Real War Horses: The Experiences of the British Cavalry 1814 - 1914

“An exemplary work of epistolary nonfiction… Dawson succeeds in giving an amateur reader the big picture, the professional reader new material, and every reader direct access to the minds of combatants.”– “Horsetalk.co.nz”“It benefits from a wealth of first-hand accounts, many of them previously unpublished, and goes into detail on the organisation, routines, training and social life of the cavalry as well as their experiences on the battlefield.”– “Your Family History” (4/1/2017 12:00:00 AM)“This book can be heartily recommended as its presentation of ‘the real war horses’ throws light on so many aspects that are so often overlooked or ignored in the story of British cavalry.”– “Worshipful Company of Ferriers”

Anthony Dawson is an archaeologist and historian who has made a special study of the history of the British army in the nineteenth century. He spent two years as a post-graduate research student at the University of Leeds where he gained an MRes. As well as writing articles on the subject in magazines and journals, he has published Napoleonic Artillery, French Infantry of the Crimean War and Letters from the Light Brigade: The British Cavalry in the Crimean War.