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  1 1|  ancients, who created horsemen (cavalry) from their subjects, and
  2 1|        legion: so that the Roman cavalry in every Consular army did
  3 1|     COSIMO: Did you organize the cavalry in order to train them at
  4 2|         for the infantry and the cavalry, my Romans occupied all
  5 2|         sustain and overcome the cavalry. They are more expeditious
  6 2|       sustained and overcame the cavalry, as these (Germans) do.
  7 2|          fight with infantry and cavalry, and those are always useless
  8 2|     sustain the (attacks of the) cavalry, or if they are able to
  9 2|       the aptitude of overcoming cavalry, but great disadvantages
 10 2|        both the infantry and the cavalry, and the Germans only the
 11 2|         and the Germans only the cavalry.~COSIMO: I would desire
 12 2|         have defeated numberless cavalry, but you will never find
 13 2|       This man with six thousand cavalry and a few infantry went
 14 2|      much they prevailed against cavalry, and the weakness of cavalry
 15 2|     cavalry, and the weakness of cavalry against those on foot so
 16 2|      been succored by the French Cavalry: none the less, the Spaniards
 17 2|          sustain the (attack) of cavalry, but does not have fear
 18 2|          where I should fear the cavalry most; and of those with
 19 2|      regards infantry, but as to cavalry, we desire to learn which
 20 2|  difficulty than was the ancient cavalry. With all of this, I judge,
 21 2|         ought to be taken of the cavalry than was taken anciently;
 22 2|       one hundred fifty thousand cavalry, among whom were many armed
 23 2|          more than six thousand (cavalry) and fifteen thousand infantry;
 24 2|        Kingdoms which esteem the cavalry more than the infantry,
 25 2|        their soldiers on horses. Cavalry ought to be used, but as
 26 2|        engage in war except with cavalry, yet they divided the world
 27 2|          how the (attack of) the cavalry can be sustained by the
 28 2|        were able to prevail with cavalry alone, and thus resulted
 29 2|   infantry to be superior to the cavalry. And I tell you, first,
 30 2|         that, without doubt, the cavalry cannot do precisely thus
 31 2|     sustains every attack of the cavalry, for the horse is a sensible
 32 2|     actually insuperable to, the cavalry. And if you should argue
 33 2|       sign from the Captain, the cavalry to become as foot soldiers,
 34 2|        how you would arrange the cavalry with these companies, and
 35 2|       done, both as to the light cavalry as to the men-at-arms. But
 36 2|       But I would want the light cavalry to be all archers, with
 37 2|          three hundred effective cavalry for each battalion, of which
 38 2|        and a hundred fifty light cavalry; and I would give a leader
 39 2|         Triari encamped near the cavalry and were obliged to render
 40 3|          of the army between the cavalry and the infantry. These
 41 3|        to reform themselves. The cavalry were on the flanks of the
 42 3|         this front to resist the cavalry, and easily penetrate the
 43 3|         pikes are useful against cavalry, and when they come against
 44 3|        they manage to resist the cavalry, and in enkindling the battle,
 45 3|     which consist of six hundred cavalry and about eleven thousand
 46 3|        as many more infantry and cavalry which were sent to them
 47 3|       were well content that the cavalry should be greater in number.
 48 3|  infantry and about two thousand cavalry effectives, a Consul undertook
 49 3|          Behind these, the light cavalry, to whom I would assign
 50 3|         go badly for him. If his cavalry should be greater than yours,
 51 3|          of theirs, even if your cavalry should be repulsed. In addition
 52 3|          together with the light cavalry, and spread out, and with
 53 3|      second time, our Veliti and cavalry have already seized it,
 54 3|         see the Veliti and light cavalry have spread out and returned
 55 3|  infantry. You see how our light cavalry are gone to attack a band
 56 3|         flank, and how the enemy cavalry have succored them, so that,
 57 3|         that, caught between the cavalry of the one and the other,
 58 3|          together with the light cavalry to seize the enemy artillery.
