Charge! Great Cavalry Charges of the Napoleonic Wars - Hardcover

Smith, Digby

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1853675415 ISBN 13: 9781853675416

Publisher: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal, 2006

Synopsis

In this dramatic and spirited history of cavalry in the Napoleonic period, Digby Smith examines how battles could be decided by the skillful use of cavalry. "Charge!" reveals how cavalry could be deployed in an offensive and defensive capacity or how an effective and well-timed cavalry charge could overcome almost any obstacle. All OF The dramatic charges of the Napoleonic wars are covered revealing the color, panache, and drama of Napoleonic battle.

About this title

About the Author:

Digby Smith is a respected historian of the Napoleonic Wars and the author of a number of acclaimed books on the period. For Greenhill he has produced Napoleon’s Regiments, 1813: Leipzig, The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book and The Decline and Fall of Napoleon’s Empire.

Review:

Military Heritage, October 2007

“Throughout military history, the sound of bugles accompanying a cavalry charge has had an air of romanticism surrounding it ... Charge! explains the different types of cavalry, the tactics they employed, and the care of the horses during various battles of the Napoleonic era ... Author Digby Smith has included comprehensive charts at the end of the book listing the many cavalry units employed by both sides in the battles he examines meticulously in his book.”

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1853675415
• ISBN 13: 9781853675416
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288