Freee!! Posted October 21, 2019 Posted October 21, 2019 For some reason I never hear about the Royal Navy mourning the Raid on the Medway.
coxyhog Posted October 21, 2019 Author Posted October 21, 2019 4 hours ago, Freee!! said: For some reason I never hear about the Royal Navy mourning the Raid on the Medway. & you won't, for the simple reason armed forces get up & get on with it after a defeat. 1 1
Freee!! Posted October 21, 2019 Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) 12 minutes ago, coxyhog said: & you won't, for the simple reason armed forces get up & get on with it after a defeat. Not completely true, but if so, they should do the same with victories. EDIT: One famous defeat still celebrate every year is the Bataille de Camerone. Edited October 21, 2019 by Freee!!
coxyhog Posted October 21, 2019 Author Posted October 21, 2019 Just now, Freee!! said: Not completely true, but if so, they should do the same with victories. Well surely they do after victories....what else is there to do?
Freee!! Posted October 21, 2019 Posted October 21, 2019 1 minute ago, coxyhog said: Well surely they do after victories....what else is there to do? Apparently celebrating them every year.
coxyhog Posted October 21, 2019 Author Posted October 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Freee!! said: Apparently celebrating them every year. I think you should read the words in the picture & get a sense of humour.
BarryL Posted October 22, 2019 Posted October 22, 2019 6 hours ago, galenkia said: Wiseone fought in that battle. 😄 victor meldrew foxy and otherway to
Jambo Posted October 22, 2019 Posted October 22, 2019 I remember visiting Gibraltar and finding a cemetary where some of the Royal Navy sailors who died at Trafalgar are buried. Seeing the headstones and reading the words engraved I found very moving. 2
Evil Penevil Posted October 22, 2019 Posted October 22, 2019 (edited) A lot of military defeats are widely remembered. Every year the U.S. commemorates those killed and wounded in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor: The Battle of the Alamo and the Battle of the Little Bighorn were two famous "last stands" that are far more discussed to this day than many, many victories. Pickett's Charge on the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg, a disasterous defeat for the Confederacy, is the single most written-about military event in U.S. history. Evil Edited October 22, 2019 by Evil Penevil 1
Freee!! Posted October 22, 2019 Posted October 22, 2019 I'd say the Battle of the Little Bighorn is infamous, not famous. And Custer got what he deserved after disobeying orders.
BarryL Posted October 22, 2019 Posted October 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, Freee!! said: I'd say the Battle of the Little Bighorn is infamous, not famous. may be depend if you cheyenne and sioux or not.
Evil Penevil Posted October 22, 2019 Posted October 22, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, Freee!! said: I'd say the Battle of the Little Bighorn is infamous, not famous. And Custer got what he deserved after disobeying orders. Custer made some very bad mistakes that led to the annihilation of the five companies of the 7th Cavalry under his direct command that day. Basically, he - and the entire U.S. command, including Generals Crook, Gibbon and Terry- underestimated the size of the Souix, Cheyenne and Arapaho forces opposing the cavalry. Custer split the 700 men of the 7th Cavalry into four units to attack a village he thought consisted of 800 "hostiles," which would have meant 200 to 260 warriors. In fact, there were 1,500 to 2,500 warriors, maybe even more. Custer and the roughly 200 men in the five companies he commanded were caught in the open and wiped out within 30 minutes. It's unlikely Custer would have ordered an attack on the village had he known its true size. His arrogance in not properly scouting the village before the attack resulted in the deaths of 260 officers and men of the 7th Cavalry Regiment. The entire regiment was not wiped out; only the five companies under Custer's personal command. Evil Edited October 22, 2019 by Evil Penevil 1 1
Jambo Posted October 23, 2019 Posted October 23, 2019 9 hours ago, Evil Penevil said: Custer made some very bad mistakes that led to the annihilation of the five companies of the 7th Cavalry under his direct command that day. Basically, he - and the entire U.S. command, including Generals Crook, Gibbon and Terry- underestimated the size of the Souix, Cheyenne and Arapaho forces opposing the cavalry. Custer split the 700 men of the 7th Cavalry into four units to attack a village he thought consisted of 800 "hostiles," which would have meant 200 to 260 warriors. In fact, there were 1,500 to 2,500 warriors, maybe even more. Custer and the roughly 200 men in the five companies he commanded were caught in the open and wiped out within 30 minutes. It's unlikely Custer would have ordered an attack on the village had he known its true size. His arrogance in not properly scouting the village before the attack resulted in the deaths of 260 officers and men of the 7th Cavalry Regiment. The entire regiment was not wiped out; only the five companies under Custer's personal command. Evil That is what "Freee!" said but in one line. 🤣 This topic is about the anniversary on the 21st October the Battle of Trafalgar when the Royal Navy carried on our great tradition of sticking it to the frogs, this time at sea. Onward to the next chapter - "Waterloo". 1
BarryL Posted October 23, 2019 Posted October 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Jambo said: That is what "Freee!" said but in one line. 🤣 This topic is about the anniversary on the 21st October the Battle of Trafalgar when the Royal Navy carried on our great tradition of sticking it to the frogs, this time at sea. Onward to the next chapter - "Waterloo". We always have been, we are, and I hope that we always shall be, detested in France - Arthur Wellesley
Thai Spice Posted October 23, 2019 Posted October 23, 2019 3 hours ago, BarryL said: We always have been, we are, and I hope that we always shall be, detested in France - Arthur Wellesley Wrong
BarryL Posted October 23, 2019 Posted October 23, 2019 10 minutes ago, Thai Spice said: Wrong what wrong
Jambo Posted October 23, 2019 Posted October 23, 2019 1 hour ago, BarryL said: what wrong Confusious him say, two wrongs don't make a wright.
BarryL Posted October 23, 2019 Posted October 23, 2019 4 minutes ago, Jambo said: Confusious him say, two wrongs don't make a wright. what wrong
Stillearly Posted October 25, 2020 Posted October 25, 2020 And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,From this day to the ending of the world,But we in it shall be rememberèd—We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; 2
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