IN THE RANKS
CIVIL WAR CAVALRY
A DIVISION OF LABOUR EMERGED AMONG THE CAVALRY UNITS DEPLOYED BY BOTH SUPPORTERS OF PARLIAMENT AND THE STUART MONARCH
When civil war broke out in England in 1642, there were no standing armies, and men with military experience typically brought country militia bands together to form armed contingents capable of marching to war in decisive numbers. At the same time, the cavalry units gathered for the conflict exhibited an efficient division of labour
