Andrew Winrow

The British Army Regular Mounted Infantry 1880-1913 (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Rather than fight on horseback in the traditional manner of cavalry, the regular Mounted Infantry would use horses primarily to move swiftly about the battlefield, where they would then dismount and fight on foot, thus appearing to anticipate the development of mechanised infantry tactics during the twentieth century. Yet despite being one the most important innovations of the late Victorian and Edwardian British Army, the mounted infantry concept was abandoned by the British Army in 1913, just at the point when it may have made the transition from a colonial to a continental force. Exploring the historical background to the Mounted Infantry, this book untangles the debates that raged between its advocates and the supporters of the established cavalry.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 294
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317039938
• Artikelnr.: 47134064

Autorenporträt

Andrew Winrow undertook a Masters' degree by research in 2010 and completed a DPhil in 2014, both in Victorian military history, at the University of Buckingham. He is a member of the Victorian Military Society and was awarded the Society's Howard Browne Medal for 2014. His research interests encompass aspects of the late Victorian and Edwardian armies and he has published articles in several military history journals. Dr Winrow is a full time NHS hospital consultant working in London.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Quest for Mobile Firepower
Chapter 2 Foundations
Chapter 3 Doctrine
Chapter 4 Forging an Identity
Chapter 5 Training the Mounted Infantry
Chapter 6 Colonial Warfare and the Mounted Infantry Paradigm
Chapter 7 Imperial Perspectives
Chapter 8 A Wild Goose Chase: South Africa 1899-1902
Chapter 9 Remonstrance, Renaissance and Re-designation
Chapter 10 Demise
Chapter 11 Conclusions
Appendices Biographies of Senior Mounted Infantry Officers
Mounted Infantry Camel Regiment 1884-85 Composition
The Square at Abu Klea 1885
Development of the regular Mounted Infantry in South Africa 1899-1902
Evolution of tactics in South Africa 1899 - 1902: the 'galloping charge'
Bibliography
Index