Reserve Cavalry

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Reserve Cavalry was the dedicated mounted reserve formation of Napoleon’s French Armée du Nord, intended for rapid, decisive shock action and exploitation on the battlefield.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
French Reserve Cavalry 1
Reserve Cavalry canonical 1

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cavalry formation ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
mounted reserve ⓘ
activeDuring 1815 ⓘ
allegiance Napoleon I of France ⓘ
linked to: Napoleon I
battlefieldRole operational reserve ⓘ
strategic reserve ⓘ
commander Napoleon I of France ⓘ
linked to: Napoleon I
commandStructure corps-level cavalry reserve ⓘ
composition heavy cavalry ⓘ
horse artillery support ⓘ
light cavalry ⓘ
conflict Waterloo campaign ⓘ
linked to: Waterloo Campaign
country First French Empire ⓘ
doctrine Napoleonic cavalry doctrine ⓘ
equipment firearms ⓘ
horses ⓘ
lances ⓘ
sabres ⓘ
era Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
garrison France ⓘ
militaryBranch cavalry ⓘ
notableCommander Napoleon I of France ⓘ
linked to: Napoleon I
notableEngagement Battle of Ligny ⓘ
Battle of Waterloo ⓘ
operationalUse covering retreats ⓘ
flank attacks ⓘ
mass cavalry charges ⓘ
pursuit operations ⓘ
partOf Armée du Nord ⓘ
linked to: Army of the North
purpose battlefield exploitation ⓘ
rapid decisive shock action ⓘ
role exploitation force ⓘ
mounted reserve formation ⓘ
shock cavalry ⓘ
subordinateTo French high command of the Armée du Nord ⓘ
Napoleon I of France ⓘ
linked to: Napoleon I
tacticalFunction break enemy lines ⓘ
exploit breakthroughs ⓘ
pursue retreating enemy forces ⓘ
reinforce critical sectors ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

French Armée du Nord → component → Reserve Cavalry ⓘ
Battle of Czarnowo → forceInvolved → French Reserve Cavalry ⓘ
linked to: Reserve Cavalry