Continuity On The Battlefield

Question 1

Cavalry

Answer 1

Still important for harassing the enemy but new weapons such as rifles and machine guns made them less threatening and vulnerable

Question 2

Infantry

Answer 2

Still the most decisive factor in battle.

Question 3

Tactics of cavalry

Answer 3

Officers were determined to keep traditional cavalry.Saw change as an attack on privilege - showing the importance of social attitudes

Question 4

Tactics of infantry

Answer 4

Still fought in columns squares or lines..Infantry were still sent to face overwhelming firepower between 1850 and 1900- officers refused to accept changing situation, relying on old ideas about how to fight .