Organizacja szkolenia kawalerzysty armii Księstwa Warszawskiego w świetle rozkazów płk. Feliksa Przyszychowskiego
Organization of Cavalry Training in the Army of the Duchy of Warsaw in the Light of the Orders of Colonel Feliks Przyszychowski

Summary/Abstract: In his article, Dawid Madziar describes the organization of cavalry training in the Duchy ofWarsaw in the years 1809—1811. It shows how, in the absence of central regulations, regimental commanderscoped with the organization of training and drills. The material studied by Madziar consistsof the orders issued by the commander of the 9th lancer regiment, Colonel Feliks Przyszychowski.They illustrate the influence of the instructions sent to the detachment by the General Inspector ofRiding, General Aleksander Rożniecki. The colonel’s dispatches contain several valuable remarksconcerning the organization of the uhlan drill, the applied triangular system, lance exercises, flanking,company and squadron maneuvers, the soldier’s school on foot and on horseback, preparationsfor the regiment’s vetting by the general riding inspector or advice for officers on how to conducta “small war”.

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