FORMING TO THE FLANK I. The squadron--Forming to the front or flank--Defensive or offensive flank. II. The regiment, advantage of Echelon attack. III. The Brigade--Training of leaders-- Co-operation of R.H.A.--Two forms of attack, when both forces get away from the guns--Formations for moving to a flank--Relative effect of artillery fire on the two formations--Column of masses preferred--Formation for the attack--Time for horse artillery to unlimber--Form of attack must be simple--Conclusions Page 37 CHAPTER VI FIRE ACTION IN TACTICS OF CAVALRY _V._ CAVALRY Not a question to be shirked--Danger of recourse to fire action weakening our leaders’ desire for shock action-- An instance of fire _versus_ shock action--Rifle fire against charging horsemen is ineffectual--Contradictory memoranda on the subject--Henderson’s dictum-- Dismounted action of cavalry--German regulations-- Prince Kraft Page 50 CHAPTER VII CAVALRY BRIGADE IN ACTION First objects in the attack--Concentric shock of fire and horse--Plan to get a good field of fire by alternate advance of two squadrons--Desiderata in artillery position--Broad principles--Utilization of ground-- Deception--Get away from our artillery--An example of attack--The action of the artillery--_Moral_ necessary to leader--Unreasoning hasty advance deprecated--If anticipated by enemy, how we may have to act--Passage of defiles--Dribbling squadrons into a fight--Cure for dissemination Page 59 CHAPTER VIII ACTION OF CAVALRY IN THE GENERAL ENGAGEMENT Independent cavalry, danger of their detachment at inopportune times--Cavalry and horse artillery at LOIGNY-POUPRY--Unsatisfactory direction of cavalry in 1870-71 followed by peace belief in rifle--Fallacy of tendency to dismounted action shown by South African and Manchurian Wars--The line our training should take-- Cavalry instructional rides--Value of initiative-- Conclusions--Frederick the Great’s cavalry compared with our South African cavalry--Pursuit--Neglect of, a British failing--The parallel pursuit--Its value-- Blücher at Katzbach on cavalry pursuit Page 69 CHAPTER IX THE DISPOSITION OF CAVALRY IN A CAMPAIGN FIRST PART