The Jasper Weekly Courier

Famous War Horses of Old
Replaced by Automobiles

One probable result of the introduction of mechanical vehicles into warfare will be the abolition of the old custom of cherishing the memory of famous war horses.

When generals conducted campaigns on horseback, before the advent of the field motor car, their favorite chargers used to receive many honors. Wellington's famous charger, Copenhagen, when he died was buried with full military honors. The Iron Duke's horse was a magnificent chestnut, and he carried his master many hundreds of miles in Spain, and at the battle of Toulouse.

The remains of Napoleon's white stallion, Marengo, are preserved at the Royal United Service institution, while another of Bonaparte's steeds, which he purchased at St. Helena, and bore the name of King George, figures in many famous paintings.

The horse which Lord Ronald rode in the Balaklava charge was cherished by his family until its death, when a tombstone was erected over its grave. Traveler, which gained fame in the Civil war as the favorite charger of Gen. Robert E. Lee, is now a popular exhibit in a museum at Virginia, its skeleton having been carefully preserved in a glass case.