A History of the British Cavalry
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A History of the British Cavalry

Volume 8: 1816-1919 The Western Front, 1915-1918, Epilogue, 1919-1939

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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A History of the British Cavalry

Volume 8: 1816-1919 The Western Front, 1915-1918, Epilogue, 1919-1939

About this book

In this last volume of a monumental chronicl e, the author shows the part played by the British cavalry i n the First World War. Drawing on material from a number of sources he demonstrates how the cavalry''s superior mobility saved the day time and again. '

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Preface
  6. 1 Life in trenches and billets - bus transport - trench improvements - recreations - working parties - leave
  7. 2. Neuve Chapelle - 2nd Ypres
  8. 3 Loos - Dismounted Division formed from Cavalry Corps - Haig succeeds French - Robertson appointed CIGS - Churchill's resignation
  9. 4 Introduction of steel helmets - Verdun - Hindenburg replaces Falkenhayn - reduction of cavalry proposed - arrangements for cavalry in 1916 campaigns - cavalry tracks - battle of the Somme - Bazentin Ridge - Flers Courcelette - tanks - Morval
  10. 5 L'Affaire Nivelle - French mutinies - German with - drawal to Hindenburg Line - Villers Faucon - opening of battle of Arras - Monchy
  11. 6 3rd Ypres - Messines - 1st Cambrai
  12. 7 Reduction and re-organization of the cavalry - the German spring offensives - Falvy - Collezy - Gough sacked - Moreuil Wood
  13. 8 The advent of the Americans - Amiens
  14. 9 End of battle of Amiens - 2nd Cambrai and 2nd Le Cateau
  15. 10 Last days on the Western Front - administrative chaos - the Armistice
  16. 11 Horses: forage supply - remounts - types of horse - vet - erinary service - weights on cavalry horses
  17. Epilogue
  18. Envoi
  19. Appendix 1 'The Last Charge'
  20. Appendix 2 Old Soldiers
  21. Abbreviations used in footnotes and source notes
  22. Source notes
  23. Index