The Allied units form infantry squares to repel the massed cavalry attacks.

This assault was directed along much the same route as the previous heavy cavalry attacks.

Union soldiers held the city against cannon fire and cavalry attacks, although their headquarters sustained damage.

In essence this type of massed cavalry attack relied almost entirely on psychological shock for effect.

At Salamanca in July 1812, his isolated division was wrecked by a combination of British infantry and cavalry attacks.

After a first, precipitated charge, Bessières was wounded and incapacitated, and the whole cavalry attack was suspended.

They were faced with repeated French infantry and cavalry attacks but managed to repulse them until further reinforcements came to their rescue.

His initial cavalry attack was forced back and he immediately reinforced it with a small infantry brigade.

Serbian military tactics consisted of wedge shaped heavy cavalry attacks with horse archers on the flanks.

Thrice Eberstein attacked; only to be rebuffed by intensive Swedish fire and cavalry attacks.