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Title: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Conway on May 25, 2014, 06:00:14 am
Come here and list your favourite historic battles, name however many you please and why they are your favourite!

My personal Favourites:

PRE-1900
Siege of Badajoz
Waterloo
Gettysburg
Rorke's Drift

WW1
Beaumont Hamel (Somme)
Vimy Ridge
Ypres

WW2
Battle of Britian
Normandy Landings





Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Colonel Howe on May 27, 2014, 03:11:37 am
Ancient World:
Cannae- cuz one of the most important battles in military history

Pharsalus- take it up the ass Pompey

Alesia- take it up the ass Gauls

Napoleonic:
Waterloo- no explanation needed

Borodino- ruskies die

Austerlitz-Austrians die

American Civil War:
Antietam- cause bloodiest day in American military history.

Gettysburg- cause 20th Maine and Pickett's Charge

World War I
Verdun- French :3

Gallipoli- dead Aussies :,(

World War II
Stalingrad- Hurrah, comrades!



Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: joer5835 on May 27, 2014, 01:55:49 pm
Probably Trafalgar, Waterloo or the Battle of Arnhem (Operation Market Garden)
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Marcellus on May 27, 2014, 08:03:00 pm
What I find very interesting about the Battle of Leipzig a.k.a. Völkerschlacht bei Leipzig (Battle of Nations at Leipzig) between France and a coalition of Prussia, Russia, Austria and Sweden is that Jean Bernadotte, a former marshal under Napoleon, now fought on the side of the coalition with the Swedish forces that he lead himself. He was the newly elected heir presumptive of the sickly King of Sweden (Bernadotte, an early proponent of the French Revolution, allegedly had "mort aux rois!", literally "death to kings!" tattooed across his chest, which I find very ironic).

Another interesting event that occured during this battle was the defection of over 5000 Saxon and Württembergian troops that originally fought on the French side. Saxony and Württemberg both were part of the Confederation of the Rhine and became Kingdoms following the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806. After the Battle of Leipzig, many member states of the Confederation of the Rhine joined the coalition against Napoleon until the Confederation was finally dissolved by the coalition in November 1813, making the member states independent.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Gizmo on May 27, 2014, 09:10:49 pm
The Battle of Karánsebes. No explanations needed.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Colonel Howe on May 27, 2014, 09:13:55 pm
The Battle of Karánsebes. No explanations needed.
+1
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Gwil on June 09, 2014, 09:37:35 am
The World war 1 trenches or waterloo
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Allasaphore on June 12, 2014, 07:08:52 am
Pavia (1525), Mohacs (1526), and Vienna (1683) are the first three that come to mind for me.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Bruin on June 15, 2014, 08:11:53 am
Ancient
Napoleonic
American Civil War
World War I
World War II
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Haha_L on August 28, 2014, 09:13:38 pm
Battle of Karánsebes  :'(
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Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Colonel Howe on August 29, 2014, 12:24:28 am
Battle of Karánsebes  :'(
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Austria can't even into potato, more like into rotten little spud
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: OttoFIN on September 05, 2014, 09:53:31 pm
My favourite napoleonic battles are battle of Siikajoki and battle of Oravainen.

My favourite WW2 battle is battle of Raattentie.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: George385 on September 06, 2014, 12:08:44 am
The World war 1 trenches

so your favorite battles is all of WWI?  ???
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Colonel Howe on September 06, 2014, 01:31:12 am
The World war 1 trenches

so your favorite battles is all of WWI?  ???
Well WWI is all one big battle.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: George385 on September 06, 2014, 01:49:02 am
The World war 1 trenches

so your favorite battles is all of WWI?  ???
Well WWI is all one big battle.

in that sense every war is one big battle :P they had different fronts, the western front and the eastern front, the Dardanelles etc
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Colonel Howe on September 06, 2014, 02:21:36 am
The World war 1 trenches

so your favorite battles is all of WWI?  ???
Well WWI is all one big battle.

in that sense every war is one big battle :P they had different fronts, the western front and the eastern front, the Dardanelles etc
No war prior to WWI was constant, bloody fighting. Most wars before WWI had 3-4 big battles every year and that number is lower the further back you go,
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: jaegerdude on October 08, 2014, 02:34:13 pm
Culloden, which is probably a little know battle outside the British isles.

