Members of the 2nd Continental Light Dragoons "Sheldon's Horse" demonstrate sword fighting techniques at a Ct. school (USA)

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Members of the "Sheldon's Horse" 2nd Continental Light Dragoons demonstrate shooting and sword techniques at a Ct. school (USA). Here a soldier at full gallop swats a bale of hay with sword. Sheldon's Horse, The Second Continental Light Dragoons was commissioned by Congress under the command of Colonel Elisha Sheldon in December of 1776 at the recommendation of General George Washington during the Revolutionary War.

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