Tag Archives: Napoleon Bonaparte

Florida’s “Cow Cavalry”

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Phill Greenwalt

Napoleon Bonaparte once prophetically stated, “An army marches on its stomach.” A simple yet very truthful statement and a point that brought major concern and consternation to many a military leader before and after the French leader uttered those six … Continue reading →

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Who is Your Civil War Battlefield MVP?

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Chris Kolakowski

Over the weekend I had the English Premier League on in the background while I was writing and taking care of some stuff around the house. Friday and Saturday nights I watched the Norfolk Admirals play the Manchester Monarchs in … Continue reading →

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Henry Shrapnel – “The Modern Archimedes”

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Phill Greenwalt

  His last name jumps off the page, much like the term shrapnel usually does when leaving an artillery piece. “Shrapnel” as defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary is “a projectile that consists of a case provided with a powder charge and … Continue reading →

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From Waterloo to Cemetery Ridge

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Chris Kolakowski

As the 152d Anniversary of Gettysburg passes into the rearview mirror, I cannot help but also note the juxtaposition of last month’s Bicentennial of Waterloo. Both of these battles are among the most discussed and debated events in military history. Why?

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The Evolution of Cavalry Tactics: How Technology Drove Change

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Eric J. Wittenberg

Part 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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The Evolution of Cavalry Tactics: How Technology Drove Change

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Eric J. Wittenberg

Part one in a series. This is the first installment of a multi-part series on the evolution of Civil War cavalry tactics that is being developed exclusively for Emerging Civil War. The series will focus on cavalry tactics as they … Continue reading →

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