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24.08.2004 14:06:51
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11-19 век;
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Бывало и наоборот. Например поляки пказали себя под Лейпцигом против кирасир.
Вообще вот очень, очень неплохая ссылка по наполеоновским временам (даю конкретно по кавалерии - уланам и т.д.)
http://web2.airmail.net/napoleon/cavalrytactics2.htm
Конкретный отрывок:
"According to majority of military men and veterans the lancers were pretty hopeless against cuirassiers. It was one of the reasons why Napoleon gave body armor to his gigantic horse carabiniers. (In 1809 these lads suffered heavy casualties against Austrian uhlans.)
But in 1813 at Leipzig the uhlans of Polish 3rd, 6th and 8th Uhlan Regiment (then mostly veterans) didn't shy away from cuirassiers. They charged up to 12 times against 6 regiments of Austrian and 2 of Russian cuirassiers - in the fights they usually pointed their lances at cuirassiers' faces and throats. According to P. Haythornthwaite "lance can be aimed at a target with greater accuracy than a sword." These veterans also used lances as battering rams - striking at tops of opponents' helmets with force. :-) Such method of combat took place in October 1813 south-west of village of Wachau between 3rd, 6th and 8th Uhlan Regiment and the Austrian and Russian cuirassiers (Starodubovski and Gluhovski Cuirassier Regiment).
The Poles agreed with the Cossacks that lance was the better weapon the poorer was the horsemanship of the opponent. The Cossacks even claimed than it is impossible to use lance against Circassians who were considered as one of the best horsemen in the world. (Today Circassians live not far away from Chechnya and Turkey).
The Poles said that almost every commander loved to have lancers around, especially during parades and reviews, but not every cavalryman wished to carry the heavy weapon for all year long. For this one reason many young men entered the ranks of chasseurs or hussars instead of uhlans.
Mastery with lance also required training, good horsemanship and strong hand. Giving lances to many regiments of poorly trained men, too old or too young and weak, didn't make them good lancers. These lads were lost against average cavalry without lances.
Major Fredro of Polish lighthorsemen of the Guard returned from leave in Poland bringing back manuals and exhibiting amazing skill in handling the lance.
The lances were made of straight-grained oak, 9 feet 4 inches long, with an iron point and crimson-over-white pennant.
According to memoirs of J. Zaluski who served in that regiment, the men were eager to show to the Emperor how much this "new" weapon is effective. In Vienna, Austria, one of the lancers, NCO Jordan, called upon dragoons of Napoleon's Guard, to "fight" against him. Two stepped out. Jordan unhorsed both."
С уважением,
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