cavalry charges
Horseback military attacks
Cavalry charges are mounted military attacks in which soldiers on horseback rush enemy positions at speed, typically with drawn sabers or lances.
Once decisive in warfare, they became obsolete against modern firearms and artillery.
The term now often appears in historical contexts or as a metaphor for bold, direct assaults: The CEO's cavalry charge into new markets proved disastrous.
- lancersSoldiers with long weapons
- hussarsFast-moving mounted soldiers
- cuirassiersArmored cavalry troops
- dragoonsCompels by intimidation
- warhorsesHorses bred for battle
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cavalry chargestrench warfare
Combat from fortified ditches
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