this post was submitted on 09 Oct 2023
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[–] The_Eminent_Bon@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago

My man if you’re starting to talk with furniture I think you should go see someone

[–] Pringles@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

To be fair, it was the largest cavalry charge in history. Between 30 and 40000 horsemen charging is insane. To put that into a comprehendible context, the charge of the rohirim you see in the Return of the King had 5000 horses. The largest charge in the Napoleonic wars (iirc) was Murats desperation charge at the battle of Eylau with 11000 cavalry, which somewhat won the day and is considered one of the great cavalry charges in history.

This charge was 3 to 4 times larger. It was truly a hurricane of vengeance.

[–] notsofunnycomment@mander.xyz 6 points 2 years ago

30-40000 sounds like a safe bet

[–] SquareBear@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Pro tip: Never get involved in a land war with asia!

[–] 0Xero0@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Never ask a Chinese what happened in Tiananmen Square in 1989

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago

Did they finally ban crabs?