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Confederate General J. E. B. Stuart (1833-1864) had his cavalry cut the telegraph lines used by the Union army during one of his raids at the end of 1862. Illustration from Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements by Henry...

During his assault on the Russian left flank, Marshal Michel Ney's VI Corps is attacked by Russian cavalry during the Battle of Friedland (14 June 1807). Image by Rougeron-Vignerot and Charles Morel, 1892. National Libary of France, Paris.

The Yongle Emperor (aka Chengzu or Yung Lo, r. 1403-1424 CE) was the third ruler of the Chinese Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 CE). Inheriting a stable state thanks to the work of his father, the Hongwu Emperor (r. 1368-1398 CE), Yongle made lasting...

Sima Qian (l. 145/135-86 BCE) was a court scribe, astrologer, and historian of the Han Dynasty (202 BCE - 220 CE) of ancient China, famous for his historical work Records of the Grand Historian for which he is remembered as the Father of...

Armour for a cavalryman and his horse, produced c. 1500 CE. From the Mamluk Sultanate or Ottoman Empire. Collection of the Hermitage Amsterdam.

A scene from the 11th century CE Bayeux Tapestry showing the Battle of Hastings in 1066 CE. (Centre Guillaume le Conquérant, Bayeux, France)

16-17 century CE Ottoman sipahis in battle at Vienna, holding the crescent banner (by Józef Brandt)

A 17th-century painting by Jan Martszen de Jonge showing the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus (r. 1611-1632) in battle.

The Battle of Waterloo: The British Squares Receiving the Charge of the French Cuirassiers (18 June 1815), oil on canvas by Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux, 1874. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

No military commander in history has ever won a battle by himself. To be successful he needs the support of a well-trained army who will follow him regardless of the cost whether it be a stunning victory or hopeless defeat. One need only...