Galloping at Everything
Published on 1. February 2008
320 pages
978-0-7509-6190-5 (ISBN)
Description
The poor discipline demonstrated by the British cavalry commanded by general Slade at Maguilla in 1812 prompted the Duke of Wellington's famous remark that British cavalry officers were in the habit of galloping at everything. This work rehabilitates the reputation of the British cavalry in the Peninsula and at Waterloo.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
File size
2,06 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7509-6190-5 (9780750961905)
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Ian Fletcher
Galloping at Everything
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02/2008
Spellmount Publishers Ltd
€38.56
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IAN FLETCHER is an acknowledged expert on the Napoleonic wars and is the author of best-selling Wellington's Regiments, amongst many titles.
Content
- Intro
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Maps
- List of Plates
- Introduction
- Part One The British Cavalry
- I Officers and Men
- II Horses and Forage
- III Organisation, Tactics and Training
- IV Cavalry Weapons
- V Piquet and Patrol Work
- VI The Iberian Peninsula: 'The Grave of Horses'
- Part Two The Cavalry in Action
- I Wellesley, Vimeiro and a Bad Start
- II Paget, Moore and the Corunna Campaign
- III Wellington and his Cavalry: The Early Years
- IV Campo Mayor: The Great Controversy
- V Operations under Hill and Beresford
- VI Maguilla: The 'Unluckiest' Cavalry Combat of the Peninsular War
- VII Mixed Fortunes: From Salamanca to Burgos and Back
- VIII The Vittoria Campaign: The Return of the Hussars
- IX France: From the Bidassoa to Toulouse and Home
- X The Waterloo Campaign:The Retreat from Quatre Bras
- XI Waterloo: The Heavy Cavalry
- XII Waterloo: The Light Cavalry
- XIII Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Appendix: Cavalry Organisation in the Peninsula
- Plates
- Copyright
