Categories
Technical
Study
Novel
-- Children's Reading
-- Classic
-- Fantasy/Sci-Fiction
-- Detective
-- Adventure Legends
-- Romances
-- History/Military
-- Swordsman
-- Literature
-- Celebrity Biographies
-- Popular philosophy
Nonfiction
Health
Tutorial
Entertainment
Business
Magazine
Arts & Design
Audiobooks & Video Training
Cultures & Languages
Family & Home
Law & Politics
Lyrics & Music
Software Related
eBook Torrents
Uncategorized
Study
Novel
-- Children's Reading
-- Classic
-- Fantasy/Sci-Fiction
-- Detective
-- Adventure Legends
-- Romances
-- History/Military
-- Swordsman
-- Literature
-- Celebrity Biographies
-- Popular philosophy
Nonfiction
Health
Tutorial
Entertainment
Business
Magazine
Arts & Design
Audiobooks & Video Training
Cultures & Languages
Family & Home
Law & Politics
Lyrics & Music
Software Related
eBook Torrents
Uncategorized
Share With Friends
Archive by Date
2012-08-06
2012-08-05
2012-08-04
2012-08-03
2012-08-02
2012-08-01
2012-07-31
2012-07-30
2012-07-29
2012-07-28
2012-08-05
2012-08-04
2012-08-03
2012-08-02
2012-08-01
2012-07-31
2012-07-30
2012-07-29
2012-07-28
Search Tag
prophesy
Abundant
Satisfied
Hush
7187
Lungin
极限编程
wowww
bande
Motorcars
Invasora
principles of anatomy and physiology tortora
Badawi
Masada
Poise
ygen
SKILLS
traigo
Poscente
Pseudogout
Russkie
Tangos
SHARM
DiVERGE
Dogmas
Tsang
giornate
eBNL
Hanomag
Hexicon
Romoli
Barcharts
Briar
1912
Dubbed
Effekte
Harro
BIOPROCESS
bamber
Collectio
Faranak
Empereur
芜湖市
vehiculos
hypnosis
Epilepsies
fleet
SmartBrief
Airbourne
Michala
Newest
History/Military Троя и троянцы. Боги и герои города-призрака
History/Military The Collapse Of The Democratic Presidential Majority: Realignment, Dealignment, And Electoral Change From Franklin Roosevelt To Bill Clinton (Transforming American Politics)
History/Military Ernesto "Che" Guevara (The Great Hispanic Heritage)
History/Military Luger Accessories
History/Military Congress, Progressive Reform, and the New American State
History/Military Battle in the Baltics 1944-45: The Fighting for Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, a Photographic History
History/Military Native Vote: American Indians, the Voting Rights Act, and the Right to Vote
History/Military The Martinsyde Elephant (Profile Publications Number 200)
History/Military The M.Bloch 151 & 152 (Profile Publications Number 201)
History/Military The Douglas A-20 (7A to Boston III) (Profile Publications Number 202)
History/Military The Heinkel He 162 (Profile Publications Number 203)
History/Military Democracy without Competition in Japan: Opposition Failure in a One-Party Dominant State
History/Military Globalization of Capital and the Nation-State: Imperialism, Class Struggle, and the State in the Age of Global Capitalism
History/Military Performances of the Sacred in Late Medieval and Early Modern England (Repost)
History/Military Demography and Roman Society (Ancient Society and History)
History/Military Reducing Poverty Through Growth And Social Policy Reform in Russia (Directions in Development)
History/Military Screening Politics; The Politician in American Movies, 1931-2001
History/Military Between Self-Determination and Dependency: Jamaica's Foreign Relations 1972-1989
History/Military Political Psychology: Key Readings
History/Military Anglo-Norman Studies 24: Proceedings of the Battle Conference 2001
History/Military The Collapse Of The Democratic Presidential Majority: Realignment, Dealignment, And Electoral Change From Franklin Roosevelt To Bill Clinton (Transforming American Politics)
History/Military Ernesto "Che" Guevara (The Great Hispanic Heritage)
History/Military Luger Accessories
History/Military Congress, Progressive Reform, and the New American State
History/Military Battle in the Baltics 1944-45: The Fighting for Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, a Photographic History
History/Military Native Vote: American Indians, the Voting Rights Act, and the Right to Vote
History/Military The Martinsyde Elephant (Profile Publications Number 200)
History/Military The M.Bloch 151 & 152 (Profile Publications Number 201)
History/Military The Douglas A-20 (7A to Boston III) (Profile Publications Number 202)
History/Military The Heinkel He 162 (Profile Publications Number 203)
