Napoleon's Cavalry Commanders
Introduction
Terry J Senior, (UK)
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Of Napoleons some 1,400
Generals, about 500 of them were from the Cavalry branch
of the service and just to be different I thought I would list who I consider to
be the top twenty exponents of that arm. I have excluded from this exercise,
the Marshals.
This is not an easy task and requires a good deal of thought and
appraisal. Many will find it surprising that such talented cavalrymen as
Sebastiani, Exelmans, Arrighi di Cassanova, Jacquinot, Bourcier,
Marulaz, Klein, Beker, and Coehorn etc failed to make my list. If I had been
including the Marshals, I would say that Murat would have been number 3,
Bessieres at number 8, but Grouchy would not be in my listing. For what it
is worth, here are my top twenty cavalry commanders, and some comments
on each of them.
If anyone wishes to enter into a discussion, offer any additional information
or comment on the content of this article or indeed any of the
Emperor’s Generals I can be contacted in the usual way.
Napoleon's Cavalry Commanders
Napoleon's Cavalry Commanders # 6 - # 11
Napoleon's Cavalry Commanders # 12 - # 14
Napoleon's Cavalry Commanders # 15 - # 17
Napoleon's Cavalry Commanders # 18 - # 20
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