Lasalle-the Hussar General: the Life & Times of Napoleon's Finest Commander of Light Cavalry, 1775-1809
By John H Lewis
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By John H Lewis
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A new biography of possibly the most renowned light cavalryman
There can be few, if any, students of the military history of the Napoleonic period who are unaware of the career of the flamboyant Antoine Charles Lasalle. General Lasalle did not only epitomise the spirit of the French light cavalry officer of his time, he became truly iconic--the archetypal 'hussar' who was brave to the point of recklessness on the battlefield and a libertine when there was no battle to fight. A soldier by the...






















