The 1796P British light cavalry sabre was the bane of the French Imperial Army; a highly effective slashing weapon that carved soldiers up like hams, leaving them badly or mortally wounded rather than inflicting a quick kill as was considered proper by the French. The history of the 1796P LC. After the so-called Flanders expedition and participation in the June 1793 cavalry trials amongst fellow European armies, British Major John Gaspard ...
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