Chasseur of 1914 - The first months of war through the eyes of a
French regular cavalry officer. This is a fascinating and unusual
book. Written in the early years of the Great War in Europe by a
young professional officer of Chasseurs a Cheval, this is a lyrical
work full of enthusiasm, idealism and conviction in the spirit of
the Light Cavalry. In places the reader can easily imagine it is
the account of a Napoleonic or 2nd Empire cavalryman - so similar
are the scenes of campaigning against the common Prussian enemy.
Dupont's regiment is brigaded with the Chasseurs de Afrique engaged
in mounted warfare at the Battle of the Marne and after. As 1915
approaches they are dismounted to fight as infantry in Belgium
where Dupont takes part in the Battle of the Yser. This book offers
a 'snapshot' in time - a view of war in which the writer still
dreams of Lasalle and Murat untarnished by the war of attrition to
come. .
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