Note 62 — Chapter XIII · IN CONTACT WITH THE ENEMY

A regulation in the French army is as follows: “One of the most important missions on which young officers should be sent is the conduct of reconnaissance of discovery. Opportunity should be taken to give them practice in this, by sending them to reconnoitre the movement of troops of another garrison. These exercises where the officer stays out for two or three days at the head of his troop are extremely useful.”—Service de la cavalerie, p. 190.