Newhard Illustrations πŸŒ»πŸ”‘πŸŒΊπŸ¦ˆπŸŒ·πŸŒ™πŸŒ΄

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Masculine pronouns (he/him/his/Γ©l/Ω‡Ωˆ, etc.) Multimedia artist specializing in concept, background, and storyboard art with a focus on historical authenticity. Comms open πŸŒ»πŸ”‘πŸŒΊπŸ¦ˆπŸŒ·πŸŒ™πŸŒ΄

Horses were recently spotted being used by Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. This is a move of desperation as roads crumble and fuel becomes scarce. Ukraine currently has the privilege of rescuing them and using them in a therapeutic role instead of a combat one.

Newhard Illustrations πŸŒ»πŸ”‘πŸŒΊπŸ¦ˆπŸŒ·πŸŒ™πŸŒ΄@newhardillustra.bsky.social Β· 4mo ago

Man-made horrors were always beyond their comprehension.

A Russian soldier rides a horse with an AK machine gun and a rocket launcher.

Polish cavalry mainly served as scouts for the infantry. By WWII few of them actually fought on horseback, acting mainly as a rapid-response force. Their last cavalry charge against the Nazis was a part of a combined effort with Soviet forces in modern-day Ε»eΕ„sko in 1945.

Newhard Illustrations πŸŒ»πŸ”‘πŸŒΊπŸ¦ˆπŸŒ·πŸŒ™πŸŒ΄@newhardillustra.bsky.social Β· 5mo ago

Be real, what's more tough than this?

A Polish cavalryman rides holding a BAR machine gun in their right hand.

Most bedouin wore a mix of British and Turkish kit during the Great Arab Revolt, with the regalia mainly being used for photoshoots. But, the keffiyah was common among the rebels and their foreign officers, and Arabs would later adopt the ordinary scarf as a national icon.

Newhard Illustrations πŸŒ»πŸ”‘πŸŒΊπŸ¦ˆπŸŒ·πŸŒ™πŸŒ΄@newhardillustra.bsky.social Β· 5mo ago

In this world, it's drip or drown.

A bedouin cavalryman riding a horse.

American settlers would routinely break treaties between the First Nations and the US, and the cavalry took it upon themselves to violently put down any indigenous attempt to enforce their treaties. They played a crucial part in the genocide of countless indigenous peoples.

Newhard Illustrations πŸŒ»πŸ”‘πŸŒΊπŸ¦ˆπŸŒ·πŸŒ™πŸŒ΄@newhardillustra.bsky.social Β· 5mo ago

Trigger discipline is not this guy's forte.

A US cavalryman levels his pistol with his finger on the trigger.

The Apache are groups of South Athabaskan speakers that lived in the American Southwest. Since the Mexican-American War, their existence in the shadow of the American empire has been reduced to a caricature of violence by dime novels, pulp fiction magazines, and Hollywood films.

Newhard Illustrations πŸŒ»πŸ”‘πŸŒΊπŸ¦ˆπŸŒ·πŸŒ™πŸŒ΄@newhardillustra.bsky.social Β· 5mo ago

This Apache is gay btw.

A Gay Apache gets ready to fire his gun from horseback.

The Comanche used their skills on horseback to carve an undeniable legacy in the American Southwest. The iconic headwear featured on this rider, however, was actually a very late adoption, possibly spread to the nation by returning actors from Buffalo Bill's Wild West show.

Newhard Illustrations πŸŒ»πŸ”‘πŸŒΊπŸ¦ˆπŸŒ·πŸŒ™πŸŒ΄@newhardillustra.bsky.social Β· 5mo ago

This guy was too cool, so the government had to kill him. πŸ˜”

A Comanche rides with a Winchester rifle.

Pastoralist culture adopted after the Reconquista (due to the destruction of water management resources in the Iberian Peninsula) saw a renaissance in parts of South and North America. Many enslaved people used the tools trusted to them by their masters to emancipate themselves.

Newhard Illustrations πŸŒ»πŸ”‘πŸŒΊπŸ¦ˆπŸŒ·πŸŒ™πŸŒ΄@newhardillustra.bsky.social Β· 5mo ago

What's bro running from?

A Gaucho aims a pistol behind him.

Different European powers would often pitch indigenous nations against one another, sometimes explicitly incorporating them into their colonial armies. Even these veterans became the victims of the colonial projects they served.

Newhard Illustrations πŸŒ»πŸ”‘πŸŒΊπŸ¦ˆπŸŒ·πŸŒ™πŸŒ΄@newhardillustra.bsky.social Β· 5mo ago

Still sick from illness (NOT the hantavirus). Repost the Shawnee Cavelier to stay healthy.

A Shawnee cavelier readies their war club.

In the early 1500s, European states reinvested many of their imperial gains into centrally organized state militaries. The winged hussars were a mercenary band put on a permanent line item in the state budget, which soon began to recruit local Polish nobles out of convenience.

Newhard Illustrations πŸŒ»πŸ”‘πŸŒΊπŸ¦ˆπŸŒ·πŸŒ™πŸŒ΄@newhardillustra.bsky.social Β· 5mo ago

I'm sick, so y'all are gonna have to come up with a clever pun/engagement bait for me.

A winged hussar with his lance lowered.