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"The nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life."
« on: June 20, 2015, 07:36:30 PM »
200 Years ago today.  The Battle of Waterloo.  Where Wellington stopped Napoleon cold with a bunch of inexperienced and 2nd line troops.   Because the best (and blooded) of Britain's army that had fought in the Peninsular War against Napoleon where fighting in North America against us.

We came very close to helping Napoleon once again take over Europe.
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« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2015, 07:54:34 PM »
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« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2015, 10:04:41 PM »
Magnificent stand on the part of the Brits.  Sad Blucher couldn't get his *expletive deleted*it together sooner,  might have been much less bloody.
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« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2015, 01:40:30 PM »
Quote from: Andiron on June 20, 2015, 10:04:41 PM
Magnificent stand on the part of the Brits.  Sad Blucher couldn't get his *expletive deleted*it together sooner,  might have been much less bloody.

More fortunate that Bonaparte had a short deal on sub-commanders in Ney and Grouchy, whose blunders aided the allies.
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« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2015, 12:30:54 AM »
Quote from: Andiron on June 20, 2015, 10:04:41 PM
Magnificent stand on the part of the Brits.  Sad Blucher couldn't get his *expletive deleted*it together sooner,  might have been much less bloody.

Keep in mind that three years prior the cream of "German" armies marched into Russia and failed to march out.  The "German" armies were in the process the of re-organizing when Napoleon escaped.  It was purely brilliant staff work that managed to get those armies into the field, and then wield them in a some effective manner.
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Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants won't help.


Bring me my Broadsword and a clear understanding.
Get up to the roundhouse on the cliff-top standing.
Take women and children and bed them down.
Bless with a hard heart those that stand with me.
Bless the women and children who firm our hands.
Put our backs to the north wind.
Hold fast by the river.
Sweet memories to drive us on,
for the motherland.
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