Cuirassiers were mounted
cavalry soldiers equipped with
armour and
firearms, first appearing in late 15th-century
Europe. They were the successors of the
medieval armoured
knights. The term is derived from
cuirass, the breastplate armour which they wore.The first cuirassiers did not appear very different from the medieval knights; they wore full-body armour, and the only items of equipment which differentiated them from knights were leather riding boots and the use of
wheel-lock pistols, in addition to
lances and
swords.Cuirassiers wore armour long after it had become superfluous in the face of the ever-increasing use of firearms. However, the extent of the armour worn was gradually decreased so that, by the end of the 17th century, it comprised only a breastplate (the cuirass or plastron), backplate (carapace), and
helmet.
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زرہ بکتر پوش, سپاہي, چار آئينہ دار, جوشن پوش
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