§ MR. SWIFT MACNEILLI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War, having 780 regard to the repeated requests for mounted troops for South Africa, whether he can explain why were the Household Brigade, a cavalry corps, sent home, and infantry volunteers kept at the front.
§ MR. BRODRICKAt the time when the Household Cavalry were sent home the want of mounted troops in South Africa was not felt—cavalry drafts had been suspended. Great difficulty was also experienced in finding remounts for such heavy men. Some infantry Volunteers were sent home at the time, but subsequent events postponed the return of the remainder or of any other troops.