Napoleonic Era Cavalry

Question 1

What are the 2 Roles of Cavalry?

Answer 1

• attack of the enemy
• scouting

Question 2

What type of equipment did the Br mostly use?

Answer 2

smaller cannons
- more maneuverable
- 9 pound guns
- spread out

Question 3

What type of equipment did the Fr mostly use?

Answer 3

heavy cannons
- Grande Battery = massive cannons together

Question 4

What is a sabre?

Answer 4

curved cavalry sword

Question 5

What are the 3 types of cavalry?

Answer 5

heavy, light, dragoon

Question 6

What is Heavy cavalry?

Answer 6

bigger horses
- men wore armour
- used for breakthrough

Question 7

What is Light cavalry?

Answer 7

smaller horses
- used for scouting + speed
- used sabres

Question 8

What are Dragoons?

Answer 8

mounted infantry
- used horses to get places to fight
- soldiers who can fight on foot/ on horseback

Question 9

What are the 3 types of shot/artillery?

Answer 9

mostly lumps of lead
shells - explode + shrapnel
cannister - lots of small balls (like a shotgun + useful at close range)

all used in big guns/cannons