Talk:Cheval de frise

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Haven't see the requested move rational yet, but NO[edit]

The rational might be that Frise refers to Frisia and is thus a proper noun. Do you drink champagne, or Champagne? I drink the former and think this rule applies here as well. No on-line dictionary supports capitalization, and none of the sources in the article support capitalization. Nice idea, but NO. Smallbones (talk) 20:00, 20 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

misplaced focus in history section[edit]

This article places more importance on Robert Erskine than the general use of chevaux de frize in US military history. They were used in the Hudson River during the Revolution as a major attempt at preventing British ship movement. General history of these objects would suit this article better. Why is cheval capitalized? Since this is the name of a type of object, shouldn't it be "cheval de frize?" Declair (talk) 20:35, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unsupported conjecture[edit]

"The Frisians, having little cavalry of their own, relied heavily on such anti-cavalry obstacles." is unsupported conjecture, and quite possibly wrong. It should be removed, as it contributes little to the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.250.130.225 (talk) 08:44, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Surviving samples of "cheval de frise" at Iron Age villages[edit]

These fortification elements were common during the Iron Age not only in Northern Europe, but also in Spain (Southwestern Europe).

If you take a look at http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caballos_de_frisia, it explains the origin of the name, identifies the pre-Roman peoples (in nowadays Spain) using these military structures and shows the photograph of a real Cheval de frise protecting the approaching to a Celtiberian "castrum" in the province of Guadalajara, in the center of the Iberian Peninsula. 62.83.6.144 (talk) 20:32, 16 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delaware River[edit]

http://www.buckslocalnews.com/articles/2012/11/21/bristol_pilot/news/doc50a7725188f4a636617615.txt — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.237.150.151 (talk) 16:19, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Spanischer Reiter[edit]

The German word for this is "Spanischer Reiter", in 17th century done with "Schweinsfedern" which were spears with a hoof for resting an arquebus on it. Replaced by bayonets in field battles, but still popular at miltiary non-permanent checkpoints because you can move the obstacle easily to permit passage. By the way; Friesland is basically flat and green and mostly not very fertile ground for grain production - I'm sure they had plenty horses. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lastdingo (talk • contribs) 20:25, 15 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Frisia was famed for its horses[edit]

Probably the most famous warhorse from the Medieval era was the "Frisian", so whoever made the comment in this article that the Frisian's didn't have horses doesn't seem to know anything. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friesian_horse — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.254.18.190 (talk) 19:51, 20 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Also commonly known as "turn-pikes" in 17th century English[edit]

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A43483.0001.001/1:9.12?rgn=div2;view=fulltext 130.51.30.30 (talk) 11:35, 30 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]