In the days before radio the only way to send a message on the battlefield was through a runner on horseback, these were called Aide de Camps. It was a highly dangerous job ducking shot and shell to deliver the all important orders to units engaged across the battlefield. It wasn't uncommon for a General to lose all of his Aides in a battle, as happened to Wellington at Waterloo. They had to be excellent horsemen as well as very brave to make sure the orders got through to the waiting Regiments and Brigades.
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Speaking of message on the battlefield. I found a cool comic abpout just that. It's the third one down. Let me get the link right... Ok, it's not working. You'll have to copy an paste the URL:
http://beatonna.livejournal.com/128142.html
Very good, I like the one about the Yeti too, infact they're all really good.
Yeah, her stuff is funny. I think the characters' faces kind of look like that old cartoon, The Critic.
So, how long before you release your own history comic book?
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