Cavalry

world cavalry wasn’t used for the most part. However, there were some exceptions such as the Macedonians. The cavalry was part of the Macedonian tactical system. However, in the later years of the Roman Empire cavalry started to become more important for frontier defense because it allowed for increased mobility. Also, romans used cavalry for the rapid concentration of forces to close the gap between legions. After 250 AD, cavalry was even more predominant in the roman army. Furthermore, cavalry was

Blue and Grey, the Cavalry at Gettysburg The cavalry, an army component mounted on horseback, has been used by many nations and armies throughout the history of the world. Some have utilized the cavalry with tremendous success, while others have over looked the value that they could bring to the battlefield. The American Civil War as a whole has been scrutinized and diagnosed through generations of warfighters and historians in an effort to shed light on what was successful and what had failed

Every war, though happens for a reason and bring a better change, is often gruesome. The Civil War broke America in two groups and, at the time, was the war with the most casualties and injured men. As the fight to preserve the Union progressed, so did a number of other areas, such as weaponry and artillery. The advanced technology produced through the Civil War assisted in increasing number of casualties. The North was more fortuitous than the South in multitudinous ways. One of which includes the

The Cavalry Maiden Nadezhda Durova and Her Freedom The Cavalry Maiden, by: Nadezhda Durova and translated by Mary Fleming Zirin, is a journal about a Russian officer in the Napoleonic Wars. Nadezhda Durova is a woman who left home at age twenty-three to join a regiment. Every since a young age Durova was interested in nature and things that were young men interest. It is believed that this stemmed from not being loved by her mother. She was attached to her father, who was a captain

One of the most commonly used weapons by the Russian states was the long thin curved saber sword, or shashka. Several units, including cavalry and heavy infantry, used this unique weapon in battle, which was effective for slashing and thrusting. The blade is hollowed and includes a large, curved pommel to prevent the blade from slipping from the hand (Celdran, 2016). This weapon was very

to the Fairfax Court-House in Virginia after the skirmish was Major General Julius Stahel of the commanding Cavalry Division department of Washington due to the orders received. The skirmish began between the hours of seven and ten in the morning. Stahel states that it all started with an attack done by “Mosby, with his band of guerrillas, together with a portion of the Black Horse Cavalry and a portion of the North Carolina Regiment.” The strategic attack was done in the sneakiest way, Mosby and

that just a few weeks earlier, Sitting Bull, a Sioux Chief, was killed when reservation officers falsely accused and attempted to arrest him for being a “Ghost Dancer”. When Smith arrived at Pine Ridge, he met up with the rest of the 7th Cavalry. One of the cavalry

Perhaps this is what the Greek cavalry looked like riding off to war. This could be considered the glorification of the warrior or the athlete of the times, which is also shown in vase paintings and sculptor works. Also note that Sappho gives a historical aspect to the poem with mention

formation, opposing soldiers were left intimidated by it. The phalanx drove individuals to endeavour to break through the line, retreat or to flank the syntagma. To protect his flank, Alexander utilized his most powerful force to protect them, his heavy cavalry. Armed with sword and javelins, these units whilst defending

“To arms! Your Country calls!” was that slogan that echoed through the streets of every American city in the spring of 1861. On April 12, Confederate forces fired shots against the Union held Fort Sumter. Seven states declared secession from the Union before the battle, and four more seceded after. The American Civil War had begun, and the urge to fight swept over the divided country’s young men like wildfire. From all walks of life, men “charged by emotional oratory” (Robertson Jr. 20), joined ranks