Reply To: What’s the difference between British heavy and light cavalry

[Charge The Guns]

I’ve always liked Bowden’s idea of Battle Cavalry and ‘others’. I agree that until titles should not be the only criteria to determine troop effectiveness.

I suppose an interesting question is therefore, why were the Union and Household brigades selected to throw back D’Erlon’s attack. Were they more ‘expendable’? Or, just in the right place.