Having followed the 45 Jacobite rising up and down, the battle was a truly one sided horrendous affair.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Menelaos on October 09, 2014, 06:01:20 am
World War I
  • Meuse-Argonne Offensive – Lost Battalion
  • Battle of Verdun
World War II
  • Battle of Warsaw (1939)
  • Battle of France (1940)
  • Battle of Leningrad
  • Battle of Stalingrad
  • Battle of Kursk
  • Battle of Caen
  • Operation Market Garden
  • D-Day
  • Battle of the Bulge
  • Battle of Berlin (1945)
  • Battle of Okinawa
  • Battle of Guadalcanal
  • Battle of Seelow Heights
  • Battle of Athens
  • Battle of Tobruk
  • First & Second Battle of El Alamein

I've read that some of these battles were not decisive quick operations within 1-3 days, but were over an extended period of time across wide fronts. So, this could really just refer to specific phases of the war. (Obviously some were quick, but a lot of those change the very idea of what a battle really is)
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: British Footguard Stezz on October 09, 2014, 07:51:32 am
The Battle of Karánsebes. No explanations needed.

wotm8?
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Wiki on November 19, 2014, 06:08:37 pm
Why no one mentioned about Ancient Chinese War? They are epic!
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: PoWder on November 19, 2014, 10:16:56 pm
battle for hogwarts
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Wiki on November 19, 2014, 10:19:32 pm
battle for hogwarts
That is not even real battle, little Harry pottery fan  :o
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Mr. Kochi on November 20, 2014, 12:04:44 am
The Battle of Karánsebes. No explanations needed.

This. This so much  ;D
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: joer5835 on November 20, 2014, 12:09:14 am
The first time I ever read about that battle I thought I was reading the script of an unreleased Monty Python episode.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Josh Faraday on November 27, 2014, 01:58:15 pm
Verdun
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Chosen1 on November 27, 2014, 05:52:05 pm
Yorktown.

(https://www.fsegames.eu/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.virginiamemory.com%2Fdocs%2F07_0978_Art066_03-Storming-a-Redoubt.jpg&hash=368493e3794c8cafe58dfc1854c3e3a41157a8b3)
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Colonel Howe on November 27, 2014, 05:58:39 pm
9/11

Muzzies: 1
Americans: 0

Wait, sorry, 9/11 never happened
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Conway on November 27, 2014, 06:11:25 pm
It cool because I'm going to be a Beaumont Hamel on the 1st of July with cadets due to the 100th anniversary of the battle of the Somme :)
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Crescent Glow on November 30, 2014, 01:21:27 am
Battle of Lodi

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Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Colonel Howe on November 30, 2014, 01:28:09 am
noobs

get some Roman battles in this shit

Battle of Milvian Bridge (even if Constantine is a bit of a jerk off)

Battle of Pharsalus (Caesar oh myy)

Battle of the Serile River

Battle of Cannae

Battle of Carrhae

Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Crescent Glow on November 30, 2014, 01:29:07 am
Battle of Howe's anus xoxo
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Nilewe on November 30, 2014, 01:31:51 am
Austerlitz

Gergovie

Marignan

(Vive la France <3)
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Colonel Howe on November 30, 2014, 01:39:09 am
Battle of Howe's anus xoxo
that's an unattainable victory you're fighting for, boi
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Chosen1 on November 30, 2014, 01:54:27 am
Austerlitz

Gergovie

Marignan

(Vive la France <3)

I love French military history, my favorite battle was the battle of Paris in WW2.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Paris_(1940)
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Nilewe on November 30, 2014, 02:04:53 am
Austerlitz

Gergovie

Marignan

(Vive la France <3)

I love French military history, my favorite battle was the battle of Paris in WW2.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Paris_(1940)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6C5P-AYGdY&list=UUX0IzlvyYxRw4-VcCMbMqkQ pls
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Chosen1 on November 30, 2014, 02:10:29 am
No, Hitler's autism saved GB. He let the Allies escape because he wanted his Anglo-Saxon 'brothers' in Great Britain to join the Axis powers.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Nilewe on November 30, 2014, 02:19:42 am
Yhea he really want save GB, But he choose to send 160 000 German Soldier to the death for the funny

Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Chosen1 on November 30, 2014, 02:39:01 am
Yhea he really want save GB, But he choose to send 160 000 German Soldier to the death for the funny

Hitler never intended to invade or even fight Britain to begin with, he always wanted the Brits to join him in his conquest of Russia.

