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Napoleon's Dragoons and Lancers (1988 Edition)

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Men-at-Arms - French Revolutionary War/Napoleonic Wars - France

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Product Info

Title
Napoleon's Dragoons and Lancers (1988 Edition)
Publisher
Category
Author
Emir Bukhari, Angus McBride
Publish Year
1988
Pages
40
Dimensions
7.25x9.75x.25"
NKG Part #
2148144779
MFG. Part #
OSPMAA055-88
Type
Softcover
Series
MAA55

Description

France was to call up a total of 1,600,000 men during the Napoleonic Wars, of whom a mere 600,000 were to survive. For those conscripted into service, one of the better fates would be recruitment as a cavalryman. Napoleon's dragoons were not just any band of individuals sorted and labelled cavalrymen; they were mounted infantrymen, trained to be adept with both musket and sabre, and proud of that distinction. Originally mounted for the sake of mobility but generally fighting on foot, they evolved into an army equally at home sabring at the charge as firing dismounted.