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2018-10-30T16:05:52Z

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	In another attempt at weaponizing animals, the Swedes once attempted to create a unit of moose cavalry (Sweden having a limited supply of good cavalry horses but plenty of moose) in the 17th century. It turned out that 1: Moose can't just subsist on hay as horses can, 2: Once the moose are in rut, they'll attack everybody, even their handlers, 3: Moose are terribly vulnerable to a wide variety of livestock diseases, and 4: Moose are smart enough to figure out that guns and pikes are bad for their health, and once they do, they refuse to go anywhere near them. The unit was dissolved without ever fighting a single battle.		In another attempt at weaponizing animals, the Swedes once attempted to create a unit of {{wp\|Moose cavalry\|moose cavalry}} (Sweden having a limited supply of good cavalry horses but plenty of moose) in the 17th century. It turned out that 1: Moose can't just subsist on hay as horses can, 2: Once the moose are in rut, they'll attack everybody, even their handlers, 3: Moose are terribly vulnerable to a wide variety of livestock diseases, and 4: Moose are smart enough to figure out that guns and pikes are bad for their health, and once they do, they refuse to go anywhere near them. The unit was dissolved without ever fighting a single battle.

	This is useful... [http://stockholm.headsaflamemedia.com/2014/03/08/in-the-1700s-the-swedish-cavalry-experimented-with-moose/ Moose Cavalry]		This is useful... [http://stockholm.headsaflamemedia.com/2014/03/08/in-the-1700s-the-swedish-cavalry-experimented-with-moose/ Moose Cavalry]

Old Dickens: whole wordo; remove discussion

2018-08-08T04:30:38Z

whole wordo; remove discussion

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	~~Picked this up on tvtropes and I am now looking for confirmation and further details...~~		In another attempt at weaponizing animals, the Swedes once attempted to create a unit of moose cavalry (Sweden having a limited supply of good cavalry horses but plenty of moose) in the 17th century. It turned out that 1: Moose can't just subsist on hay as horses can, 2: Once the moose are in rut, they'll attack everybody, even their handlers, 3: Moose are terribly vulnerable to a wide variety of livestock diseases, and 4: Moose are smart enough to figure out that guns and pikes are bad for their health, and once they do, they refuse to go anywhere near them. The unit was dissolved without ever fighting a single battle.

	In another attempt at weaponizing animals, the Swedes once attempted to create a unit of moose cavalry (Sweden having a limited supply of good cavalry horses but plenty of moose) in the 17th century. It turned out that 1: Moose can't just subsist on hay ~~like~~ horses can, 2: Once the moose are in rut, they'll attack everybody, even their handlers, 3: Moose are terribly vulnerable to a wide variety of livestock diseases, and 4: Moose are smart enough to figure out that guns and pikes are bad for their health, and once they do, they refuse to go anywhere them. The unit was dissolved without ever fighting a single battle.

	This is useful... [http://stockholm.headsaflamemedia.com/2014/03/08/in-the-1700s-the-swedish-cavalry-experimented-with-moose/ Moose Cavalry]		This is useful... [http://stockholm.headsaflamemedia.com/2014/03/08/in-the-1700s-the-swedish-cavalry-experimented-with-moose/ Moose Cavalry]

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2017-05-02T00:14:58Z

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	In another attempt at weaponizing animals, the Swedes once attempted to create a unit of moose cavalry (Sweden having a limited supply of good cavalry horses but plenty of moose) in the 17th century. It turned out that 1: Moose can't just subsist on hay like horses can, 2: Once the moose are in rut, they'll attack everybody, even their handlers, 3: Moose are terribly vulnerable to a wide variety of livestock diseases, and 4: Moose are smart enough to figure out that guns and pikes are bad for their health, and once they do, they refuse to go anywhere them. The unit was dissolved without ever fighting a single battle.		In another attempt at weaponizing animals, the Swedes once attempted to create a unit of moose cavalry (Sweden having a limited supply of good cavalry horses but plenty of moose) in the 17th century. It turned out that 1: Moose can't just subsist on hay like horses can, 2: Once the moose are in rut, they'll attack everybody, even their handlers, 3: Moose are terribly vulnerable to a wide variety of livestock diseases, and 4: Moose are smart enough to figure out that guns and pikes are bad for their health, and once they do, they refuse to go anywhere them. The unit was dissolved without ever fighting a single battle.

