Current location - Quotes Website - Famous sayings - The famous battle
The famous battle
Napoleon said:

Two Mamluk soldiers can definitely win three French soldiers;

One hundred French soldiers and one hundred Mamluk soldiers are evenly matched;

Three hundred French soldiers can defeat three hundred Mamluk soldiers;

A thousand French soldiers can always defeat 1,500 Mamluks.

Mamluk soldiers are a minority in Egypt. They were bought from Georgia and the Caucasus and received strict riding training. The characteristic of this nation is its riding skills.

On the contrary, the French are the least good at riding horses in Europe. Napoleon himself was a bad rider, and his cavalry and horses were of average quality. But why can they defeat the brave Mamluk soldiers? Does the god of war favor the French cavalry and insist on giving them the flowers of victory? The magical power that causes the change of power?

There is nothing but discipline. Napoleon's cavalry, after formal overall training and strict discipline, can always maintain a strict formation when fighting. When charging, the torrent of thousands of miles is unstoppable.

Although the irregular Mamluk cavalry has an absolute advantage in riding, shooting and knife skills,

Individual combat is first-class, and small-scale encounters also have advantages, but the formation is scattered, the movements are uncoordinated and lack of discipline.

The intersection of the two armies could not resist the shock wave of Napoleon Cavalry, and the advantage of individual combat became the disadvantage of overall competition.