CANADA CAVALRY SCHOOL TORONTO 1865 SIGNED MANUAL."SWORD,CARBINE,PISTOL AND LANCE

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AMAZING CONDITION SIGNED IMPERIAL STAFF MANUAL USED AT THE CANADIAN CAVALRY SCHOOL.
TITLE "INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SWORD,CARBINE,PISTOL ,AND LANCE EXERCISE TOGETHER WITH STANDING GUN DRILL FOR THE USE OF THE CAVALRY"
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ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE HORSE GUARDS JANUARY 1865
SIGNED BY JOHN VAREVE OF PORT HOPE CANADA
There is a John Vareve on payroll for the military in Huron County in 1877. Perhaps he attended the Cavalry School as a young man, and then was assigned as Lieutenant for this regiment. If this is the same person, perhaps the reason that I'm not finding anything is because he was only living in Port Hope as a child/young adult until he went to the Cavalry School.   The Vareve name seems very uncommon in general.
Instructions for the Carbine and Pistol Exercises for the Cavalry Hardcover
Written only  years after Waterloo brought an end to the Napoleonic Wars, these official instructions for firearms use by the cavalry, takes military horsemanship from the era of the sword and lance into that of guns. Details carbine firing on foot; as well as the priming, loading and firing of the pistol on horseback.
Vintage 1865 Military Books “Instructions for the Sword Carbine Pistol and Lance Exercise”. Book measures about 6” tall by 4” wide, Hardcover. All pages are present. Stain about the size of a US penny on front left cover, looks like an old ink stain. Book in very good condition. See photos