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During the Napoleonic Wars the supreme battlefield shock weapon was the heavy cavalry - the French cuirassiers, and their British, Austrian, Prussian and Russian counterparts. Big men mounted on big horses, the heavy cavalry were armed with swords nearly a metre long, used for slashing or thrusting at their opponents; many wore steel armour, a practice revived by Napoleon. They were tasked with smashing a hole in the enemy's line of battle, with exploiting a weakness, or with turning a flank. Their classic manoeuvre was the charge; arrayed in close-order lines or columns, the heavy cavalry would begin their attack at the walk, building up to a gallop for the final 50 metres before impact. Illustrated with diagrams, relevant paintings and prints and specially prepared colour plates, this is the first volume of a two-part study of the cavalry tactics of the armies of Napoleon and those of his allies and opponents. Written by a leading authority on the period, it draws upon drill manuals and later writings to offer a vivid assessment of how heavy cavalry actually fought on the Napoleonic battlefield.

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Kategoria Książki po angielsku Humanities History

• Pełny tytuł: Napoleonic Heavy Cavalry & Dragoon Tactics
• Autor: Philip Haythornthwaite
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Miękka
• Liczba stron: 64
• EAN: 9781849087100
• ISBN: 1849087105
• ID: 01358729
• Wydawca: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Waga: 242 g
• Wymiary: 243 × 178 × 6 mm
• Data wydania: 20. July 2013

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