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Sparkle's Chargeby ~Paraderpy

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I felt like it was time for something epic.

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This scene depicts the event known as "Sparkle's Charge", an attack lead by Solar General Twilight Sparkle at the Battle of Fillysburg, July 3rd, 1863. The charge, famously considered to be the last stand of the Solar Empire, would become the most costly attack of the Equestrian Civil War, with over 7000 Solar casualties. Sparkle, although severely wounded during the battle, would live to see the founding of the New Lunar Republic two months later after the defeat of Princess Celestia, before finally succumbing to her wounds in the winter of 1865.

(Scene based off of "Pickett's Charge", from the movie, "Gettysburg".)

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~ApolloSoyuz42 Apr 17, 2013 New member

"Up Ponies, and too your posts! And let nopony forget today, that you are from old Canterlot!"

It's so odd to imagine someone making history-based crossovers like this
one of the few things I found as pleasantly surprising were the 1776 PMVs

Keep up the good work

~AndytheB-Artist Mar 21, 2013 Hobbyist

At least you drew this yourself.

~PrvtTucker4456 Feb 18, 2013

Celestians, CELESTIANS, we're staying. Who is with me.

~Fenrirthewolf86 Jan 19, 2013

Great Artwork! First I thought this was depicting the charge of the 20th Maine.

The moment where Pickett says: "I have no division." is probably the second saddest moment after General Amistead is informed that General Hancock was hit as well.

Now you have me wondering how ponies operate a musket.... darnit!

~Paraderpy Feb 25, 2013 Student Digital Artist

Thanks! Yeah, it's supposed to be Pickett's charge with Twilight in the role of Armistead.

Yeah, I agree, that line really makes the reality of it all hit you smack in the face. And not sure how, haha, I guess with their teeth?

~MadnessAbe Dec 21, 2012

"We're almost there my boys
I've never served with finer
We must push forward boys
And bayonet the Yankee tyrants
To the copse of trees we charge
To crush the union center
And when they turn and run
An open road leads us to freedom"

-Iced Earth, "High Water Mark"

~SaddleSong Nov 16, 2012 Student Writer

Once again, you capture the scene perfectly, however it almost reminds me more of the The Alamo, with the death of Jim Bowey, where you see the muskets aimed at Richard Widmark, but thats just my idea, still a wonderful piece, With Twilights staring off into the sky, as if begging the question of what had she been forced to do. I am of course, going off of the assumption, that the charge was ordered by Celestia, similarly to the charge beign ordered by Lee in the actual battle.

Either way, a wonderful piece and by far one of my favourites.

~SaddleSong Nov 16, 2012 Student Writer

*being ordered by Lee.

*alexwarlorn Oct 25, 2012

People really are obsessed with the idea of Celestia being a tyrant.

~Paraderpy Oct 26, 2012 Student Digital Artist

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