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| "Come on boys, Beersheba next stop!" |
| 2017-10-31 |
| 100th Aniversary of a great cavalry charge Captain Jack Davies stood up in his saddle, turned and shouted: "Come on boys, Beersheba next stop!" They trotted down the ridge then cantered. But once the startled Turks spotted them and fired artillery shells, they galloped When they got within 3 kilometres, machine gunners started firing. But they were riding so fast the Turks did not have time to adjust the artillery sights from long to short range and even machine gunners, let alone riflemen, could not hit the weaving horses that had spread out widely. Then 2½ kilometres out, Bourchier screamed "Charge!" and they galloped full pelt, yelling at the top of their voices. |
| Posted by:Classer |
| #1 Great mobility story. Need a lot of elevation at 3000 meters. Not hard to visualize galloping under the arc. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-10-31 10:44 |