The Cavalry General
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The book is a discourse on the merits that a cavalry general, or hipparch, in Athens should have. Xenophon also describes the development of a cavalry force, along with some tactical details to be applied in the field and in festival exhibition. The text calls for horses whose feet will stand being ridden over rough ground, and for a trooper who is able to spring on horseback easily.
The text also says a man must be able to ride with freedom over every sort of ground, since any description of country may become the seat of war. On tactics, the text says true generalship consists in attacking where the enemy is weakest, even if the point be some leagues distant. A note on the author says Xenophon the Athenian was born 431 B.C. and was a pupil of Socrates.
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- Xenophon
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- 41
- Language
- English
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- Military History
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