The cavalry sabre, a curved backsword for mounted cutting attacks, saw extensive military use in the early 19th century, when Napoleon used heavy cavalry charges to great effect. Britain's 1796 Pattern Light Cavalry Sabre became the most famous pattern of the era, known for cutting power severe enough to sever a limb. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Weapon Class (category)Sword / Polearm / Bladed 1 Connections
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Napoleonic Wars, Wars The cavalry sabre was the standard edged weapon of horsemen on every side of the Napoleonic Wars
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is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods.
- Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
- Introduced circa 1796 per the entity's own sourced description text; no pre-1900 weapon system remains in current active military service.
- Associated With: British Army
- Associated With: Prussian Army
- Associated With: French Imperial Army
Used In: Napoleonic Wars, Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: Napoleonic Wars
Used In: American Civil War, Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: American Civil War
Used In: Franco-Prussian War, Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: Franco-Prussian War
Used In: Spanish-American War, Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: Spanish-American War
Used In: Philippine-American War, Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: Philippine-American War
Used In: World War I, Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: World War I
Used In: World War II, Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: World War II
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