proves himself a fan of splintered oars, crashing beakheads, and drummers yelling "come'mon, you scurves! The Captain wants to go water skiing, so pull harder!"
The pike-and-shotte era of warfare is full of resplendently clad troops, exemplified by the lancers of Wallenstein's Lifeguards as shown here.
Equipped with full armor and bedecked with trimmed cloaks replete with buttons, silks and laces, these magnificent cavalry are sure to stand out in any Thirty Years' War collection.