This volume deals with the sword exercise for the British cavalry, using a rare manual for the use of Volunteer troops (1795) and a reproduction of the most influential sword exercise manual by Le Marchant (1796) used throughout the Napoleonic Wars, plus an English translation of a later French manual which discusses the merits of different sword forms.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Summerfield, Stephen (Hrsg.)
Title
Sword Exercises and Design for the Cavalry: Two studies by Le Marchant & Marey
Details
English text, illustrated with the original plates from each volume plus additional photographs courtesy of Olympia Auctions. 280 pages.
