Was Cavalry Useless in the First World War?
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The Great War covers the era of the First World War from its causes and origins to its violent aftermath. Jesse Alexander covers the important events that influenced the world over 100 years ago. Form 2014 - 2018, Indiana Neidell followed the main events of what is classically considered as World War 1 on a weekly basis. You can support our show on Patreon: http://patreon.com/thegreatwar ___ “The Great War” is operated and owned by our independent production company: RTH – Real Time History GmbH Richard von Weizsäcker Platz 1-2 10827 Berlin
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Get Nebula with 40% off annual subscription with my link: https://go.nebula.tv/thegreatwar Watch Red Atoms on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/redatoms?ref=thegreatwar The First World War was a catalyst for modern warfare with tanks, poison gas, flamethrowers and more. Cavalry didn't have a place anymore on the modern battlefield - or so the common misconception goes. In this video we show how useful cavalry still was in WW1. » SUPPORT THE CHANNEL Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/realtimehistory Nebula: https://nebula.tv/the-great-war » THANKS TO OUR CO-PRODUCERS Raymond Martin, Konstantin Bredyuk, Lisa Anderson, Brad Durbin, Jeremy K Jones, Murray Godfrey, John Ozment, Stephen Parker, Mavrides, Kristina Colburn, Stefan Jackowski, Cardboard, William Kincade, William Wallace, Daniel L Garza, Chris Daley, Malcolm Swan, Christoph Wolf, Simen Røste, Jim F Barlow, Taylor Allen, Adam Smith, James Giliberto, Albert B. Knapp MD, Tobias Wildenblanck, Richard L Benkin, Marco Kuhnert, Matt Barnes, Ramon Rijkhoek, Jan, Scott Deederly, gsporie, Kekoa, Bruce G. Hearns, Hans Broberg, Fogeltje » SOURCES Anglesey, Marquess of A History of the British Cavalry 1816-1919 Volume 5: 1914-1919 Egypt, Palestine & Syria, (Barnsley: Leo Cooper, 1994). Anglesey, Marquess of, A History of the British Cavalry 1816-1919 Volume 8: 1915-1918, Epilogue, 1919-1939, (Barnsley: Leo Cooper, 1997) Kindle Edition. Bou, Jean, Light Horse: A History of Australia’s Mounted Arm, (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010). Cavalry Training, 1915, reprint edition (Brambleside: The Naval & Military Press Ltd.). Kenyon, David, Horsemen in No Man’s Land: British Cavalry & Trench Warfare 1914-1918 (Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2011). Littauer, Vladimir, Russian Hussar: A Story of The Imperial Cavalry, 1911-1920, (Shippensburg, White Mane Publishing, 1993). Mallet, Christian, Impressions and Experiences of a French Trooper, 1914-1915 (New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1916). The Cavalry School, Cavalry Combat (Harrisburg: The Telegraph Press, 1937). The Cavalry School, History of Cavalry During the World War, (Fort Riley: Quartermaster Corps Printing Plant, 1923). » OUR SISTER CHANNEL https://youtube.com/realtimehistory »CREDITS Presented by: Jesse Alexander Written by: Mattew Novosad, Jesse Alexander Director: Toni Steller & Florian Wittig Director of Photography: Toni Steller Sound: Toni Steller Editing: Toni Steller Motion Design: Toni Steller Mixing, Mastering & Sound Design: http://above-zero.com Research by: Matthew Novosad Fact checking: Florian Wittig Channel Design: Yves Thimian Contains licensed material by getty images and AP Archive Maps: MapTiler/OpenStreetMap Contributors & GEOlayers3 All rights reserved - Real Time History GmbH 2023
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