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From Genghis Khan's strategy of massive cavalry attacks to Napoleon Bonaparte's cannons here are the best combat load outs in history. Modern warfare on today's battlefields is informed by what military troops carry. Did you know the rucksack is actually a relatively new invention? Duffel bags were only invented in World War II.

The equipment troops carry into battle can mean the difference between devastating defeat or victory. In this video we'll learn about three of the most famous combat load outs in military history.
One of the most imaginative combinations of gear and logistics comes from Ghangis Khan and his Mongol Army. Here’s how it worked for them. Their novel strategy was for a typical cavalryman to be in charge of three or four horses. To which you might think, why does one guy need so many horses? Leave a horse for the rest of us right? But you’d be wrong, they needed the extra horses so they could rotate between them.

I find the Napoleonic Wars fascinating. The guy was iconic for his stubborn arrogance as illustrated by this quote “I have fought sixty battles, and I have learnt nothing which I did not know at the beginning” - Napoleon Bonaparte.

I can’t imagine for the life of me why they would put someone as humble as you on a boat and sail you all the way to an island in the middle of no where.

In the Early 1800’s the modern notion of the rucksack was born. Napoleon and his troops had a leather cowhide pack called a haversack. They carried all their equipment in it mostly their rations which during most of their campaigns consisted of wheat or food they imagined.

These early rucksacks were hated by troops with some choosing to fold their gear into a blanket and carry that. They had to embrace the suck though with those old packs. A gray coat was rolled up and placed on top of this haversack for warmth.

Each soldier carried a musket which was only good up to 80 yards but the fights were devastating once the volleys began. They carried 35 to 60 rounds of ammunition carried by a white buff shoulder belt. The musket was a Charleville with a bayonet and 16 inch blade on it. By the end of the campaign 8 out of 12 soldiers were killed or captured so you were probably in the 1% if you got to fire all your cartridges.

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