A cry of "Huzzah for the company!" rings loud after a desperate struggle against a determined foe vanquished. The origin of the exclamation "huzzah" is not certain, but was probably influenced by war cries from various languages including Norse, Dutch, Russian, and Prussian. The Oxford English Dictionary notes that in the 17th and 18th centuries, it was identified as a sailors cheer or salute, possibly related to words like heeze and hissa, which are cognates of hoist. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, three huzzahs were given by British infantry before a bayonet charge, as a way of building morale. In Richard Holmes book Redcoat: The British Soldier in the Age of Horse and Musket he indicates that two short huzzahs, followed by a third sustained one, were sounded as the charge was carried out.
Group
Sculptural Figure(s)
Condition
Extra Fine painted
Scale
Scale 1:30
Material
Metal-Alloy
Epoch
19th Century
Time
1815 - 1870
Nationality/Location
Great Britain
State
New
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
W. Britain Model Figures E. Water St. 20 OH 45601 Chillicothe Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
