会議発表論文

会議発表論文

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Proceedings of International Seminar 2021 : Coping with the “New Normal” and the Promotion of International Exchange. 2022, p. 40-43

The Relationship Between the Decline of Cavalry and Development of Railway

Ueno, Kazushi

International Affairs Office, School of Letters/Graduate School of Humanities, Osaka University

英語

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2022-07

Today, many people tend to take the development of firearms as biggest cause of fall of cavalries. However, I focused on the other point. It is development of railway. This essay consists of two parts. First part is definition of cavalry. in this essay, I basically focused on the 19th centuries British and French cavalry. Because it was easy to correct the basis. I approached it from the point of difference between the cavalry and the knight. In order to have meaningful discussion, I had three perspectives. Those were financial perspective, status, and command system. Besides that, I explained the type of cavalries. I mainly focused on the heavy cavalry. The second part is about “Supply system and Railways.” The development of firearm has changed the form of war. This change made supply line one of the biggest strategical targets. Besides that, the development of railway has increased the scale of mobilization of soldiers and labor power in home front. This change also increased the scale of war. When we focus on the characteristic of cavalry at the battlefield, they have only temporary and weak impact or attack in 19th century. From this point of view, I conclude that the cavalry has decreased its own advantage by the railway.

10.18910/89121

89121

The Relationship Between the Decline of Cavalry and Development of Railway

Ueno, Kazushi

International Affairs Office, School of Letters/Graduate School of Humanities, Osaka University

英語

2022-07

Proceedings of International Seminar 2021 : Coping with the “New Normal” and the Promotion of International Exchange

40

43

https://hdl.handle.net/11094/89121

10.18910/89121

https://doi.org/10.18910/89121