HäT 8002 Napoleonic Prussian Dragoons 1815
Posted: September 22nd, 2017, 7:12 pm
5th Dragoner (Brandenburgisches, ‘Prinz Wilhelm von Preussen’)
Historically dragoons were mounted infantry, but by the Napoleonic wars they had become purely cavalry. They came midway between the heavy and light category, but a large part of the cavalry was made up of them, mainly because they were the cheapest. Still they did not enjoy the same reputation and status as the cuirassiers or the hussars.
Historically dragoons were mounted infantry, but by the Napoleonic wars they had become purely cavalry. They came midway between the heavy and light category, but a large part of the cavalry was made up of them, mainly because they were the cheapest. Still they did not enjoy the same reputation and status as the cuirassiers or the hussars.
