To be fair, it was the largest cavalry charge in history. Between 30 and 40000 horsemen charging is insane. To put that into a comprehendible context, the charge of the rohirim you see in the Return of the King had 5000 horses. The largest charge in the Napoleonic wars (iirc) was Murats desperation charge at the battle of Eylau with 11000 cavalry, which somewhat won the day and is considered one of the great cavalry charges in history.
This charge was 3 to 4 times larger. It was truly a hurricane of vengeance.
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The_Eminent_Bon@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 2y
My man if you’re starting to talk with furniture I think you should go see someone
MelastSB@sh.itjust.works · 21 pts · 2y
THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!
DmMacniel@feddit.de · 12 pts · 2y
COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SIDE
I miss the U/waitingtobetriggered bot on Reddit :/
hardware26@discuss.tchncs.de · 6 pts · 2y
hh93@lemm.ee · 9 pts · 2y
It's a Sabaton song
hardware26@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 2y
tilcica@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y
i recommend listening to it. its great :D
hardware26@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 2y
Pringles@lemm.ee · 15 pts · 2y
To be fair, it was the largest cavalry charge in history. Between 30 and 40000 horsemen charging is insane. To put that into a comprehendible context, the charge of the rohirim you see in the Return of the King had 5000 horses. The largest charge in the Napoleonic wars (iirc) was Murats desperation charge at the battle of Eylau with 11000 cavalry, which somewhat won the day and is considered one of the great cavalry charges in history.
This charge was 3 to 4 times larger. It was truly a hurricane of vengeance.
notsofunnycomment@mander.xyz · 6 pts · 2y
30-40000 sounds like a safe bet
Justas@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 2y
Or never ask a Lithuanian or a Pole what happened in 1795.
SquareBear@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 2y
Pro tip: Never get involved in a land war with asia!
0Xero0@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Never ask a Chinese what happened in Tiananmen Square in 1989
DmMacniel@feddit.de · 0 pts · 2y
Did they finally ban crabs?