 59 3|        engage him, had his light cavalry run in front of the enemy
 60 3|            impedes it. And as to cavalry, and especially men-at-arms,
 61 3|    gunners more that the latter (cavalry), to which the best remedy
 62 3|         the infantry, resist the cavalry, and give the enemy more
 63 3|     making your engagement, your cavalry was repulsed by the enemy
 64 3|        was repulsed by the enemy cavalry, and that it retired among
 65 3|        pikemen can withstand the cavalry, as you said, but not a
 66 3|          their ranks can control cavalry, why cannot five of ours
 67 3|        army, and lend aid to the cavalry according as their need
 68 3|    training your Army. As to the cavalry, I would want to use the
 69 3|       why did you have the light cavalry and the extraordinary Veliti
 70 4|    should be greatly inferior in cavalry, arrange your army between
 71 4|     where, by the virtu of their cavalry and Elephants, they were
 72 4|        finds himself inferior in cavalry, he can, in addition to
 73 4|    company of pikemen behind his cavalry, and in the fighting, arrange
 74 4|        used to combat amidst the cavalry, and this has been a very
 75 4|         a very great help to the cavalry. Of all those who have organized
 76 4|        he put the Veliti and the cavalry in the rear, and all the
 77 4|     started, with the aid of the cavalry, to whom he gave the way,
 78 4|       whoever used it. The enemy cavalry may be easily disturbed
 79 4|        who opposed camels to the cavalry of his adversaries, and
 80 4|   opposed elephants to the Roman cavalry, the sight of which disturbed
 81 4|          which so affected their cavalry by their unaccustomed noises,
 82 4|         some of his most trusted cavalry behind his army, and commissioned
 83 4|        more, the infantry or the cavalry. Also, they consider the
 84 4|          Hannibal: his Master of cavalry had the same desire. It
 85 4|         the other (the Master of cavalry) going forth, and coming
 86 4|       example, the Master of the cavalry, together with the entire
 87 5|        sent ahead some groups of cavalry as observers for the march.
 88 5|         and the remainder of the cavalry followed in the last part.
 89 5|          to be imitated, sending cavalry ahead to observe the country,
 90 5|           I would send the light cavalry ahead to reconnoiter the
 91 5|         have to take up ((as the cavalry)) this general (rule), that
 92 5|        that by means of them the cavalry can enter among them without
 93 5| companies, without artillery and cavalry, occupy two hundred eighty
 94 5|        give a commission to some cavalry or band of Veliti to put
 95 5|       are well protected by that cavalry sent ahead to reconnoiter.
 96 5|  artillery in the flanks and the cavalry behind come forward and
 97 5|         their places between the cavalry and the wings of the Army.
 98 5|     mentioned above, so that the cavalry, the Veliti, and the artillery
 99 5|       wings of the Army, and the cavalry would be those nearer to
100 5|       the artillery, Veliti, and cavalry among each side. If he comes
101 5|      from their orders: only the cavalry and lightly armed men pursued
102 5|     checks out. He ought to send cavalry ahead, and with them prudent
103 5|          powerful in infantry or cavalry, from what you have learned,
104 6|          than Romans, except for cavalry, which they did not care
105 6|       infantry and three hundred cavalry effective for each Battalion,
106 6|        infantry and two thousand cavalry effectives, being divided
107 6|          would quarter the light cavalry, which, since they are one
108 6|         thus the quarters of the cavalry of the two battalions would
109 6|      quartered the three hundred cavalry of each battalion with their
110 6|       behind the quarters of the cavalry, each of which should be
111 6|     thirty wide, as those of the cavalry, and should be joined on
112 6|       each group to those of the cavalry with the same space, in
113 6|         to the Head of the light cavalry, with a space of ten arm
114 6|        quarters would be half of cavalry and half of infantry.~And
115 6|         you in its place)) these cavalry to be all effective, and
116 6|    infantry quartered behind the cavalry should be obligated to help
117 6|         of quarters per area the cavalry and the companies (of infantry)
118 6|         should quarter half with cavalry and half infantry, distant
119 6|       which I would quarter that cavalry left over from the auxiliary
120 6|   against the Cimbri, he had the cavalry assault the enemy continually
121 6|        had them assaulted by the cavalry, and when the Cimbri came
122 6|         saw that some Macedonian cavalry who were with him, had gone
123 7|           Whoever trusts more in cavalry than in infantry, or more
124 7|         more in infantry than in cavalry, must settle for the location.
125 7|        have enlarged more on the cavalry, and also on naval warfare;
126 7|       things in the past. Of the cavalry, I also do not want to say
127 7|   necessity it happens that good cavalry be created. I would only
128 7|        as to fill (the quota) of cavalry, should make two provisions:
129 7|         resulted in an excellent cavalry being produced in their
130 7|      should be expected from the cavalry, I will go back to what