	This is useful... [http://stockholm.headsaflamemedia.com/2014/03/08/in-the-1700s-the-swedish-cavalry-experimented-with-moose/\| Moose Cavalry]		This is useful... [http://stockholm.headsaflamemedia.com/2014/03/08/in-the-1700s-the-swedish-cavalry-experimented-with-moose/ Moose Cavalry]


	[[Category:Discworld characters]].		[[Category:Discworld characters]].

AgProv: Well, i'll go to the foot of our stairs

2017-05-01T23:32:43Z

Well, i'll go to the foot of our stairs

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	Colonel Makepeace has retired but still keeps a few dragons as he says ‘a day without a singe is a day without sunshine’. They save on matches as well.		Colonel Makepeace has retired but still keeps a few dragons as he says ‘a day without a singe is a day without sunshine’. They save on matches as well.

			==Annotation==
			Picked this up on tvtropes and I am now looking for confirmation and further details...

			In another attempt at weaponizing animals, the Swedes once attempted to create a unit of moose cavalry (Sweden having a limited supply of good cavalry horses but plenty of moose) in the 17th century. It turned out that 1: Moose can't just subsist on hay like horses can, 2: Once the moose are in rut, they'll attack everybody, even their handlers, 3: Moose are terribly vulnerable to a wide variety of livestock diseases, and 4: Moose are smart enough to figure out that guns and pikes are bad for their health, and once they do, they refuse to go anywhere them. The unit was dissolved without ever fighting a single battle.

			This is useful... [http://stockholm.headsaflamemedia.com/2014/03/08/in-the-1700s-the-swedish-cavalry-experimented-with-moose/\| Moose Cavalry]


	[[Category:Discworld characters]].		[[Category:Discworld characters]].

JAK at 19:57, 13 February 2013

2013-02-13T19:57:08Z

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	An [[Army]] regiment that ~~unsucessfully~~ sought to ~~trade~~ in ~~its horses for dragons~~. Its last ~~commmander~~, indeed its last surviving ~~oficer~~, is Colonel [[Charles Augustus Makepeace]], author of the stirring military memoir ''Twenty-four Years Without Eyebrows''.		An [[Army]] regiment that unsuccessfully sought to make use of the [[swamp dragon]] in battle. Its last commander, indeed its last surviving trooper, is Colonel [[Charles Augustus Makepeace]], author of the stirring military memoir ''Twenty-four Years Without Eyebrows''.

	~~Given the unremarkable size of the average swamp dragon, the dragons bred to be large enough to ride must have been some sight... it is interesting that~~ Lady [[Sybil Ramkin]] ~~has never mentioned them, especially when~~ she ~~is known~~ to ~~have said~~ the ~~usual swamp dragon only gets~~ to ~~be two foot eight at~~ the ~~shoulder~~.		He had known Lady [[Sybil Ramkin]] at the start of this venture and she had warned that it would be totally impossible to breed dragons stable enough for warfare. She was of course right but in true military fashion they piled dreadful failure on top of failure for twenty-odd years.

			The Colonel’s discussion with Vimes at dinner was cut short by his wife so no explanation was given on how the regiment intended to use these living flame throwers. As a breed dragons are small enough to carry but given the heat of their flame and tendency to explode herding may have been safer.

			Colonel Makepeace has retired but still keeps a few dragons as he says ‘a day without a singe is a day without sunshine’. They save on matches as well.

	~~Colonel Makepeace has retired to breed dragons.~~

	[[Category:Discworld characters]].		[[Category:Discworld characters]].

User: 1 revision: Discworld import

2012-09-23T22:04:18Z

1 revision: Discworld import

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AgProv at 02:06, 16 October 2011

2011-10-16T02:06:26Z

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An [[Army]] regiment that unsucessfully sought to trade in its horses for dragons. Its last commmander, indeed its last surviving oficer, is Colonel [[Charles Augustus Makepeace]], author of the stirring military memoir ''Twenty-four Years Without Eyebrows''.

Given the unremarkable size of the average swamp dragon, the dragons bred to be large enough to ride must have been some sight... it is interesting that Lady [[Sybil Ramkin]] has never mentioned them, especially when she is known to have said the usual swamp dragon only gets to be two foot eight at the shoulder.

Colonel Makepeace has retired to breed dragons.

[[Category:Discworld characters]].