Marlborough Cavalryman at Blenheim, 1704, and 50 similar items

Marlborough Cavalryman at Blenheim, 1704, The Cavalry History, Collectable Figurine, Horseman Figurine The Cavalry History, a reproduction of riders from different eras to trace the evolution and history, reproduced in standard 1/30th, or 54mm, a collection of Del Prado. The figurines are made in a stable alloy of lead and zinc, with a remarkable finish, both in terms of casting, as paint. Hand painted. The Battle of Blenheim was among the most decisive, and most complex, battles in European history. Fought on Aug. 13, 1704, during the war of War of Spanish Succession (1701–14)—in which allied powers including Austria, England and the Netherlands squared off against the armies of Bavaria and France’s King Louis XIV—Blenheim established the Duke of Marlborough as one of England’s greatest military captains. Marlborough turned his cavalry into shock troops. Taking away some of their pistol ammunition as well as the back plates of their armor, he focussed them on the charge. By deploying them in massed formations, he finished off the enemy in several of his battles, including through a charge by 80 squadrons at the Battle of Blenheim. Weight 311gr