battle‚ and Captain Nicholls is killed. A young trooper named Warren becomes Joey’s new owner. Joey and Topthorn do well in battle‚ but the Germans capture Warren and Stewart and their mounts. Though the horses no longer have the honor of serving the cavalry‚ their duties of pulling carts full of wounded German soldiers earn them praise and good care from the men. An old farmer and his granddaughter‚ Emilie‚ dote on the horses as well. When the German army moves out of the area‚ Emilie and her grandfather
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During the long years of the Crusades‚ the armies of Europe found themselves badly outnumbered. Not only were there more Saracens than Crusaders in the Holy Land‚ but also the armies of Islam were much better equipped. They rode sleek‚ swift horses bred for the hot desert climate‚ wore a chain mail light enough to provide them mobility yet strong enough to stop European blades‚ and used weapons made of a steel so well-forged that it bent under pressure without breaking‚ yet held an edge so sharp
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In the text from the Patriot the author highlights many historical inaccuracies‚ one of those being the fact that in the text the British cavalry wore a red dress uniform. In reality they were given the name Green Dragoons because of the obvious fact a green coat was worn during battle. Another misleading fact in the movie The Patriot was the main character Benjamin Martin. Benjamin Martin was a made up character for movie purposes. The actual events for his character a made up of multiple real life
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Kenna buys a thoroughbred horse rather than a plough animal‚ but when his teenage son Albert played by Siôn Daniel Young trains the horse and calls him Joey‚ the two becoming inseparable. When his harvest fails‚ Ted has to sell Joey to the British cavalry and he is shipped to France where‚ after a disastrous offensive he is captured by the Germans and changes hands twice more before he is found‚ caught in the barbed wire and after 4 years he is freed. He is returned behind British lines where Albert
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"I will show you to the Baron." Guntlaf said‚ raising from the chair inside his small tent. "Thank you." The cavalryman‚ who wore the yellow and blue uniform of westergard’s hussars replied‚ following the cuirassier. He couldn’t help looking in disdain the long old-fashioned braids which shown below Guntlaf’s helmet. "The squadron seems to be in an unexpected good condition." The hussar said "My men try to put a brave face‚ but most of them are wounded." Guntlaf replied‚ silently cursing the unexpected
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How did the governments in ancient times maintain order in society? Over 1000 years ago two societies on opposite sides of the globe adopted a system called Feudalism to maintain order. In both places warriors defended the land of wealthy landowners. In Europe the warriors were called Knights‚ and in Japan they were known as Samurais. Does this make Knights and Samurais the same? After reading the DBQ is clear that Samurai and Knights have more differences than similarities. For example‚ some major
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Ghost Soldier by‚ Elaine M. Alphin Report by‚ Safia Nizami Stirrup-a loop‚ ring‚ or other contrivance of metal‚ wood‚ leather‚ etc.‚ suspended from the saddle of a horse to support the rider’s foot. Her foot was stuck in the stirrup. Musket-a heavy‚ large-caliber smoothbore gun for infantry soldiers‚ introduced in the 16th century. He shot the musket. Hospitable-receiving or treating
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The Renaissance era gave birth to many well made and useful weapons. The most important and manageable of these weapons are the sword‚ bows and crossbows‚ and axes. These weapons each have differ- ent uses and styles making them convenient for many tasks. Swords are normally depicted as only a knightly weapon‚ but were also used by commoners for many a duel. Of course they were mostly a knights weapons as they used them in battle for "hewing‚ slicing‚ and stabbing" (Renaissance Weapons). Some of
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long spears allowed several ranks and lines of men to participate in the battle and decrease strain of the front line. The long spears also allowed for large scale attacks without enduring any severe losses. The big weapon of his army was also the cavalry. The army also had a large supply of horses‚ and men that man the horses and can fight on foot. In the phalanx‚ the men of high military expertise‚ the lochage‚ was in the front. The soldiers in front and rear would be the strongest soldiers. The
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Remains Of The Civil War This war begins in 1862-1865‚ over 50‚000 heros died that day many wounded and missing from the rolls. Robey a young 14 year old goes in search of his father‚ accompanied by his Coal black horse he ventures into what seems to be impossible‚ finding his father‚ a soldier fighting in the cival war. Throughout his journey he finds that many of the soldiers fighting in the war have died and there is a slim chance for him to find his father. His Coal Black Horse stays with him
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