Excerpt from A New System of Broad and Small Sword Exercise: Comprising the Broad Sword Exercise for Cavalry and the Small Sword Cut and Thrust Practice for Infantry, to Which Are Added, Instructions in Horsemanship The Instructors, to whom this duty is intrusted, ought to possess accurate knowledge of every part which is to be taught, and convey their instructions in such a clear, firm, and concise manner, as will command a perfect attention to their directions. They should make allow ance for the weak capacity of the recruit; be patient, not rigorous, where endeavor and good will are appa rent; for quickness is the result of much practice, and ought not at first to be expected. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.