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![[A commander (Aga) of the Janissaries of the Ottoman Turkish army dressed in splendor, on horseback, to lead his warriors into battle]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE2ODUvMDEvMDEvYS1jb21tYW5kZXItYWdhLW9mLXRoZS1qYW5pc3Nhcmllcy1vZi10aGUtb3R0b21hbi10dXJraXNoLWFybXktZHJlc3NlZC1pbi1zcGxlbmRvci02NDAuanBn/320/405/jpg "[A commander (Aga) of the Janissaries of the Ottoman Turkish army dressed in splendor, on horseback, to lead his warriors into battle]")
![[Haloed Joan of Arc (?) on horse with lion flag leading army]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTAvMDEvMDEvaGFsb2VkLWpvYW4tb2YtYXJjLW9uLWhvcnNlLXdpdGgtbGlvbi1mbGFnLWxlYWRpbmctYXJteS02NDAuanBn/40/56/webp "[Haloed Joan of Arc (?) on horse with lion flag leading army]")
![[Seraskierat (i.e., Seraskerat) (War Ministry), Constantinople, Turkey]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjgvc2VyYXNraWVyYXQtaWUtc2VyYXNrZXJhdC13YXItbWluaXN0cnktY29uc3RhbnRpbm9wbGUtdHVya2V5LWUwZjk0Yy02NDAuanBn/40/29/webp "[Seraskierat (i.e., Seraskerat) (War Ministry), Constantinople, Turkey]")
![[An officer directing his troops into battle]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjYvYW4tb2ZmaWNlci1kaXJlY3RpbmctaGlzLXRyb29wcy1pbnRvLWJhdHRsZS0xNTU0MWQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[An officer directing his troops into battle]")
![[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with saber and horse]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjUvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXNvbGRpZXItaW4tdW5pb24tdW5pZm9ybS13aXRoLXNhYmVyLWFuZC1ob3JzZS0wNjI3YWMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with saber and horse]")
![[Three officers of regiment of lancers on horseback, in field in front of barracks(?)]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTUvdGhyZWUtb2ZmaWNlcnMtb2YtcmVnaW1lbnQtb2YtbGFuY2Vycy1vbi1ob3JzZWJhY2staW4tZmllbGQtaW4tZnJvbnQtb2YtYmFycmFja3MtN2RjODVjLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/30/webp "[Three officers of regiment of lancers on horseback, in field in front of barracks(?)]")
![[Ertuğrul Cavalry Regiment of the Imperial Guard] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODAvMDEvMDEvZXJ0dWdydWwtY2F2YWxyeS1yZWdpbWVudC1vZi10aGUtaW1wZXJpYWwtZ3VhcmQtY29uc3RhbnRpbm9wbGUtYWJkdWxsYWgtZnJlcmVzLTItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "[Ertuğrul Cavalry Regiment of the Imperial Guard] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.")
