02776oam 2200517I 450 991014937180332120230810001258.01-315-61413-81-317-03993-91-317-03994-710.4324/9781315614137 (CKB)3710000000933704(MiAaPQ)EBC4732748(OCoLC)962325430(EXLCZ)99371000000093370420180706d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe British Army Regular Mounted Infantry 1880-1913 /Andrew WinrowNew York, N.Y. :Routledge,2017.1 online resource (332 pages)Routledge Studies in Modern British History ;111-138-33004-3 1-4724-7849-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. The quest for mobile firepower -- 2. Foundations -- 3. Doctrine -- 4. Forging an identity -- 5. Training the Mounted Infantry -- 6. Imperial perspectives -- 7. Colonial warfare and the Mounted Infantry paradigm -- 8. A wild goose chase : South Africa 1899-1902 -- 9. Remonstrance, renaissance and re-designation -- 10. Demise -- 11. Conclusions."Rather than fight on horseback in the traditional manner of cavalry, the regular Mounted Infantry would use horses primarily to move swiftly about the battlefield, where they would then dismount and fight on foot, thus appearing to anticipate the development of mechanised infantry tactics during the twentieth century. Yet despite being one the most important innovations of the late Victorian and Edwardian British Army, the mounted infantry concept was abandoned by the British Army in 1913, just at the point when it may have made the transition from a colonial to a continental force. Exploring the historical background to the Mounted Infantry, this book untangles the debates that raged between its advocates and the supporters of the established cavalry."--Provided by publisher.Routledge studies in modern British history ;11.Infantry drill and tacticsHistory19th centuryInfantry drill and tacticsHistory20th centurySouth African War, 1899-1902Infantry drill and tacticsHistoryInfantry drill and tacticsHistorySouth African War, 1899-1902.356/.1094109034Winrow Andrew.870976MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910149371803321The British Army Regular Mounted Infantry 1880-19131944298UNINA