The Battle of Jaroslawice was the only major, division-size cavalry battle during World War I. It was fought on August 21, 1914 between the Austria-Hungary under and the Russian 10th Cavalry Division under general Fyodor Arturovich Keller. The battle took place between the villages of Jaroslawice (now Yaroslavychi, Ternopil Oblast) and Wolchkowce (now Vovchkivtsi, Ternopil Oblast) near Zborów (now Zboriv, Ukraine).
Involving thousands of cavalry on the both sides, it was arguably the last massive cavalry engagement in European history.
Despite the considerable advantage in manpower and initial position, von Zaremba suffered large losses, was removed from command and court-martialed (acquitted).
References
Further reading
- von Lauder, B., "The Cavalry Action at Jaroslawice, 21st August 1914", The Cavalry Journal, Vol. 17, pp. 453-463
- :A contemporary detailed description from the Austrian perspective (in English)
- , , Die letzte Reiterschlacht der Weltgeschichte: (Jaroslawice 1914), 1929
- :A contemporary detailed description from the Austrian perspective (in German)
- , ÃÂþýýÃÂù ñþù 10-ù úðòðûõÃÂøùÃÂúþù ôøòø÷øø óõýõÃÂðûð óÃÂðÃÂð ÃÂõûûõÃÂð 8/21 ðòóÃÂÃÂÃÂð 1914 óþôð àô. ïÃÂþÃÂûðòøÃÂ, Serbia, 1921 (online transcription of the book in modern Russian)
- :A contemporary detailed description from the Russian perspective
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Âawicami: 21 sierpnia 1914 roku, Warszawa: Wojskowe Biuro Historyczne, 1930
- :A contemporary detailed description from the Polish perspective