Prussian Cavalry of the Napoleonic Wars (1)
Author | : Peter Hofschröer |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 50 |
Release | : 2012-03-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781780965222 |
ISBN-13 | : 1780965222 |
Rating | : 4/5 (222 Downloads) |
Download or read book Prussian Cavalry of the Napoleonic Wars (1) written by Peter Hofschröer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03-20 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Frederick II (later known as Frederick the Great) came to the throne in 1740, he had three advantages for which he owed thanks to his father: a modern, well-organised state; full coffers; and a properly trained and equipped army. Under a leader as renowned as Seydlitz, the Prussian cavalry achieved the nearest to a state of perfection that it was ever going to. So great was its reputation in the Seven Years' War that Napoleon made a special point of warning his men at the beginning of the 1806 campaign to beware of the Prussian cavalry.