THE ACTIVITY OF THE 1st CAVALRY DIVISION IN THE SECOND BALKAN WAR (1913)
THE ACTIVITY OF THE 1st CAVALRY DIVISION IN THE SECOND BALKAN WAR (1913)
Author(s): Daniel Silviu NICULAEContributor(s): Diana Cristiana Lupu (Translator)
Subject(s): Military history, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Centrul tehnic-editorial al armatei
Keywords: the Second Balkan War; the 1st Cavalry Division; reconnaissance missions; mobilisation;
Summary/Abstract: The author presents the most important missions of the 1st Cavalry Division in the Second Balkan War. The division was the first to enter Bulgaria, and, marching from the Danube to the heart of Bulgaria, in Ghinti, a unique march due to the speed at which it was executed, the large unit succeeded in demoralising the enemy troops, occupying the most important strategic points, and timely achieving the liaison with the Serbian armed forces, encircling the capital of Bulgaria. During the campaign, the troops and commanders of the division demonstrated the utility of cavalry, consisting in reconnaissance missions, rapid marches and surprise actions. The reconnaissance missions performed by the division resulted in collecting pieces of information that played a key role in the organisation and development of the military operations.
Journal: Romanian Military Thinking
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 175-185
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English
