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					Originally Posted by aiontay
					
				 
				I don't have the reference handy, but Henry Bouquet, the Swiss British Army officer who won several battles during the French and Indian War, recommended his cavalry carry battle axes. 
			
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 Hmm, which reminds me that there are some "Sapper's axes" that look like saddle axes!