Scenes from the Daily Routine of the Old Army - Cavalry - Foot Combat

Hussars of the Hussar Regiment König-Wilhelm I. (1st Rhine) No. 7 in foot combat. Contemporary photo card. Photographer: Fr. Osw. Kluge/ Truppenübungsplatz Elsenborn.

The Drill Regulations for the Cavalry of 03.04.1909 (Berlin 1909) comment on fighting on foot. It says in principle: "Only a unit that masters the firefight takes up the carbine with confidence. A foot engagement undertaken with half a heart contains the seed of failure in itself" (p. 149).

Here in an uncovered open firing line, i.e. under the conditions of a maneuver or an exercise.

Uhlans from the Rhenish Uhlan Regiment No. 7 on the Elsenborn training area. Original photo card circa 1910.

Württemberg Dragoons in foot combat. Small undated photo. Before 1914.

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