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1803 Napoleonic Cavalry
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Jan 11, 2015
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Podcast episode
Description
The musket might have revolutionised the battlefield, allowing relatively unskilled levees to become truly dominant. But up until the machine guns of the first world war stopped the cavalry in their tracks, the mounted horseman had a vital role to play in any conflict. Dur: 28mins File: .mp3
Released:
Jan 11, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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