First ever translation into English of what is probably the best saber manual ever written in Spanish. First published in Toledo in 1862, where the author, Jaime Merelo y Casademunt, was hired as the fencing instructor for the cadets at the infantry school there. Merelo teaches a very complete use of the infantry saber based upon the much older concepts of Destreza. This book is a complete system that gives a very unique view of how military saber was in mid-19th century Spain. Translated by John Jakelsky