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3rd February 2023, 09:43 PM
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and now for something completely different....
drawings of the Pandurs between 1742 -1760 ; in service of the Habsburg Empire in Hungary / Croatia ...the borderland and mostly know as Baron Franz von der Trenck's pandurs. not to be mistaken with his cousin Friedrich Freiherr von der Trenck. Although both lead a colorful life . Last edited by gp; 3rd February 2023 at 09:56 PM. |
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3rd February 2023, 09:45 PM
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some close up details; Pandurs and zhusars in battle
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16th February 2023, 11:09 AM
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Khassadars with choora daggers, Waziristan, 1920
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20th February 2023, 09:12 PM
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Bedouins with spears/ lances
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21st February 2023, 12:32 AM
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Camel corps of King abdul-Aziz, Head of the Saudis.
In 1902, the Saudi bedouins recapture the Masmak Fort in Riyadh, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was reborn after 3 years of further battles. They surprised the enemy garrison. As they charged the rapidly closing gate, a camel lancer hurled his spear at the gate, the blade stuck in the door, and snapped off. It is still there. They stormed the fort and captured it. The Camel warriors, the gate, and the fort: |
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14th March 2023, 12:46 PM
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some pics from albania between 1885-1910
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15th March 2023, 04:47 PM
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Wallachian haiduc (outlaw basically), Iancu Jianu 1788-1843.
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