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France was to call up a total of 1,600,000 men during the Napoleonic Wars, of whom a mere 600,000 were to survive. For those conscripted into service, one of the better fates would be recruitment as a cavalryman. Napoleon's dragoons were not just any band of individuals sorted and labelled cavalrymen; they were mounted infantrymen, trained to be adept with both musket and sabre, and proud of that distinction. Originally mounted for the sake of mobility but generally fighting on foot, they evolved into an army equally at home sabring at the charge as firing dismounted. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)357.10944Social sciences Public Administration, Military Science Cavalry Cavalry proper Biography; History By Place EuropeLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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