This is interesting footage showing a cavalry charge with large numbers of men and horses.
Tuesday 16 April 2013
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This is interesting footage showing a cavalry charge with large numbers of men and horses.
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Most interesting point is the horsehair mane on the helmets-it stays quite flat even when charging, not as fly away as depicted on charging models/paintings.
ReplyDeleteThat's about a close as we'll get to seeing the real thing.
ReplyDeleteImpressive and that is only about 150 troops. Imagine what the great charge at Waterloo would have looked like!
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