THAT TERRIBLE CAVALRY CHARGE.
CASBEM/S JOrRXAL. ,A cavalry charge is a terrible sig>h.t enough without the theatrical touches waving pluims and gliitenng would give to it. Bevnnd doubt it is tiie most exciting incident that can ba witnessed _on. the field of buttle. Each cavalry- regiment is divided into four Srjiiadrbns. Two squadrons con stitiito the right wing, and two the left. When drav.Ti up ready to dharge v the men are mustered in two ranks, the rair rank being a, jiorse's length beliind the front rank. Abiut a horse's length or so in front of the regiment ridts the. comniandihg officer (a colonel), witli, iisually.a. trumpeter on one hand add a subordinate^officer on the other. The officers and ofHcrrs are disr>osed at certain positions in their troops! ~ Wh^n,.the ordcL;, io. advance, is given, ths colonel orders his trunipcter ,to fKiund fhs "trot." . This call,is taken jin by the triimneteis altaclied rto cti'eh troop. "Gallop!"' fhoiiK 'he colonel, and again the bugles ring out.'whilst the horses, wh.o kiimy the calif! as well as.the njen.do,. iin^iediatelj- , o-bcy .the, order. .When clt>?e in the enemy tlie colonel gives the eagerly awu.itsd com mand ,to charge. A brief tnimpet call con veys tlii-s io ■ the ri-pment, win close in praoticaily kns:» to kneo and force their horses forward i*, triD rnccd.
