18. The Last Calvary Charge
In 1942 around 600 Italian cavalrymen charged without fear towards 2,000 Soviet foot soldiers armed to the teeth. In late August, the last cavalry charge ended exactly the opposite of what you would expect. The Italians armed with nothing more than sabers overthrew the Soviet forces, losing 40 men and 100 horses, but killing 150 Soviets and taking 500 prisoners. To the best of histories knowledge, this was last cavalry charge in a major battle.