A ride to commemorate the crucial role played by the British and French cavalry in World War One has ended in the French town of Nery. The War Horse Ride 2014 started in Maroilles on 27 August ...

Cavalry was used to cover a retreat as well as to push back a retreating enemy. It was thus an effective unit that was part scout, part strike force and part rearguard all in one. Soldiers on ...