if ...
... voyage . A very small quantity of oats is sufficient , and this should be mixed with a rather more than equal quantity of bran , and made into a mash . Four pounds of oats and six pounds of bran would be more than an ample allowance if ...
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