1. Musket balls didn't hit the mark every time.
2. Cavalry moves fast.
3. They normally charged only an enemy that was weak or broken. Or when they flanked the enemy.
4. Once it comes to blows, hand to hand, a horseman with a sabre, is better than a footman. And this can cause fear, charging horses always cause fear.
Atleast, that is what I know.
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