Shako

A Shako is a hat worn by members of Napoleon’s Imperial Guard. Wiki’s entry on the subject contains a sketch of a guardsman in uniform, wearing his Shako and holding his musket. The Guards were known for never retreating, until Waterloo. Faced by a withering British fire, they retreated and the demoralized French Army retreated with them, ceding defeat.

This entry was written by Eric Goldman, posted on July 15, 2008 at 5:40 pm, filed under Chapter 4 __(and tagged) , , , . Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

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  1. Jobeth

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    Posted July 10, 2011 at 4:11 pm | Permalink

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