The book by military specialist George Denison, first published in Russia in 1897, traces the history of cavalry as a branch of the military from the 7th century. BC e. until the 19th century Using the example of famous battles, the author shows how the tactics and organization of cavalry have changed over many centuries. The work of J. Denison is the only generalizing book on the history of cavalry in Russian. The publication contains more than a hundred unique illustrations and battle diagrams (not available in electronic version). Addressed to everyone who is interested in military history.