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IBER 11, 1939 ·

OF THE CAVALRY But Historic Qualities Survive

LONDON'S FOOD SUPPLIED. One of alx. ontrol London's food supply is Mr. J. R. P. y Divisional Food Officer for London, Metro- as for 23 years Provincia! Commissioner for

s Mr. Postlethwaite studying a map of food London at Bmyard Avenue, Acton.

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when Colonel Commanding, was re. puted to have spent £10,000 a year, joined in the immortal charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava.

Based upon a mistaken order, its stark courage-with the men of the 8th Hussars following their colonel, Lord George Paget, to the cry of "Tally-ho!"-has served, not only to obscure its negative result, but to divert attention from the splendid work done by. Scarlett's Heavy Bri- gade when, an hour or so earlier, they charged and routed a body of Russian cavalry several times their number,

The Indian Mutiny found the Cara- bineers (6th Dragoon Guards) at Meerut to bear the brunt of the first wild surge of rebellion; but it was left to the 3rd Dragoon Guards to form the only Cavalry Regiment to accompany Napier on his memorable march to Magdala, in the Abyssinian expedition, of 1867.

Omdurman will always be recalled For its spectacular charge of the 21st, the "Grey Lancers"-lately con- verted from Hussars; while South Africa saw the Cavalry more busily employed than ever before; although opportunities to "go in with the cold steel" were few and far between.

INFANTRY'S CHEERS.

The opening months of the Great War again saw the mounted branch employed on reconnaissance and in the guardianship of the front and flanks of the foremost infantry. Moreover, such brilliant little affairs as the charge of the 9th Lancers near An- dregnies, and the bisk, ding-dong actions at Cerizy, Moncel, Nery and Warneton demonstrated that the same superb fighting quality characterised the man in khaki as had brought Immortal renown to his more gally uniformed counterpart in the past.

August 8, 1918-Germany's "Black Day" saw British infantrymen rising in their trenches to cheer their mount- ed comrades as they pressed forward to outflank and ride down the stub- born fighters of the enemy rearguard. But, in the view of the responsible authorities, the experiences of 1914- of employing anything but 18 had demonstrated the impossibility

the traditional functions of Cavalry;| protected formations to carry out

viving Regiments of Cavalry of the and gradually 18 out of the 20 sur-

chanisation." Line underwent the process of "me-

armour-

mere 22 The crashing onslaught of the rse, under House-hold (1st and 2nd Life Guards, cheerfully Guards), and Union (the Royals, f an enemy Greys, and Inniskilling r a blazing brigades on D'Erlon's Corps and the Dragoons),

eadily from French Cuirassiers struck a blow heir noble which gave Napoleon cause to pause; s to signal while the Light Horse not only con- d wig flew tributed a generous quota to the day's bald head fighting, but joined their Prussian Cuously

in comrades-in-arms in pressing home the pursuit once the beaten French

The wheel had turned full circle; and cheers fell into retreat. rged home,

The experience of the Napoleonic to armour

once more the trooper had reverted irretriev campaigns brought about the gradual bered into it' and banged the door. only this time he clam- after a conversion of the Light Dragoon re- But the same indomitable elan, f Granby, giments into Hussars, on

the the Hun, same splendid daring in attack tted, serv- garian model, and Lancers, after that resourcefulness in defence, the same and as readers of the Poles. Once more the Cavalry- matchless "cavalry spirit" which In- man's classic weapon of the lance- spired his predecessors, will animate abandoned since the Parliamentary the present-day member of the Royal wars, when a few lancers served un-

Armoured Corps. "The old order but the spirit re-

uted many

the Regi- der Cromwell-made its appearance changeth," Wellington's in British hands.

ented the tively few

CHERRY-PICKER HUSSARS

Water- Lancers and Hussars, among the "Heavy" latter the famous "Cherry-Pickers" hich they (11th Hussars), upon whom the Bri- advantage, gade Commander, Lord Cardigan,

By George McManus

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THE POLISH LEGION

Paris, To-day.

The Polish Legion which has been formed in France will serve under the Polish flag and will be led by Polish leaders.

Yesterday the new Legion was ins- pected by high French military officers and by the Polish Ambassador in Paris. -Reuter.

NAZI SHIPS TO BE INTERNED FOR DURATION

London, To-day.

Thirty Nazi merchant-ships which

had taken refuge in the Spanish por of Vigo on the outbreak of war wil be interned for the duration af the conflict-Reuter,

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