"Like a great, shining snake, the massive column the Izum and Grodno Hussars were driven off behind me I heard one cry 'Jesus Maria !' close on their heels and hacked at them as we could not break their ranks, but stayed they rode so closely together that at first "The French dragoons retired before us. "The mass of riders, with the sun glancingįrom their weapons and helmets, formed one, huge,Įndless column which crushed all before it. Grouchy let Uvarov leave the battlefield and stood motionless, like a stone wall, “Là une mêlée longue et sanglante a eu lieu…” Had reserves available, and the ability to direct them to exploitĪ break in the enemy line or plug a gap in their own, or It made it more likely that a French cavalry Often single regiments and brigades wereĭefeated by French brigades and divisions.įrench organization, at higher levels, was superior to most of Well mounted and generally very good, but seldom operatedĮffectively in mass. The French cavalry was renowned for their actions in masses.Īllied cavalry (Austrian, Russian, British, and Prussian) was Would be thrown back 99 times out of 100." a cavalry charge against infantry in square Their weapons as battering rams - strikingĪt tops of opponents' helmets with force. Lance's point couldn't penetrate the armor. In a melee the lancers are lost when opposed byĪny other cavalry armed with shorter arms. The former the men are armed with sabers or with In a charge made by a line armed with the saber againstĪ line armed with the lance, it is immaterial whether in
Von Marwitz ascribes absolute superiority to the lancer. Lance won by the every large majority of them." Wilkinson "have watchedĪnd recorded hundreds of competitions between menĮqually experts in the use of their weapons but
Cavalry Tactics and Combat: Napoleonic Wars : LancersĬharge of Red Lancers at Waterloo in 1815īefore World War One Mr.
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