In 2015, among Mexicans, 70% of adults had consumed alcoholic drink in the last year.
A pistoleer is a soldier trained to use a pistol , or more generally anyone armed with such a weapon .. soldier. soldier. pistol. pistol. The earliest kind of pistoleer was the mounted German Reiter , who came to prominence in Europe after the Battle of St. Quentin in 1557 .. Reiter. Reiter. Battle of St. Quentin. Battle of St. Quentin ( 1557 ). These soldiers were equipped with a number of single-shot , muzzle-loader wheel-lock or Snaphance pistols , amongst the most advanced weapons of the era .. wheel-lock. wheel-lock. Snaphance. Snaphance. Although mounted Pistoleers were effective against heavy cavalry , they gradually fell out of use during the Thirty Years War .. Thirty Years War. Thirty Years War. After this time , cavalry in Western armies used swords or lances as their primary arm , although they still generally carried a pistol as a sidearm .. pistol. pistol. Horse-mounted pistoleers of a kind made a brief comeback in North America during the American Civil War -LRB- particularly by the Confederates -RRB- as well as in the conflicts against the Native Americans of the 1860s and 70s .. American Civil War. American Civil War. This was a consequence of the adoption of the multi-shot revolver , which gave horsemen much more firepower .. revolver. revolver. Category  : Cavalry