. A revised system of cavalry tactics, for the use of the cavalry and mounted infantry, C. S. A. . ^ do not bear too much upon the reins,whicli would counteract the effect of the spur. ^Ile alsoobserves that the troopers do not use the spur unneces-sarily. • 118.—To conduct the squad to the riding house, theinstrucior conuuands: 1. By file to the right (or to the left.) 2. March. At the command hy file to the right, gather the horse. At the command maucii, tlie trooper on tlie right exe-cutes a turn to the right, and moves forward; this move-ment is executed by all the other troopers successiv
. A revised system of cavalry tactics, for the use of the cavalry and mounted infantry, C. S. A. . ^ do not bear too much upon the reins,whicli would counteract the effect of the spur. ^Ile alsoobserves that the troopers do not use the spur unneces-sarily. • 118.—To conduct the squad to the riding house, theinstrucior conuuands: 1. By file to the right (or to the left.) 2. March. At the command hy file to the right, gather the horse. At the command maucii, tlie trooper on tlie right exe-cutes a turn to the right, and moves forward; this move-ment is executed by all the other troopers successively. lM) TROOPER, MOUNTED. ST TO MARCH TO THE RIGHT HAND, AND TOTHE LEFT HAND. 119.—On reaching the opposite side of the riding-house,the instructor commands, right—Turn. When the squadis making a turn from the long to a short side of the ri-ding-house, the instructor halts the half of the squad inrear, with a corporal at its head, at the angle, and orders-it to move forward, when the leader of the first half ofthe squad reaches the diagonal angle. The troopers preserve the distance of 4 feet from headto croup. The conductors regulate the pace of their horses so asto arrive at the same time at the opposite angles of theriding house, the conductor of the second division regu-lating himself on him of the first. The instructor observes that the position of tlie troop-ers becomes more and more regular; that they march ata free and even pace; that they keep their horses straightand look constantly before them in order to maintainthemselves direction of the conductors; that theypreserve t
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