He sent 160,000 men to their deaths to destroy your sorry excuse for a country. Your people didn't even defend your capital city, how disgraceful.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Mr T on November 30, 2014, 02:41:43 am
Yhea he really want save GB, But he choose to send 160 000 German Soldier to the death for the funny

Hitler never intended to invade or even fight Britain to begin with, he always wanted the Brits to join him in his conquest of Russia.

He sent 160,000 men to their deaths to destroy your sorry excuse for a country. Your people didn't even defend your capital city, how disgraceful.

Not sure if trolling, or just massively retarded.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Chosen1 on November 30, 2014, 06:18:03 am
Yeah I guess you're right, I would surrender too if I was as bad at fighting wars as France is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-Prussian_War

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algerian_War

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu (rofl)

It's funny how the only time France was ever good at war was when they were led by a Corsican, lol.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Colonel Howe on November 30, 2014, 06:37:11 am
Wait a second, why is WWI up there? France made the most sacrifice of any allied nation in that war and showed a great amount of defiance and courage. Also, when it comes to Vietnam, let's not pretend the U.S. does any better.  Also, French are kinda the reason your beloved 'Murica is a nation but I guess that's niether here nor there.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Akko on November 30, 2014, 07:15:42 am
Well, it is true that Hitler didn't want to fight the British because he considered them to be a good Germanic ally. He also admired how the British were running India. Hitler thought the Americans more dangerous than the French, but hated the French more than the Americans because of the various wars between France and German states and because he felt France was slowly becoming non-European.


This page goes into more detail, even though I dislike Wikipedia, I find this article spot on.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zweites_Buch#Ideas_on_international_relations
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Chosen1 on November 30, 2014, 07:25:47 am
The French kinda got shitted on the first half of the first world war, and would've almost definitely lost had the US not intervened.

And rofl don't compare France and the USA in Vietnam. The USA never lost a pitched battle against the NVA. We pulled out because the # of casualties was not worth the cause. France on the other hand was literally defeated by a third world army. I mean why does France even have a military if it is literally such a shitty country
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Chosen1 on November 30, 2014, 07:38:49 am
The French kinda got shitted on the first half of the first world war, and would've almost definitely lost had the US not intervened.

And rofl don't compare France and the USA in Vietnam. The USA never lost a pitched battle against the NVA. We pulled out because the # of casualties was not worth the cause. France on the other hand was literally defeated by a third world army. I mean why does France even have a military if it is literally such a shitty country
Oh yes a Germany has such a perfect history and  a superior country to France 100% no bad history at all....France surrendered and Germany didn't and look what fucking happened to it. And the US did piss all in the Great War. It was France, Canada and the United Kingdom that did the brunt of the fighting, ever heard of Verdun?

Germany is a much more prosperous country than France is now if that's what you meant. Atleast the German people have the balls to defend their own capital city

And yes, the western front was a stalemate until the US intervened. Quit pretending we didn't save your shite countries both world wars lol
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Akko on November 30, 2014, 07:45:51 am
I'm not gonna jump in here, and as an American, say that I would support the French over the Germans. :P No hard feelings Germany, but France and the US have a long history of good relations. They helped us gain independence after all and we inspired their revolution to overthrow the French monarch.

Vive la France!

(https://www.fsegames.eu/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffivebooks.com%2Ffiles%2Fimagecache%2F400x200_smartcrop%2Finterview-teasers%2Ffrance-america.jpg&hash=5d5758a4127f9ff75e4551e1d37fdde0ced1cd7b)
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Chosen1 on November 30, 2014, 08:12:47 am
The US only really provided a moral boost to allied troops and de-moralized the Central Powers.

And with one sentence you have proved to me you don't know a thing about history, lol.

