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Napoleonic Heavy Cavalry & Dragoon Tactics
Philip Haythornthwaite
出版Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013-07-20
主題History / Military / PictorialHistory / Wars & Conflicts / GeneralHistory / Wars & Conflicts / Napoleonic WarsHistory / GeneralTechnology & Engineering / Military Science
ISBN18490871139781849087117
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=V6e6CwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.