tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385210602449395922.post7891971639342733793..comments2023-11-30T00:27:51.382-08:00Comments on Flanderkin Serjeant: The last few yearsjohnpreecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05548014163096067684noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385210602449395922.post-75578249140267668452008-01-22T11:37:00.000-08:002008-01-22T11:37:00.000-08:00Just a memory concerning cavalry "charging in the ...Just a memory concerning cavalry "charging in the flank": many years ago my wife at I were at the much lamented Rotal Tournament and the Household Cavalry were doing the "crossover" manoeuvre in their musical ride when it went wrong. One rider hit another at 90 degrees: note, this was not at the "charge" but at a brisk trot. The rider hit was thrown and taken from the arena unconscious as I remember: his horse had to be destroyed (in the arena). The rider whose mount hit took off, somesaulted and (I think) suffered a broken arm: his mount survived but was unrideable. I don't know how you reflect that lot on the table, but that was heavy cavalry in real life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com