French cavalry manoeuvers

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(3) After Louis-Nicolas van Blarenberghe
French cavalry manoeuvers
engravings
287 x 450 mm.(image), framed and glazed
unexamined out of frame (3)

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Lot Essay

The present lot depicts the standard formations and uses of cavalry of the French Army during the time of the American Revolution. As illustrated in the prints, large bodies of cavalry are controlled by only one order and show how troop movements can be controlled.

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