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THE CAVALRY. 151lanx. But so much was not always present, nor alwayskept in one body. This was <strong>the</strong> technical formation ; but<strong>the</strong>re were exceptions. The iles <strong>of</strong> Companion cavalry num-"bered up to two hundred <strong>and</strong> fiftyo o o men each, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> chiefs held a peculiarrank. The changes in <strong>the</strong> cavoo « o » » ahy made by <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong> in <strong>the</strong> Easto o o o c o o owere also on a differento o o c o .o o obasis. The army here iMMVolllll,0000000000 described is Philip's HlZlUlllllo o o ° " o' ' "army. This <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong> lll'llllZlllo „ « o o o o o modified without chang- HHllllllll" " ° ° " " *ing substantially that Square,c o o o o in it which made it soefficient. It was a disciplined army,pjjgg• o <strong>and</strong> discipline cannot be described in*words ; it is only shown in deeds.Rhomboid with Mixed . , , , . 1 % •<strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong> vastly improved his cavalryover what was <strong>the</strong>ret<strong>of</strong>ore known.It marched in columns <strong>of</strong> fours ; it formed a solid square<strong>of</strong> eight men front to charge in small bodies ; it formed inwedge or triangular bodies, chargingapex or base in front as occasion de- o°o°I°I°om<strong>and</strong>ed ;it charged occasionally in o°o°o°o°o''o°o''0000 oooo"©rhomboid or lozenge form. This was" 0° 0° 0° 0° 0° a" o" 0° 0°<strong>the</strong> Thessalian column, <strong>and</strong> had <strong>the</strong> °o°o°o°o°o°o''o o o o oadvantage...<strong>of</strong> facing readily in four "o^o^o"°directions. The cavalry is frequentlySquare with Mixed Ranks,spoken or as charging " squadron bysquadron " when fighting superior forces, but <strong>the</strong> exact tacticalmeaning <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> phrase is not apparent. Perhaps it wasan echeloned order.As a rule, <strong>the</strong> cavalry was on <strong>the</strong> flanks<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> phalanx, to protect <strong>the</strong>se weak points.^o

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