As Winston Churchill recalled, "The 21st wheeled right into line, and the lance points came down. At that point, the command to charge was given. For the next 20 minutes, it was a total melee."
Charge of the 21st Lancers at Omdurban, Sudan. Last British Horse Cavalry charge in history.
80 posted on 05/16/2004 9:27:09 PM PDT by CholeraJoe
(Frankenstein's Rule: If you make the monster you have to deal with the angry peasants)