What's Your Favourite Battle?

magswonnowt · 11th August 2010, 10:22 AM

For years mine has been Rorke's Drift, mainly because Zulu was my favourite film, but i've just finished reading Azincourt, by Bernard Cornwell, and I'm facinated by this one now
The figures involved vary according to which account you read but i prefer to go with Cornwell's account. 6,000 English onto 30,000 frogs and we whupped their derry airs.
Is it too late to train as an English Longbowman?

Nee Onions Mate · 11th August 2010, 10:24 AM

Bath Lane.....I was in the fucker (sort of)

r@mside · 11th August 2010, 10:25 AM

The Battle for me Bulge

magswonnowt · 11th August 2010, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Nee Onions Mate

Bath Lane.....I was in the fucker (sort of)

me anarl
forgot about that one

oothefuknellsleeds · 11th August 2010, 10:26 AM

rorkes drift

THELORDROWELL · 11th August 2010, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by magswonnowt

For years mine has been Rorke's Drift, mainly because Zulu was my favourite film, but i've just finished reading Azincourt, by Bernard Cornwell, and I'm facinated by this one now
The figures involved vary according to which account you read but i prefer to go with Cornwell's account. 6,000 English onto 30,000 frogs and we whupped their derry airs.
Is it too late to train as an English Longbowman?

They were Welsh. Both times

oothefuknellsleeds · 11th August 2010, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by THELORDROWELL

They were Welsh. Both times

aye but the welsh at rorkes drift were ofcourse lead by englishmen. bromhead was apparently deaf in real life, that must have been interesting

Quininho · 11th August 2010, 10:30 AM

The one on the forest moon of Endor

TartanMackem · 11th August 2010, 10:30 AM

Battle of Balaclava

"no retreat from here men, you die where you stand"

oROSSo · 11th August 2010, 10:31 AM

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Azincourt, by Bernard Cornwell, and I'm facinated by this one now
The figures involved vary according to which account you read but i prefer to go with Cornwell's account. 6,000 English onto 30,000 frogs and we whupped their derry airs.
Is it too late to train as an English Longbowman?

apparently its where sticking the V's up at someone originated, a threat to the French that you had your two fingers to pull back your bow and fight, if the French caught an English archer they'd cut his fingers off