And the US never in history has saved my "shit country" because I'm Canadian your ass.

Oh so you're irrelevant anyway, then.  ;D
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Windflower on November 30, 2014, 08:17:03 am
My favourite battle has to be The Battle of Thermopylae. :p
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Akko on November 30, 2014, 08:21:24 am
The US only really provided a moral boost to allied troops and de-moralized the Central Powers.

And with one sentence you have proved to me you don't know a thing about history, lol.

And the US never in history has saved my "shit country" because I'm Canadian your ass.

Oh so you're irrelevant anway, then.  ;D

I really hope you are joking. I'm extremely proud to be an American but I don't see a point in claiming someone's country is irrelevant. It's like spitting in their face. If they don't deserve it, then don't do it. Extremely disrespectful of you. Especially considering Canada has been a very close US ally.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Mr T on November 30, 2014, 10:34:21 am
I'm fairly sure he's a massive troll. If not he's a total fuckwit.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Akko on November 30, 2014, 11:09:27 am
I'm fairly sure he's a massive troll. If not he's a total fuckwit.

 Not trollish to me, just acting like an asshole. Not new to this forum from what I've seen. lol
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Chosen1 on November 30, 2014, 06:30:43 pm
the truth hurts
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Crescent Glow on November 30, 2014, 06:35:42 pm
the truth hurts
Especially when it's false
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Chosen1 on November 30, 2014, 06:40:25 pm
 ::)
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Conway on November 30, 2014, 06:46:19 pm
Leave this thread now. This for the posting of your preferred historical battle and discussing it and not a place for you bash other countries. I will contact moderators if you make ONE MORE POST. I don't care if its a reply to this or not you are not to post here again.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Furrnox on May 30, 2015, 02:06:07 pm
Why don't people ever talk about this battle? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Camar%C3%B3n
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: The Mighty McLovin on May 31, 2015, 11:04:33 pm
Waterloo because we finally ended Napoleon.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Colonel Howe on May 31, 2015, 11:25:34 pm
Waterloo because we finally ended Napoleon.
And it only took "you" multiple coalitions, millions of dead, and 2 exiles to do it
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: TheRedRedcoat on June 01, 2015, 02:27:26 am
Waterloo because we finally ended Napoleon.
And it only took "you" multiple coalitions, millions of dead, and 2 exiles to do it

All because of Roschild money ;D
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Colonel Howe on June 13, 2015, 04:04:20 am
I'm not gonna sugarcoat it

In the Napoleonic Wars, I despise the British with a passion

This isn't a nationalistic thing, it's a "peace? O no no no let's fund any asshole who has a problem with the French" thing
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Tharan on June 14, 2015, 12:33:42 am
I'm not gonna sugarcoat it

In the Napoleonic Wars, I despise the British with a passion

This isn't a nationalistic thing, it's a "peace? O no no no let's fund any asshole who has a problem with the French" thing

Wellington was a ass who called his own troops the "scum of the earth" and whos troops hated him.

Where as napealon respected his troops and was respected by them.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Toffee on June 14, 2015, 01:16:02 am
Evidence that his troops hated him? Always thought he was a good leader :-\
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Colonel Howe on June 14, 2015, 01:24:31 am
Excuse me, you're forgetting the time Sean Bean slaughtered the entire French army
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Toffee on June 14, 2015, 01:29:00 am
Only show where Sean Bean doesn't die. Cos if you play the game of thrones you either win or you die
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Conway on June 14, 2015, 01:43:01 am
Wellingtons troops didn't adore him but he cared a lot for them. He often said the best compliment he ever received was that from a corporal while he was visiting a hospital. The compliment was "If you had been at that battle not as many of us would be here sir." Napoleon however gave no shits about his men. After the battle of Austerlitz when he received the numbers of dead he said "The women of Paris can remake that in one night." Wellingtons men simply followed him because they knew he'd do his best to look out for them. Also about that scum of the earth thing it was said just after the battle of Vitoria when his troops where looting all of the money for which he was going to spend towards the invasion of France. After he made the comment he also said "But what fine fellows we've made of them." #Getrekted