History/Military Democracy without Competition in Japan: Opposition Failure in a One-Party Dominant State
History/Military Globalization of Capital and the Nation-State: Imperialism, Class Struggle, and the State in the Age of Global Capitalism
History/Military Performances of the Sacred in Late Medieval and Early Modern England (Repost)
History/Military Demography and Roman Society (Ancient Society and History)
History/Military Reducing Poverty Through Growth And Social Policy Reform in Russia (Directions in Development)
History/Military Screening Politics; The Politician in American Movies, 1931-2001
History/Military Between Self-Determination and Dependency: Jamaica's Foreign Relations 1972-1989
History/Military Political Psychology: Key Readings
History/Military Anglo-Norman Studies 24: Proceedings of the Battle Conference 2001
Useful Links
History/Military British Light Cavalary (Nations in Arms 1800-1815)
Posted on 2010-03-16
|
More British Light Cavalary (Nations in Arms 1800-1815) By John Pimlott Tactics have been defined as "the exercises and manoeuvres of an army, or corps, or detachment when engaged with the enemy". In most cases, particularly with European armies these are relatively easy to explain, for it has long been a self-appointed task of military theoreticicians to discuss them in great detail, and usual for the armies involved to follow certain basic principles. With the British army of the eighteenth and early-nineteenth century however, there is a problem. Although theoretical tactical ideas undoubtedly existed, the central authorities lacked the power to enforce their implementation within individual regiments, which were still controlled by their respective Colonels. Various attempts were made in the 1790's to impose uniformity of drill and training, some of which were moderately successful. However this did nothing to destroy a pattern of tactical development which had begun in the eighteenth and was to persist well into the twentieth century. The depressing feature of this pattern was that the tactical lessons of a particular campaign were invariably forgotten once peace returned, necessitating an often costly process of re-learning in the next war. The cost was far higher if, in addition, the regiments of a specific arm imagined themselves to be capable of a tactic for which they had not been designed and stressed that tactic above all others, despite experiences which illustrated their mistake. The history of British light cavalry from its origins in the mid eighteenth century to the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 fits into this general pattern exactly. The first permanent light dragoon units were raised in 1759 and were designed as fast moving adaptable mounted infantry, capable of reconnaissance, skirmishing and the pursuit of a broken enemy. As such they should have been extremely useful, but as the century progressed the original functions were gradually overlaid by a false and rather paradoxical emphasis upon shock action. This meant that when the Peninsula War began in 1808 light cavalry officers regarded the charge as the only tactic to be effected and totally ignored the specialist roles for which their units had been originally intended. The tactical history of such units between 1808 and 1815 is therefore one of improvisation and the forced re-learning of basic skills under arduous combat conditions. The problems encountered and the degree of success with tactics like the charge, pursuit of a defeated enemy, covering of a retreat, reconnaissance, skirmishing and outpost duty form the main themes of this book. Any conclusions which are drawn, however, have to be tempered by the fact that as soon as the French Wars ended, the old pattern reappeared. The charge was restored to its former pre-eminence and the hard won lessons of the Peninsula and Waterloo campaigns were promptly forgotten. So the circle continued.
Rating:
2.5 out of 5 by Book123 |
Download Links | |
Server | Status |
---|---|
Direct Download Link 1 | Alive |
Direct Download Link 2 | Alive |
Download Link (Uploading) | Alive |
Download Link (Depositfiles) | Alive |
Download Link (Megaupload) | Alive |
Buy This Book at Best Price >> |
Like this article?! Give us +1: