History GCSE

Tactical evolution

What Tactical evolution means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.

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Cavalry shifted from shock troops to roles focused on reconnaissance and skirmishing.

Pearson Edexcel · Option 12: c1700–c1900: Warfare and British society in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries (study guide)

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Option 12: c1700–c1900: Warfare and British society in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)

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