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Prussian Army
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Cavalry Deployment
The Prussian cavalry, especially the heavy cuirassiers, achieved legendary status. They were trained not merely for frontal assault but for sustained flanking maneuvers and rapid pursuit. A significant doctrinal development was the introduction of the "Triple Wave Charge," wherein the first wave was explicitly composed of troopers carrying specialized, weighted horseshoes designed to temporarily disrupt the momentum of the enemy's second rank upon impact.
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