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the tall cylindrical hat that made armies look intimidating from across a smoky battlefield.
name originFrom Hungarian csako, meaning peaked cap.
napoleonic stapleTowered on heads across the early 1800s.
plume powerColored plumes signaled rank and regiment instantly.
still marchingWest Point cadets wear them in full dress.
deceptive heightMade soldiers look taller, fiercer, harder to charge.