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Another great instance of mounted cavalry being used en masse against enemy cavalry and infantry would be the CSA Cav. at Murfreesboro or Stone's river. They cahrged everyone mounted on the Confed left, captured one entire battery, at least 1,000 POW's, many supply wagons, and scattered Zahm's small Union Cavalry Bde.
Why I previously forgot to mention Murfreesboro I don't know, as I am modding the TalonSoft game of it and reading about it in great detail, again.
Chris
The 1000 prisoners were captured by Wheeler several days before the battle when he raided around the union army capturing several wagon trains. There was no mass mounted charge.
Chris0827 states: The 1000 prisoners were captured by Wheeler several days before the battle when he raided around the union army capturing several wagon trains. There was no mass mounted charge.
You are wrong Chris. What you say occurred, but shortly after McCown's Division attacked, the Confed Cav. attacked mounted and en masse against the Union left and captured over 1,000 POWs, a battery, and some supply wagons, as well as scattering Zahm's small Union Cav. Bde. The Confed. Cav. did charge over a broad front in regimental and multi regimental/battalion/detachment groups. The Union Cav. also countercharged and rescued many Union POWs.
McCown's advance was so sudden and swift and deep, that the confed Cav. had to advance at a trot and then a gallop to get into the Union flank and rear, and they did modt of their fighting mounted. Even their Horse Artillery battery managed to get into the fray.
I suggest you read more of Murfreesboro. Not only are these events described in the OR but there are two good books written of Murfreesboro and one of those is excellent and is titled 'The Battle of Stone's River, No Better Place to Die', by Peter Cozens. Much info. exists on the inet., and there are excellent excerpts from the OR etc.
It is very well known what the Confed. Cav. did at Murfreesboro, both mounted and unmounted.
Chris
'What is more amazing, is that amongst all those approaching enemies there is not one named Gisgo.' Hannibal Barcid (or Barca) to Gisgo, a Greek staff officer, Cannae.
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*Only* one, two, or three Cav. Regts. charging together is a charge en masse. At Waterloo, French Cav. Bdes. had only 2 Regiments, and some were very small Regiments, and a couple of Lt. Cav. Bdes. in Nappy's Army of the North during that campaign only had one Cav. Regt. So, when you read of a Bde. of Curriassiers charging at Quatres bras (sp?) and Waterloo that is only two regiments, yet it is considered a charge en masse. A French Cav. Div. during that campaign only had two Bdes. of between two and three Regiments.
Chris
'What is more amazing, is that amongst all those approaching enemies there is not one named Gisgo.' Hannibal Barcid (or Barca) to Gisgo, a Greek staff officer, Cannae.
That's the CSS North Carolina BB-55
Boris Badanov, looking for Natasha Goodenov
Please change ,'A French Cav. Div. during that campaign only had two Bdes. of between two and three Regiments.'
to this, 'A French Cav. Div. during that Campaign only had 3 or 4 Regiments in total.'
So sorry for the typo. [:-][X(][>:]
Chris
'What is more amazing, is that amongst all those approaching enemies there is not one named Gisgo.' Hannibal Barcid (or Barca) to Gisgo, a Greek staff officer, Cannae.
That's the CSS North Carolina BB-55
Boris Badanov, looking for Natasha Goodenov
You do realize that cavalry doesn't have to be mounted to charge, right? I can't believe you consider an attack by a few hundred me to be a mass charge. The french at Waterloo attacked with 9,000 cavalry. That's mass.
I hope you realize that the 9,000 French cavalry did not charge all at once in a 9,000 man/horse mass. They charged in waves my friend, and those waves were composed of Bdes. [:D][>:] It was a very crowded and muddy area of the battlefield you know, and as new units charged the shattered ones reformed. What a waste and mess.
Textbooks refer to squadrons charging en masse as well as regiments and larger units, so the term simply means a considerable number of individuals charging in a close order type of manner.
The sources concerning Murfreesboro state that the Confed Cav was charging mounted so I think I may know the difference, but you apparently don't, since that is what we were talking about and what the sources and I state. [:-]
Read some more about the Cav at Gettysburg on the 3rd day, including on the southern flank of the armies where another mounted Union Cav charge occurred.
Oh Shenedoah, I long to see you, away you rolling river ... another place in 1864 where massed cav charges occurred, including at New Market where what was it, about 2,000 Union Cav did this, but it failed quickly.
Some spectactular charges were made by the Polish Winged Hussars and other Cav previous to the ACW, and the Nappy Wars are but one other example.
Chris
'What is more amazing, is that amongst all those approaching enemies there is not one named Gisgo.' Hannibal Barcid (or Barca) to Gisgo, a Greek staff officer, Cannae.
That's the CSS North Carolina BB-55
Boris Badanov, looking for Natasha Goodenov
