Technique of Modern Tactics; a Study of Troop Leading Methods in the Operations of Detachments of All Arms

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The reason for this is, as stated by Capt. Gray, that infantry which has been engaged in an exhaust- Cavalry Tactics 169 ing combat is in no condition for active pursuit. The cavalry must be ready to reap the fruits of the infantry's victory. The auth- ors.) Raids are seldom worth their cost. Gen. Grant says of them: "They contribute very little to the grand result." They have bet- ter chances of success in a friendly country.
Cavalry operating against the enemy has little use for trains.
Caval
...ry must expect to live off the country, impressing such wagons as it may require.
Gen. Sheridan says : "Our cavalry should fight the enemy's cav- alry, our infantry his infantry." Gen. J. H. Wilson says: "Cavalry is useless for defense. Its only power is a vigorous offensive. Therefore I urge its concen- tration." CHAPTER X.
OUTPOSTS.
Duties. The duties of an outpost are to protect the main body so that the troops may rest undisturbed, to screen them from hos- tile observation, and in case of attack to check the enemy long enough to enable the main body to make the necessary dispositions to meet him.


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