he monthslong siege of Port Arthur isolated the Russian Far East Fleet, and subsequent naval clashes with Japan had proved costly. Were Russia to remain in the war, it would need to lift the siege and
Naval Clash of Empires, 1905
Chaaarge!
When all hell has broken loose and a rapid response is required, a familiar cry has echoed down through the millennia, “Send in the cavalry!” Mounted fighting forces sprang into being almost from the moment man learned to harness the power of the hor
