The British Navy – Musketry Drill – “Prepare to Receive Cavalry”
Navy troops practicing defense against the cavalry?
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Description
This incongruous image shows sailors in the British Navy practicing musketry drills on the lower deck of a masted sailing ship. Their formation is designed as an effective defense against cavalry, but how the horses would manage to get aboard, one is left to speculate.
Issued as a supplement to the May 25, 1878 issue of Harper’s Weekly magazine.
Map Details
Publication Date: 1878
Author: Harper's Weekly
Sheet Width (in): 21.40
Sheet Height (in): 15.40
Condition: A
Condition Description: Light creasing along centerfold and faint toning visible in the margins.
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