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Originally Posted by Del Boy Does this one count - 13 Nov 1917? It was a drawn bayonet charge.
DURING the last full charge ever made by the British cavalry, the officer leading the advance turned to a corporal galloping beside him and asked how things were going. |
No,... there were
cavalry charges by both the Poles and the Germans in WWII.
This is alleged to be the last, possibly the only and definitely the longest,
mounted Infantry charge. These units were not armed with the traditional cavalry weapons, of sabres and lances. It appears from all references that I can find that the Bucks and Dorsets charged as cavalry unit, not using bayonets until they dismounted.
Mounted Infantry were only armed with rifles and bayonets and under normal circumstances would ride to the battle area, dismount and fight on foot as regular infantry while the horses were moved to the rear, however on this occasion the Turks had a clear field of fire of over 7000 yards so it was decided to charge on horseback.
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| They did not have sabres or lances only 18 inch long bayonets and their rifles slung over their backs. Far from being the Last Great cavalry Charge in history it is (probably) the ONLY Great Mounted Infantry charge in history. |
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