WRANGEL, Gustav.

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The Cavalry in the Russo-Japanese War. First edition in English, uncommon in commerce. Count Gustav Wrangel, an Austrian cavalry commander, argues in the wake of the war that Russia's cavalry lacked a proper esprit de corps and was overly reliant on dismounted action with rifles, at the expense of mounted, shock manoeuvres. "As long as we lay principal stress on good dashing horsemanship and the clever handling of the arme blanche, so long shall we foster the offensive spirit of our cavalry" (p. 55).Through this translation, Wrangel's ideas generated considerable comment and discussion in the British and American military press, the Cavalry Journal highlighting the difficulties of training short-service conscripts into a disciplined mounted force.

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