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Not even remotely comparable. While the yumi bow was similar in length to a longbow, its pull was much weaker at 110-120 pounds, versus 150-180 pounds for the longbow. The range of a yumi with war arrows was generally on the order of 150-200 meters with lighter war arrows and up to 100 meters...

The earliest recorded use of dragoon tactics came in 1552, when Duke Farnese of Parma mounted several infantry companies on packhorses for mobility. What was "invented" in the 17th century was the establishment of dedicated dragoon units that were permanently established in this manner.

The British Army in 1861 had on the order of 245,000 soldiers serving worldwide, making it the largest and most capable professional army in the world. And that's not including colonial auxiliary forces, which in India alone were roughly another 250,000 regulars trained to British standards...

My point exactly; and even if they did, the artillery regiment was about 150 men as opposed to 1000. So the idea that Spencer's Brigade would need "at least" 5000 Spencers is completely bunk; their initial order of 1400 is entirely in line with their actual unit size at the time, and they almost...

Four mounted infantry and one artillery regiment; four plus one is five.

1. Approximately 200,000 Spencers were made for the entire production of that rifle from 1860 through 1869, not during the Southern Rebellion which ended by mid-1865. The total number ordered by the Union Army is documented to have been on the order of 11,500. 2. Like all Civil War units, the...

The global situation in 1812 was utterly different from the one during the Southern Rebellion; you will note that in actual history, the European powers did in fact fuck off and not support the Confederacy to any meaningful extent.