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The Evolution of Cavalry Tactics: How Technology Drove Change (Part Two)

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Eric J. Wittenberg

(art two in a series) In the first part of this series, we learned Napoleon Bonaparte’s theories about the use of cavalry in the field. Those tactics relied on the short range of the long arms of the infantry and … Continue reading →

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