'true' flintlock in the late 17th century. Cuirasses fell in and out of fashion during the 18th century before the Napoleonic renaissance of the later type of cuirassier in the first decade of the 19th century. The lobster-tailed pot helmet fell out of favour in most countries by 1700, though the Austrian army retained this type of helmet for its cuirassiers into the 1780s, especially when campaigning against the Ottoman Turks. See also Dragoon Petronel Carabinier Notes References Blackmore, D. (1990) Arms & Armour of the English Civil Wars, Trustees of the Royal Armouries. Brzezinski, R. (Hook, R. - illustrator) (1993) The Army of Gustavus Adolphus (2) Cavalry. Osprey Publishing, Haythornthwaite, P. (1983) The English Civil War, An Illustrated History Blandford Press. . Haythornthwaite, P. (1994) The Austrian Army, 1740-1780: Cavalry Osprey Publishing. Tincey, J. (McBride, A. - illustrator) (1990) Soldiers of the English Civil War (2) Cavalry, Osprey Publishing, Tincey, J. and Turner, G. (illustrator) (2002) Ironsides: English cavalry, 1588-1688, Osprey Publishing Cavalry 16th- and 17th-century warrior types Combat occupations English Civil War Military units and formations of the Early Modern period Obsolete occupations 17th-century military history of France