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  2. Victorian Defence Forces—No. 5.

    “For dismounted duty : dismount !” is the order given, and in each section of four numbers 1, 2 and 4 dismount and fire while number 3 takes the horses to cover, which operation is the subject of the illustration above. This is the method of fighting followed by Victoria’s Mounted Infantrymen, and recent events in the Transvaal have proved its utility beyond compare. The shock action used by cavalry regiments is quite foreign to the M.R., which is purely an infantry force mounted for the purpose of moving quickly ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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