infomanpa
1st Lieutenant
- Joined
- Feb 18, 2017
- Location
- Pennsylvania
On this anniversary of the largest American cavalry engagement at Brandy Station, Virginia, I thought that this would be a good day to ask this question: what does a cavalry battle look like?
I mean, do you simply ride at full speed towards the enemy cavalry with guns blazing? How would you aim your rifle as you move and bounce? How do you keep the horses from going crazy at the noise or even colliding? Are their lines of battle? Formations? What are the tactics? I admit that I have a hard time imagining this since I have never seen cavalry battle re-enactments. Maybe, there are some good realistic videos to watch? I'm guessing that Hollywood scenes would not be accurate.
I mean, do you simply ride at full speed towards the enemy cavalry with guns blazing? How would you aim your rifle as you move and bounce? How do you keep the horses from going crazy at the noise or even colliding? Are their lines of battle? Formations? What are the tactics? I admit that I have a hard time imagining this since I have never seen cavalry battle re-enactments. Maybe, there are some good realistic videos to watch? I'm guessing that Hollywood scenes would not be accurate.