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Napoleon's Cuirassiers in Spain: The History of the 13th Cuirassiers Regiment (1808-1814)

Napoleon's Cuirassiers in Spain: The History of the 13th Cuirassiers Regiment (1808-1814)

Lapray, Olivier
Martin, Yves

Paperback

Series: From Reason to Revolution 1721-1815

General World HistoryNapoleonic Wars

Publisher Price: $49.95

ISBN10: 1806720876
ISBN13: 9781806720873
Publisher: Helion & Company
Published: Dec 31 2025
Pages: 238
Weight: 1.20
Height: 0.48 Width: 6.62 Depth: 9.62
Language: English
Cuirassiers reshaped Spanish warfare as heavy cavalry adapted to diverse fronts and relentless campaigns.

Napoleon's Cuirassiers in Spain is the first exhaustive study of French heavy cavalry in Spain, from the early days when provisional squadrons were being mustered to when the 13th Cuirassiers left Spain in 1814. It makes significant use of period sources, including never-before-published memoirs from the cuirassiers themselves. It brilliantly fills a gap in the historiography of the Peninsular War and will be of interest to all with a passion for the Napoleonic period.

The nature of the terrain in Spain and the multiplicity of fronts and types of warfare did not favour cavalry actions. Central Europe may have seen the bulk of Napoleonic heavy cavalry charges aimed at breaking massed infantry columns, but the cuirassiers soon adapted to the bitter war that was fought across Spain and delivered the coup de grâce in many actions. All their opponents feared them when the cry of 'cuirassiers are coming' ran through the ranks.

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