NAM.1974-06-36-30

Manuscript notes, September 1857. Discussing the problem of teaching recruits to ride cavalry horses. From notes and memoranda which may have formed the basis for essays or lectures. From a collection of 69 manuscript notes by General Sir Henry Murray written between 1815 and 1860. Discuss all aspects of the British Army and the art of war, but most relate to the British Cavalry. Many are concerned with the optimum qualities of a cavalry horse.