Heavy Cavalry

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Cavalry
gptkbp:associatedWith Nobility
Heroic ideals
gptkbp:characterizedBy Armored soldiers
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Medieval_Europe
gptkbp:examples gptkb:Cataphracts
gptkb:Cuirassiers
Hussars
Lancers
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Spanish_cavalry
gptkb:Russian_cavalry
gptkb:Roman_cavalry
gptkb:Prussian_cavalry
gptkb:Austrian_cavalry
gptkb:Ottoman_cavalry
gptkb:Byzantine_cavalry
Mongol cavalry
British_dragoons
French_cuirassiers
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 19th century
Knights
Middle Ages
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Decisive battles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Heavy Cavalry
gptkbp:influencedBy Chivalry
gptkbp:inheritsFrom Modern armored units
gptkbp:is_used_in Art and literature
Infantry
Armor
Pistols
Swords
Cavalry charges
Rescue missions
Lances
Flanking attacks
Pursuit of fleeing enemies
Royal_armies
gptkbp:isCounteredBy Artillery
Pikes
gptkbp:market Tank units
gptkbp:notableFeature British_Heavy_Cavalry
French_Heavy_Cavalry
Imperial_Heavy_Cavalry
Royal_Heavy_Cavalry
gptkbp:operatesIn Formation
gptkbp:participatesIn Battlefield charges
gptkbp:requires Training
gptkbp:strategicGoals Mobility
Psychological impact
Shock value
gptkbp:tactics Shock tactics
gptkbp:usedIn Parades
Warfare
Sieges
Flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:worksWith Gunpowder technology