the equinox. Another important chapter is the one devoted to remote viewing, which Basta underlines as one of the main tasks of the cavalry. In this part, he sets out with great precision the various procedures to be followed to surprise a large army of enemies. Especially of personal experiences in the Netherlands and France, although he attributes the merit of introducing this use of cavalry to the Duke of Alba. Finally, Basta deals with the tactical organization of light cavalry in combat, recommending the crescent moon, rather than the manipulative ones, in lines, in chessboard, in columns. Gallery See also Ottoman wars in Europe French Wars of Religion References External links Il mastro di campo generale (Venice, 1606) available on Internet Archive from Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma German translation: Il maestro di campo generale, das ist: außfürliche Anzeig, Bericht und Erklärung von dem Ampt eines General-Feldt-Obersten (Frankfurt, 1617) available on Google Books from Austrian National Library Il governo della cavalleria leggiera (Venice, 1612) available on Internet Archive from Complutense University of Madrid (scans in reverse order) German translation: Governo della cavalleria, Das ist, Bericht Von Anführung der leichten Pferde (Frankfurt, 1614) available on Google Books from Austrian National Library Basta György hadvezér levelezése és iratai.[Giorgio Basta military leader's letters and documents]. II. Volume. 1602-1607 Editor and translator[most of the letter are in Italian, German and Latin, some of them in 16th century Hungarian]: Dr. Veress, Endre. Budapest, 1913. Akadémiai Kiadó 974. p 1544 births 1607 deaths 16th-century Austrian people 16th-century condottieri 16th-century Albanian people Counts of Austria Rulers of Transylvania Austrian people of Albanian descent People from the Province of Taranto People of the Long Turkish War Military writers