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.
State
new
Ken Trotman Ltd. PE29 2XW Huntingdon Vereinigtes Königreich
