"The Decline of Cavalry 1900 - 1918" Topic

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Tango01	15 Feb 2023 8:53 p.m. PST
Of possible interest? Free to read link Armand
Archon64	15 Feb 2023 9:24 p.m. PST
I think cavalry had declined well before 1900.
Tango01	16 Feb 2023 3:34 p.m. PST
(smile) Armand
Legionarius	18 Feb 2023 9:34 a.m. PST
The rifle made cavalry obsolete except for scouting and raiding.
Richard Baber	18 Feb 2023 2:40 p.m. PST
Machine guns, quick fire artillery and barbed wire saw the end to cavalry except in scouting and wide open terrain. The Russians still made massive use of mounted units during WW2.

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