A dozen troopers from the British 16th Light Dragoons, carrying sabers similar to this example, attacked the Pennsylvanians at Paoli. This saber’s long steel blade made it an effective slashing weapon.

Saber
Made by Dru Drury 
1770-1780
Iron, Steel, Wood
Museum of the American Revolution

A dozen troopers from the British 16th Light Dragoons, carrying sabers similar to this example, attacked the Pennsylvanians at Paoli. This saber’s long steel blade made it an effective slashing weapon.

Saber
Made by Dru Drury 
1770-1780
Iron, Steel, Wood
Museum of the American Revolution

A dozen troopers from the British 16th Light Dragoons, carrying sabers similar to this example, attacked the Pennsylvanians at Paoli. This saber’s long steel blade made it an effective slashing weapon.

Saber
Made by Dru Drury 
1770-1780
Iron, Steel, Wood
Museum of the American Revolution

A dozen troopers from the British 16th Light Dragoons, carrying sabers similar to this example, attacked the Pennsylvanians at Paoli. This saber’s long steel blade made it an effective slashing weapon.

Saber
Made by Dru Drury 
1770-1780
Iron, Steel, Wood
Museum of the American Revolution

A dozen troopers from the British 16th Light Dragoons, carrying sabers similar to this example, attacked the Pennsylvanians at Paoli. This saber’s long steel blade made it an effective slashing weapon.

Saber
Made by Dru Drury 
1770-1780
Iron, Steel, Wood
Museum of the American Revolution

Troopers from the British 16th Light Dragoons are shown in Xavier della Gatta’s painting of the Battle of Paoli.

Detail from Battle of Paoli
Painted by Xavier della Gatta
1782
Gouache on Paper
Museum of the American Revolution