Fake history of mankind. Cavalry

2024 Author: Seth Attwood | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 15:55

OUR STORY IS SO LIE that the human brain refuses to believe that it is so easily tricked. And it's as easy as shelling pears! And, the most paradoxical, that zealous apologists of history are not scholars from historical science, who are supposed to defend the historical paradigm in their service and in accordance with the salary, but ordinary citizens who had a maximum of three in a quarter according to this very history. Apparently because pundits still guess about something.

I am afraid that now, with one stroke of the pen, I will destroy entire epochs in human history and at least one branch of the military. Namely: THE CAVALERIA DIDN'T EXIST! NEVER!

For those who do not quite understand what I am talking about, I explain: not only dashing grunts from the First Cavalry Army of Semyon Budyonny did not exist (as well as Semyon Mikhailovich himself at least until 1950), but also Genghis Khan, Pavka Korchagin, Khan Batu, cavalry guards, hussars, dragoons, Alexander the Great, the Livonian knights and the battle on ice, Alexander Nevsky, the three-hundred-year Mongol-Tatar yoke, the Don and Kuban Cossacks, General Dovator, Vasily Chapaev, the Patriotic War of 1812 and others. You can continue the list yourself.

And the song: "Youth took us on a saber campaign …" - it is also not about us.

Why? But because a horse is a gentle creature, not adapted for fighting. I grew up in a remote Trans-Baikal village and my childhood and youth were spent next to horses. My father worked as a shepherd, and as a manager of a dairy farm, and as a manager of a state farm, so the state put the horse to him. And I, like other village children, took part in haymaking in the summer. First, on a horse drag, and when he grew up, on a horse rake. Believe me: a horse is a wonderful animal, ready to obey your will and work until it collapses. There is no greater happiness for a country boy than to merge with his horse in a fast-paced career.

Contrary to popular belief, a horse is less resilient than a human. Yes, she can do heavy chores, but for a very short time, she can ride, but very close. At the same time, she decently eats and drinks, needs rest, care and attention. The horse does not move well over rough terrain, on virgin snow, does not like dampness, mud and frost, is prone to colds and especially hoof diseases. The horse is easy to drive, to water.

In general, there is no use for it in the war (except for the culinary one), and the hassle is more than enough. Even in order to simply move on a horse, you need to carry with you a supply of forage: in summer it is less if the horse has the opportunity to graze at night, and in winter it is appropriate, since a horse, like a person, wants to eat 3 times a day. And it quenches thirst with water, not snow, as many might think.

A horse is more vulnerable in war than a man. In addition to the fact that she is an excellent target for the enemy, it is impossible for a horse to undergo surgery, to put her in a hospital. Even a slight injury becomes fatal for a horse: it is shot so that it does not get to the enemy or to be eaten, depending on the circumstances. That is, after the very first serious battle, the cavalry turns into infantry, because there is no such number of horses in the national economy to make up for losses.

Just imagine how much oats a cavalry corps of 16,000 sabers must carry with it? A horse is not a person who can go without food for a day or two or three. On the third day, she will not be able to work. And how to fight with such a train?

Cavalry units can only be deployed in the rear, because you cannot dig a trench for a horse on the front line. And in winter, only in the village, since a horse cannot be outdoors 24 hours a day. The horse needs a stable, a blanket is not enough here. Just like a cavalryman cannot sleep in the snow, covered by a burka. It turns out that in the winter period the cavalry is not at all able to carry out combat missions. All her efforts are aimed only at maintaining her own life.

To take part in a combat operation, you first need to move to the front line, having covered a considerable distance and wasting a very limited supply of horsepower. Then find a place where you can concentrate covertly to attack without attracting the attention of the enemy. It's good if you're lucky and there is a forest or a ravine on the front line. And if not?

Horse lava is an excellent target for all types of weapons. You don't even need to aim carefully. In addition, it is easy to protect yourself from a cavalry attack simply by scattering various rubbish in a dangerous direction: stones, tree trunks, firewood, barbed wire, and so on - horses will simply break their legs.

In the films about the Civil War, we see how the red cavalry famously chops down the White Guard infantry running across the field, but what's the use of a cavalry attack if your enemy took up defensive positions in trenches or in a village? And how to control horse lava in battle, because it is impossible to foresee all the scenarios in advance?

Opuses of historians about the rapid cavalry raids on the enemy's forest rear can be safely wiped off, since in the summer you can only move through the forest by dismounting, leading the horse on the bit, and in winter it is generally impossible - the snow is deep. In addition, each cavalryman had to lead several more pack horses with a supply of forage, ammunition and food for the entire raid. Otherwise, after a few days, the cavalrymen will have to carry ammunition and food on themselves and shoot the horses, since they will simply be exhausted. In addition, the horse easily drowns in the bog, which is full in our forests. And where is the fast-paced raid here?

Conclusions:

1. A horse, due to its physiology, is unsuitable for use in combat. The scope of its application is limited to a peasant economy, and of course a tote.