| Cuirassier | 06 Jul 2018 5:20 p.m. PST |
CLICK ON THE IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM! French Cuirassiers taking a walk at St. Quentin, France, in 1911: link link link --------------------------------------- Military review at Vincennes (in 1912) Cuirassiers ready to charge! We are seeing only a single squadron of this regiment of cuirassiers: link Cuirassiers charging: link French Cuirassiers and Dragoons (with lances): link --------------------------------------- Inauguration of French President Poincaré, in Paris (1913). Poincaré was escorted by the 1st French Cuirassiers: link link link link link |
| Cuirassier | 06 Jul 2018 5:53 p.m. PST |
One more… French cuirassiers escorting Grand Duke Nicholas and General Baron Kaulbars during the great maneuvers of 1912 in France: link |
| bobspruster | 06 Jul 2018 6:06 p.m. PST |
Amazing stuff! The real deal. Great find and thanks much for posting. |
| AussieAndy | 06 Jul 2018 7:56 p.m. PST |
I'm guessing that, in the era of the bomb chuckers, the cavalry wasn't just there to look pretty. |
| 14Bore | 07 Jul 2018 6:24 a.m. PST |
I have a priny 8x12 of a French cuirassier from the 2nd Empire period, while pictures are impressive can only hint at what the Napoleonic era was like. |
| Cuirassier | 07 Jul 2018 6:36 a.m. PST |
Rare film of French Cuirassiers charging, filmed by the Lumière brothers in 1896. YouTube link These cavalrymen were real soldiers, but, unfortunately, the heyday of the heavy cavalry was over. France had 13 regiments of Cuirassiers in 1914. |
| CAPTAIN BEEFHEART | 07 Jul 2018 6:52 a.m. PST |
That is the only non-theatrical footage I've seen of a charge. Super illuminating stuff. |
| CAPTAIN BEEFHEART | 07 Jul 2018 6:55 a.m. PST |
….Submitted before editing, apologies. It's amazing how a few seconds of film can clarify all of the ink spent on descriptions of how a charge works. (I get it, worth 1000 words) many thanks for the link. |
| Cuirassier | 07 Jul 2018 7:16 a.m. PST |
One for you, 14Bore… Lieutenant of the 1st Regiment of Cuirassiers of the French Imperial Guard (photo taken between 1854 and 1860).
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| Cuirassier | 07 Jul 2018 7:27 a.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed the film, CAPTAIN BEEFHEART. I understand what you are saying. Btw… A quick count of the cuirassiers in shot is approximately sixty, which would represent about a company, or half squadron. French Cuirassier regiments had four squadrons. Just imagine… |
| CAPTAIN BEEFHEART | 09 Jul 2018 3:57 a.m. PST |
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finds bridges to match the river sets.