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Cavalry (Westminster)
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1811: “The wounds inflicted in this trifling affair were all very ghastly. Being inflicted entirely with the sword and falling, at least among the French, chiefly upon the head and face, the appearance presented by these mangled wretches was hideous…It is worthy of remark, that the French cavalry, in nine cases out of ten, make use of the point, whereas we strike with the edge, which is, in my humble opinion, far more effective."