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13 Complete Soldier's Kits From The Armies Of 1066 Until 2014. Wow.
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Posted on 12/08/2014 12:03:39 PM PST by naturalman1975
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At the source, photos have been taken of a typical soldier's kit from British armies from 1066 (Hastings), 1244 (Crusades - Jerusalem), 1415 (Hundred Years War - Agincourt), 1485 (Wars of the Roses - Bosworth), 1588 (Spanish Armada - Tilbury), 1645 (English Civil War - Naseby), 1709 (War of the Spanish Succession - Malplaquet), 1815 (Napoleonic Wars - Waterloo), 1854 (Crimean War - Alma), 1916 (World War I - Somme), 1944 (World War II - Arnhem), 1982 (Falklands War - Stanley), 2014 (Afghanistan War - Helmland)
Fascinating stuff
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
12/08/2014 12:05:33 PM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
To: naturalman1975
I think I’ve seen this before, and it is, as you say, fascinating.
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posted on
12/08/2014 12:05:41 PM PST
by
real saxophonist
(Youtube + Twitter + Facebook = YouTwitFace.com)
To: naturalman1975
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posted on
12/08/2014 12:07:43 PM PST
by
rfreedom4u
(Do you know who Barry Soetoro is?)
To: real saxophonist
It’s been around a few months, but I hadn’t seen it until now. If I was posted here before, it didn’t come up in my search, but that’s not always reliable.
I’m a history teacher - it’s changed what my students will be doing today (it’s the very end of the school year here anyway - so I can slot it in everywhere, even if it doesn’t quite fit). The boys I teach will be absolutely delighted with anything soldiery.
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12/08/2014 12:09:23 PM PST
by
naturalman1975
("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
To: naturalman1975
Indeed it is, but after Jerusalem, the only other long gap seems deliberate, as if to avoid the American Revolution or the Seven Years War (French & Indian War on this side of the pond).
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posted on
12/08/2014 12:10:03 PM PST
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Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
To: naturalman1975
One thing that has remained pretty much a constant from the time of the Roman Centurion to the present combat infantryman: the load he’s expected to carry on his back has stayed at 60 pounds (and sometimes more). That’s why you hear of the infantry being called Grunts — that’s what you do when you try to get on your feet with this load.
To: naturalman1975
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posted on
12/08/2014 12:11:03 PM PST
by
LucianOfSamasota
(Tanstaafl - its not just for breakfast anymore...)
To: naturalman1975
To: naturalman1975
In going thru the photos, it struck me that with time, the Kit was more and more equipment. Now it looks like the soldier is being used as a pack mule.
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posted on
12/08/2014 12:13:09 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: naturalman1975
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posted on
12/08/2014 12:13:41 PM PST
by
VanShuyten
("a shadow...draped nobly in the folds of a gorgeous eloquence.")
To: naturalman1975
Thom Atkinson Fortuitous name ...
To: naturalman1975
Thanks for posting. Look forward to seeing it on a bigger screen later in the day.
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12/08/2014 12:15:16 PM PST
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DariusBane
(Liberty and Risk. Flip sides of the same coin. So how much risk will YOU accept? Vive Deo et Vives)
To: NorthMountain
I actually hadn’t noticed - but now I mean to check that out and see if it’s real or a pseudonym. It seems a little too good to be true.
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posted on
12/08/2014 12:16:17 PM PST
by
naturalman1975
("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
To: naturalman1975
Checked out the gear for Battle of Algincourt.
I had family on both sides of that conflict.
Lots of Thibaults fought and died in that battle.
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posted on
12/08/2014 12:16:31 PM PST
by
mware
To: naturalman1975
Have to agree. Fascinating! Meticulously done.
To: naturalman1975
Ya that’s pretty cool, thanks for posting.
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posted on
12/08/2014 12:17:45 PM PST
by
Justice
To: naturalman1975
Never enough water, ammo, or armor.
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posted on
12/08/2014 12:17:52 PM PST
by
DCBryan1
(No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!!)
To: Vigilanteman
the only other long gap seems deliberate, as if to avoid the American Revolution or the Seven Years War (French & Indian War on this side of the pond).There is an 1815 version; I doubt there was that much difference from 1776 to 1815.
To: naturalman1975
Compare the mace in the 1244 mounted knight’s kit with the mace in the 1916 private soldier’s kit.
Darn near identical.
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