"Trooper, 9th (Queens Royal) Lancers, Elouges 1914 " Topic
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| Tango01 | 11 Aug 2014 10:40 p.m. PST |
"The 9th Queens Royal Lancers had a long and distinguished history as a cavalry unit that began well before WW1. However the introduction of machine guns, heavy artillery and indeed the tank necessitated that all cavalry units had become redundant in their mounted roll by the end of 1914, for the remainder of the war they went on to serve as infantry in the trenches…"
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| monk2002uk | 12 Aug 2014 11:22 a.m. PST |
Totally incorrect interpretation of the roles for cavalry. Sometimes dismounted in trenches, yes. But lots of mounted actions as we'll. Robert |
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