The ideal cavalryman of the present day is a man who can fight on foot as effectively as the best infantryman, and who is in addition unsurpassed in the care and management of his horse and in his ability to fight on horseback.
Roosevelt describes the ideal modern cavalryman as versatile in both infantry and cavalry roles.
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