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Croce Reale - USA

Croce Reale - USa is the US branch of Croce Reale, an international cultural movement that tries to uphold the old traditions of Church, Monarch and Nobility.  We seek to explain the role monarchy has played in history and as a unifying symbol to the countries they head or headed.

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Lancers in the American Civil War

Although many European nations had large numbers of lancer units, only a few can be found in the American Civil War. Most Civil War historians have heard of Rush's Lancers, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, but there were some other units armed with lances. Texas seemed to lead in this arm with no less than five Texas Calvary regiments being armed in whole or in part with lances. Perhaps Texans were impressed with the Mexican Lances they had seen. Other states both North and South fielded lancer units.
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The Thomas Legion

Thomas' Legion, also known as Thomas' Legion of Cherokee Indians and Highlanders, Thomas' Legion of Indians and Highlanders, and the 69th North Carolina Regiment, was a unit of the Confederate Army in the American Civil War. The formation was organized in 1862 by William Holland Thomas and fought in the last skirmish of the war in North Carolina before surrendering in May 1865.

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