Note 4 — Chapter I · INTRODUCTORY
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All the principal students of war of the type of Von Hoenig, “A. A.,” Lewal, Von Schmidt, Galliffet, Kaehler, Prince Kraft, Verdy du Vernois, Cherfils, Meckel, Waldor de Heusch, Von Schell, and others in a minor degree, express unlimited confidence in the possibilities of cavalry if trained according to a sufficiently high standard.—Elliot, Cavalry Literature, Preface.
To preserve the superiority of an army in war, the system of tactics must be changed every ten years.—Colonel Bonie.