![]() ![]() 1866 – A plebiscite ratifies the annexation of Veneto and Mantua to Italy, which had occurred three days before on 19 October.1836 – Sam Houston is inaugurated as the first President of the Republic of Texas.1797 – André-Jacques Garnerin makes the first recorded parachute jump, from 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above Paris.1790 – Northwest Indian War: Native American forces defeat the United States, ending the Harmar Campaign.1784 – Russia founds a colony on Kodiak Island, Alaska.1777 – American Revolutionary War: American defenders of Fort Mercer on the Delaware River repulse repeated Hessian attacks in the Battle of Red Bank.1739 – The War of Jenkins' Ear begins with the first attack on La Guaira.1721 – The Russian Empire is proclaimed by Tsar Peter I after the Swedish defeat in the Great Northern War.In response, the first Longitude Act is enacted in 1714.1707 – Four British naval vessels run aground on the Isles of Scilly because of faulty navigation. ![]() 1633 – The Ming dynasty defeats the Dutch East India Company.Rival claimants begin a period of civil war and disorder.1383 – The male line of the Portuguese House of Burgundy becomes extinct with the death of King Fernando, leaving only his daughter Beatrice.906 – Ahmad ibn Kayghalagh leads a raid against the Byzantine Empire, taking 4,000–5,000 captives.794 – Emperor Kanmu relocates the Japanese capital to Heian-kyō (now Kyoto).It still holds true today how you are taught to ride and care for the horses. Most of these practices comes down to the horse culture of America at the time. I have read that Cavalrymen did hang additional pistols off of the pommel but I don't believe it was very common as that would have come from your own expense. The carbine was carried on the left side of the Mc Clellan saddle along with the canteen that hung behind near the cantle. It is accessed easily enough with the right hand as well. The pistol was carried on the right side butt end out so it could be drawn with the left hand. Close order drill on horseback was tailored for that. The sabre was carried on the left side sometimes attached to the saddle as it would be drawn by the right hand. One of the primary weapons of the Cavalry was the sabre due to doctrine of the time. You are taught from the beginning to rein the horse left handed unless you for some reason prefer to plow rein. They rope and do most work mounted right handed. ![]()
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