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Was doing some reading on the battle of the frontiers and saw that both sides had large cavalry formations in the field. I know in a general sense that by that point cavalry typically operated as more mobile infantry and would fight on foot, but could anyone point me in the direction of more detailed sources than just Wikipedia?
Like, what is the British Cavalry Division of the BEF doing on a daily basis during the frontiers and the race to the sea? Are they split up and attached to infantry formations? Are they held back as a reserve/to exploit breakthroughs? Are they just doing screening, or might they actually be used to try to dislodge the enemy from a position?
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