Talk:Cuirassier

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Doing a fair bit of reading. There must be some intermediary stage between 'knight' and 'cuirassier'. Thinking the German 'reiters' is that step. 67.177.46.253 (talk) 19:34, 21 October 2013 (UTC)(theblindsage)[reply]

What you mean by 'knight' is 'man-at-arms', because in the period knight was a social rank, not a type of soldier. Really, no, if an armoured cavalryman leaves his heavy lance at home and takes two long pistols with him on campaign, he has instantly stopped being a man-at-arms and become a cuirassier. Urselius (talk) 14:36, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Cuirassier harness evolution

As far as I can see, this entire paragraph is covered by text elsewhere in the Article- plus I don't knwo why armour is being called "harness" here, is that normal?

IceDragon64 (talk) 13:36, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I think the section is just a coverall for the image series. The image series itself is fairly useful, if not entirely accurate. Yes, 'harness' is an English noun which means, in essence, 'something worn, that relies on straps'. It is slightly archaic when applied to armour, but is still in use. "It will kill a man to serve in full harness", was written in a letter by an English soldier in the 17th century, specifically about wearing curassier armour. Urselius (talk) 14:25, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]