{"id":85236,"date":"2023-10-17T04:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T08:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=85236"},"modified":"2023-10-16T18:07:38","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T22:07:38","slug":"why-ww1-cavalry-was-essential-on-the-battlefield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/10\/17\/why-ww1-cavalry-was-essential-on-the-battlefield\/","title":{"rendered":"Why WW1 Cavalry Was Essential On The Battlefield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IZ3M4_XQ8tI?si=nM3SnNNnBHCIhUef\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The Great War<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 13 Oct 2023<\/p>\n<p>The First World War was a catalyst for modern warfare with tanks, poison gas, flamethrowers and more. Cavalry didn&#8217;t have a place anymore on the modern battlefield &#8211; or so the common misconception goes. In this video we show how useful cavalry still was in WW1.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u00bb SUPPORT THE CHANNEL<br \/>\nPatreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/realtimehistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/realtimehistory<\/a><br \/>\nNebula: <a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.tv\/the-great-war\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/nebula.tv\/the-great-war<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get Nebula with 40% off annual subscription with my link: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.nebula.tv\/thegreatwar\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/go.nebula.tv\/thegreatwar<\/a><br \/>\nWatch Red Atoms on Nebula: <a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.tv\/redatoms\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/nebula.tv\/redatoms<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u00bb THANKS TO OUR CO-PRODUCERS<br \/>\nRaymond Martin, Konstantin Bredyuk, Lisa Anderson, Brad Durbin, Jeremy K Jones, Murray Godfrey, John Ozment, Stephen Parker, Mavrides, Kristina Colburn, Stefan Jackowski, Cardboard, William Kincade, William Wallace, Daniel L Garza, Chris Daley, Malcolm Swan, Christoph Wolf, Simen R\u00f8ste, Jim F Barlow, Taylor Allen, Adam Smith, James Giliberto, Albert B. 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Hearns, Hans Broberg, Fogeltje<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb SOURCES<br \/>\nAnglesey, Marquess of, <em>A History of the British Cavalry 1816-1919 Volume 5: 1914-1919 Egypt, Palestine &#038; Syria<\/em>, (Barnsley: Leo Cooper, 1994).<\/p>\n<p>Anglesey, Marquess of, <em>A History of the British Cavalry 1816-1919 Volume 8: 1915-1918, Epilogue, 1919-1939<\/em>, (Barnsley: Leo Cooper, 1997) Kindle Edition.<\/p>\n<p>Bou, Jean, <em>Light Horse: A History of Australia\u2019s Mounted Arm<\/em>, (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010).<\/p>\n<p><em>Cavalry Training, 1915<\/em>, reprint edition (Brambleside: The Naval &#038; Military Press Ltd.). <\/p>\n<p>Kenyon, David, <em>Horsemen in No Man\u2019s Land: British Cavalry &#038; Trench Warfare 1914-1918<\/em> (Barnsley: Pen &#038; Sword Books Ltd., 2011).<\/p>\n<p>Littauer, Vladimir, <em>Russian Hussar: A Story of The Imperial Cavalry, 1911-1920<\/em>, (Shippensburg, White Mane Publishing, 1993).<\/p>\n<p>Mallet, Christian, <em>Impressions and Experiences of a French Trooper, 1914-1915<\/em> (New York: E. 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Dutton &#038; Company, 1916).<\/p>\n<p>The Cavalry School, <em>Cavalry Combat<\/em> (Harrisburg: The Telegraph Press, 1937).<\/p>\n<p>The Cavalry School, <em>History of Cavalry During the World War<\/em>, (Fort Riley: Quartermaster Corps Printing Plant, 1923).<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbCREDITS<br \/>\nPresented by: Jesse Alexander<br \/>\nWritten by: Mattew Novosad, Jesse Alexander<br \/>\nDirector: Toni Steller &#038; Florian Wittig<br \/>\nDirector of Photography: Toni Steller<br \/>\nSound: Toni Steller<br \/>\nEditing: Toni Steller<br \/>\nMotion Design: Toni Steller<br \/>\nMixing, Mastering &#038; Sound Design: <a href=\"http:\/\/above-zero.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/above-zero.com<\/a><br \/>\nResearch by: Matthew Novosad<br \/>\nFact checking: Florian Wittig<\/p>\n<p>Channel Design: Yves Thimian<\/p>\n<p>Contains licensed material by getty images and AP Archive<br \/>\nMaps: MapTiler\/OpenStreetMap Contributors &#038; GEOlayers3<br \/>\nAll rights reserved &#8211; Real Time History GmbH 2023<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Great War Published 13 Oct 2023 The First World War was a catalyst for modern warfare with tanks, poison gas, flamethrowers and more. 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