Table of Contents

Maps; Acknowledgements; Author's note; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Ancestors: Australia's colonial mounted troops, 1803–99; 2. Tough lessons: South Africa, 1899–1902; 3. The Hutton era: founding the Light Horse, 1901–5; 4. Unfulfilled promise: the militia Light Horse, 1905–20; 5. The Light-Horsemen 1: citizen mounted troops and Australian society; 6. Mounted rifles: the Light Horse at war, 1914–17; 7. Cavalry: the Light Horse at war, 1917–19; 8. The Light-Horsemen 2: the Light-Horseman at war; 9. Final years: the Light Horse at home, 1921–44; Conclusion; Epilogue; Appendix: the 'Beersheba charge photo'; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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This book is a comprehensive history of the Australian Light Horse in war and peace.

About the Author

Jean Bou is a historian at the Australian War Memorial, and a Visiting Fellow with the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University.