Charge!: Great Cavalry Charges of the Napoleonic Wars

In this history of cavalry in the Napoleonic period, Digby Smith examines how battles could be decided by the skilful use of cavalry. He outlines the development of the mounted arm – describing the various types of mounted unit, their roles and abilities – and then sets out to describe how cavalry could turn the tide of battle. The work includes many eyewitness accounts. Battles examined include: Marengo, Eylau, Albuera, the crossing of the Beresina and Waterloo.
 
About the author:
Digby is a Napoleonic military specialist and author notably of The Greenhill Napoleonic wars data book : Actions and losses in personnel, colours, standards ans artillery, 1792-1815 (Greenhill Books, 1998).