Timeline for What was the difference between Hussars and Chasseurs à Cheval in the 19th Century French army?
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| Mar 17, 2023 at 23:49 | comment | added | Timothy | Thanks for this answer. So it sounds as though Chasseurs à Cheval overlapped in functions with both Hussars and dragoons, which seems complicated and confusing, but presumably it made sense to them. | |
| Mar 17, 2023 at 0:13 | comment | added | Jos | Dario, don't mind Geerkens too much. Try to ignore him. Being always right is one of his lovable characteristics. | |
| Mar 16, 2023 at 23:14 | comment | added | Pieter Geerkens | "During the Napoleonic Wars, dragoons generally assumed a cavalry role, though remaining a lighter class of mounted troops than the armored cuirassiers. Dragoons rode larger horses than the light cavalry and wielded straight, rather than curved swords. ... while in 1811 six regiments were converted to Chevau-Legers Lanciers; they were often used in battle to break the enemy's main resistance." No mention of conversion to Chasseurs au Cheval; only of conversion to lance-equipped Chevau-Legers. 2/2 | |
| Mar 16, 2023 at 23:13 | comment | added | Pieter Geerkens | Fine: From Dragoon in English: "*By the Seven Years' War in 1756, their primary role in most European armies had progressed from that of mounted infantry to that of heavy cavalry. ... Their original responsibilities for scouting and picket duty had passed to hussars and similar light cavalry corps in the French, Austrian, Prussian, and other armies. ... *" 1/2 | |
| Mar 16, 2023 at 16:11 | comment | added | Dario Quint | Pieter you 100% missed the sections where it talks about French Dragoon regiments being re-designated as Chasseurs, and the general use of Hussars and Chasseurs in the relevant sections. Also I'm not sure why you're on the french wiki for Chasseurs a Cheval instead of the english ones for Hussars and Chasseurs, which would be my source. | |
| Mar 16, 2023 at 14:00 | comment | added | Pieter Geerkens | Not a word of this is supported by the alleged reference (auto-translated): "The first French cavalry unit which received the name of chasseurs, is the chasseurs de Fischer (1743-1761). ... It then frequently happened that Austrian hussars seized French horses; to take them back, a body of partisans is created by Fischer, who will “hunt” the mounts. ... It then frequently happened that Austrian hussars seized French horses; to take them back, a body of partisans is created by Fischer, who will “hunt” the mounts." | |
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| S Mar 16, 2023 at 13:05 | history | answered | Dario Quint | CC BY-SA 4.0 |