Tent Pegs in History and Society
Armies on the move have often used tents for sleeping accommodation overnight. A tactic used by an opposing force was too initiate an attack by riding on horse back at speed through an army's tents knocking the tent pegs out of the ground thereby collapsing tents on the enemy as they slept providing a means to hinder the enemy while a more direct attack took place. This practice has now developed into a stylised equestrian sport in various forms called tent pegging.
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