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Spontoon. A spontoon, sometimes known by the variant spelling espontoon [1] or as a half-pike, is a type of European polearm that came into being alongside the pike.The spontoon was in common use from the mid-17th century to the early 19th century, but it was used to a much lesser extent as a military weapon and ceremonial implement until the late 19th century.
These are large flags, usually 36 by 45 inches (91 cm × 114 cm), and mounted on a half pike which is 8 feet 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (2.629 m) long; the king's or queen's colour (state or president's colour if the country is a republic) is usually a version of the country's national flag, often trimmed with gold fabric, and with the regiment's ...
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Beginning in the 1830s, colonels wore silver eagles, with the color likely chosen because general officers already wore silver. [2] Infantry officers wore silver epaulettes, while other branches wore gold, and their rank insignia was the opposite color of their epaulettes, so Infantry first lieutenants and captains wore gold bars. [2]
1 August 1920 8 November 1923 4 Brigadier General Briant H. Wells: 9 November 1923 8 March 1926 5 Brigadier General Edgar T. Collins: 9 March 1926 1 May 1929 6 Brigadier General Campbell King: 2 May 1929 31 May 1933 7 Brigadier General George H. Estes: 1 June 1933 30 September 1936 8 Brigadier General Asa L. Singleton: 1 October 1936 31 August ...
The halberd was usually 1.5 to 1.8 metres (4.9 to 5.9 ft) long. [3] The word halberd is cognate with the German word Hellebarde, deriving from Middle High German halm (handle) and barte (battleaxe) joined to form helmbarte. Troops that used the weapon were called halberdiers. The word has also been used to describe a weapon of the early Bronze ...
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During World War I, the 15th Battalion, CEF, was authorized on 1 September 1914 and embarked for Britain on 26 September 1914 and arrived in France on 15 February 1915. The battalion fought as part of the 3rd Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Division in France and Flanders throughout the war. The 15th Battalion was disbanded on 30 August 1920.