Written by Henry Yallop, Keeper of Edged Weapons & Armour, at Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds and Alan Larsen, Historical events consultant with over 20 years experience. The development of cavalry firearms and the widespread disappearance of armour from the European battlefield saw a decline in the use of the cavalry lance in early modern warfare. However, by 1800 the lance, much changed from its medieval predecessors in both form and function, was back. During the next century the use of the lance spread to the armed forces of almost every Western country, seeing action in every major conflict from the Napoleonic Wars to World War I including the Crimean and Franco-Prussian wars and across the Atlantic in the American Civil War.The lance even reached the colonial conflicts of the Anglo-Sikh and Boer wars. It was not until the disappearance of the mounted warrior from the battlefield that the lance was consigned to history. Featuring specially commissioned artwork and drawing upon a variety of sources, this is the engaging story of the cavalry lance at war during the 19th and 20th centuries, from Waterloo to the Somme. Featuring specially commissioned artwork and drawing upon a variety of sources, this is the engaging story of the cavalry lance at war during the 19th and 20th centuries, from Waterloo to the Somme. Publisher: Osprey Publishing; 1st edition (30 Nov. 2017) Language: English Paperback 80 pages ISBN-10: 1472816188 ISBN-13: 978-1472816184 Dimensions: 18.49 x 0.56 x 24.99 cm About the authors; Henry Yallop is Keeper of Edged Weapons & Armour at the Royal Armouries in Leeds. Henry Yallop | Royal Armouries Peter Dennis was inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn, leading him to study Illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK.
