At the Battle of Valverde, the lancers charged what was believed to be an unseasoned Union unit. The Union unit was in fact a Colorado company which stood their ground.....the charge did not go well. After losing 20 men, the 5th Texas continued the battle re-armed with pistols and other firearms. Some accounts report that the lances were used for firewood that evening.
This book draws on original regimental records to give by far the most detailed account ever published in English of the organization and personalities of the most renowned of the foreign units that served in the Emperor's armies. Unlike most of his foreign troops, these Polish horsemen were true volunteers, who owed their honoured place in his Imperial Guard to their proven courage and dash on battlefields from Spain to Russia. The text is illustrated with rare portraits and photographs, and with detailed colour plates of the Lancers' magnificent uniforms.
The Dark Elf Lancers come with 6 cavalry figures (6 riders and 6 mounts) in 2 poses of rider and 2 poses of raptor mount. These were sculpted by Ben Siens.
** Riders will need to be glued to the mounts