League Of Augsburg - Fighting Talk

Puysegur, a soldier under Turenne, claimed that under Turenne, the use of the pistol by the French cavalry had ended (Turenne died in 1675). But on the other hand, in 1691 the Royal Carbiniers were raised, suggesting to some that firearm use by cavalry might have been reintroduced to some degree.

To what extent did the cavalry in the Nine Years War use firearms? Did it vary from country to country? Is it true that the Dutch tended to charge rather than fire? What about the German states and Austria?

I understand that for the Carolean army, its traditionally said that Charles XII did not allow the charge except maybe for scouting. But what about Charles XI? Was this already the case by the time of the NYW?

In particular to what extent did dragoons fire from horseback in this war?

Thanks in advance.

The Swedish tactic at the Battle of Lund in 1676 was to charge with pistol in hand and fire when they could see “the whites of the enemy’s eyes.” The sword was then drawn in the melee. This was specifically referred to as “in the French manner.”

Dfogleman2 wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 12, 2019 2:05 am

The Swedish tactic at the Battle of Lund in 1676 was to charge with pistol in hand and fire when they could see “the whites of the enemy’s eyes.” The sword was then drawn in the melee. This was specifically referred to as “in the French manner.”

Yes but the date when the Carolean reforms were introduced is seen as being 1683 and while Charles XII is reputed as only allowing his cavalry 6 bullets each so they would concentrate on the charge instead, its not completely clear to me if Charles XI had the same point of view by the time of the Nine Years War (NYW).

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Saxon Cuirassier 1682

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TheRightfulKing2013 wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 17, 2019 12:09 pm

Dfogleman2 wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 12, 2019 2:05 am

The Swedish tactic at the Battle of Lund in 1676 was to charge with pistol in hand and fire when they could see “the whites of the enemy’s eyes.” The sword was then drawn in the melee. This was specifically referred to as “in the French manner.”

Yes but the date when the Carolean reforms were introduced is seen as being 1683 and while Charles XII is reputed as only allowing his cavalry 6 bullets each so they would concentrate on the charge instead, its not completely clear to me if Charles XI had the same point of view by the time of the Nine Years War (NYW).

That is correct, but my point was that in the Franco-Dutch War “the French manner” contemplated the use of pistols.