With the advent of trench warfare, lances and the cavalry that carried them ceased to play a significant role.A British officer writing in 1917 referred to lancers as "our marvellous medieval regiments" A Russian cavalry officer whose regiment carried lances throughout the war recorded only one instance where an opponent was killed by this weapon.
With the advent of trench warfare, lances and the cavalry that carried them ceased to play a significant role.A British officer writing in 1917 referred to lancers as "our marvellous medieval regiments" A Russian cavalry officer whose regiment carried lances throughout the war recorded only one instance where an opponent was killed by this weapon.