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.
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Thereafter it was gradually relegated to the status of a ceremonial weapon, and most horse cavalry was replaced by armoured cavalry from the 1930s onward.
- Associated With: British Army
- Associated With: Prussian Army
- Associated With: French Imperial Army
Used In: Napoleonic Wars, Infobox: wars
Early Modern warfare, Ottoman Wars, Napoleonic Wars, American Revolution, American Civil War, Franco-Prussian War, Philippine Revolution, Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, World War I, Polish-Soviet War, World War II
Used In: American Civil War, Infobox: wars
Early Modern warfare, Ottoman Wars, Napoleonic Wars, American Revolution, American Civil War, Franco-Prussian War, Philippine Revolution, Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, World War I, Polish-Soviet War, World War II
Used In: Franco-Prussian War, Infobox: wars
Early Modern warfare, Ottoman Wars, Napoleonic Wars, American Revolution, American Civil War, Franco-Prussian War, Philippine Revolution, Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, World War I, Polish-Soviet War, World War II
Used In: Spanish-American War, Infobox: wars
Early Modern warfare, Ottoman Wars, Napoleonic Wars, American Revolution, American Civil War, Franco-Prussian War, Philippine Revolution, Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, World War I, Polish-Soviet War, World War II
Used In: Philippine-American War, Infobox: wars
Early Modern warfare, Ottoman Wars, Napoleonic Wars, American Revolution, American Civil War, Franco-Prussian War, Philippine Revolution, Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, World War I, Polish-Soviet War, World War II
Used In: World War I, Infobox: wars
Early Modern warfare, Ottoman Wars, Napoleonic Wars, American Revolution, American Civil War, Franco-Prussian War, Philippine Revolution, Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, World War I, Polish-Soviet War, World War II
Used In: World War II, Infobox: wars
Early Modern warfare, Ottoman Wars, Napoleonic Wars, American Revolution, American Civil War, Franco-Prussian War, Philippine Revolution, Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, World War I, Polish-Soviet War, World War II
In Group: Swords and Sabres, Lead sentence
A sabre or (American English) saber ( SAY-bər) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods.
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