Edit: Most of his men where rapist and thieves/murderers who joined the army to escape being hanged - not the best people in the world.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Colonel Howe on June 14, 2015, 01:55:52 am
Wellingtons troops didn't adore him but he cared a lot for them. He often said the best compliment he ever received was that from a corporal while he was visiting a hospital. The compliment was "If you had been at that battle not as many of us would be here sir." Napoleon however gave no shits about his men. After the battle of Austerlitz when he received the numbers of dead he said "The women of Paris can remake that in one night." Wellingtons men simply followed him because they knew he'd do his best to look out for them. Also about that scum of the earth thing it was said just after the battle of Vitoria when his troops where looting all of the money for which he was going to spend towards the invasion of France. After he made the comment he also said "But what fine fellows we've made of them." #Getrekted
Napoleon also cared for the well being of his troops, this can be seen in his correspondence after Eylau. Even before he was Emperor, Napoleon was the master of the "spirit of the army" and utilized to get the best out of his troops in Italy. He petitioned for his under fed and poor equipped men like no other revolutionary general and made the Army of Italy a legitimate fighting force.

The Grand Armee was Napoleon's home for much of his life and to say he didn't care about his men is just wrong, frankly

Also, there's an idea in the minds of some people (No surprise most of them are British) that Napoleon was a murderous tyrant on par with Adolf Hitler, this is also not true. His judicial reforms and enlightened reforms across France and the many other nations he passed through forever changed the political and social structure of Europe. The very fact his troops moved around Europe spread revolutionary ideals that would explode later in European history. While it can be argued Hitler is multi-dimensional, he is by no means on the same level as Napoleon in that regard.

These are numerous excerpts from various correspondence that Napoleon wrote:

'If you wage war, do it energetically and with severity. This is the only way to make it shorter, and consequently less inhuman.'

'You must not needlessly fatigue the troops.'

'A general's principal talent consists in knowing the mentality of the soldier and in gaining his confidence.'

'The ideal army would be the one in which every officer would know what he ought to do in every contingency; the best possible army is the one that comes closest to this. I give myself only half the credit for the battles I have won, and a general gets enough credit when he is named at all, for the fact is that a battle is won by the army.'

'Instead of the lash, I would lead them by the stimulus of honor. I would instill a degree of emulation into their minds. I would promote every deserving soldier...'

'When ignorance has gotten ten men killed where it should have cost two, is it not responsible for the blood of the other eight?'
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Conway on June 14, 2015, 02:41:20 am
He understood the importance of his men liking him, that's for sure but his favourite strategy was marching men in columns against enemy lines or cannon fire. Napoleon did it because he wanted the men to adore him and fight for him while Wellington did it because he did not want to see lives wasted needlessly. After the battle of Borodino Napoleon's army suffered roughly 30,000 casualties and its doubtful he cared beyond the fact he had less men. While after the storming of Badajoz Wellington wept over the breach and only suffered 4,800 casualties. "The storming of Badajoz affords as strong an instance of the gallantry of our troops as has ever been displayed. But I greatly hope that I shall never again be the instrument of putting them to such a test as that to which they were put last night"
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Colonel Howe on June 14, 2015, 05:19:07 am
He understood the importance of his men liking him, that's for sure but his favourite strategy was marching men in columns against enemy lines or cannon fire. Napoleon did it because he wanted the men to adore him and fight for him while Wellington did it because he did not want to see lives wasted needlessly. After the battle of Borodino Napoleon's army suffered roughly 30,000 casualties and its doubtful he cared beyond the fact he had less men. While after the storming of Badajoz Wellington wept over the breach and only suffered 4,800 casualties. "The storming of Badajoz affords as strong an instance of the gallantry of our troops as has ever been displayed. But I greatly hope that I shall never again be the instrument of putting them to such a test as that to which they were put last night"
The fighting in Spain is a sideshow and skirmish when it comes to causalities, though

It's all relative based off your campaign. To Wellington, 4,800 was a good chunk that deserved morning. High and bloody causalities was nothing new to Napoleon and his army as it saw the worst and bloodiest fighting of the Napoleonic Wars for obvious reasons

The fighting that Napoleon did was far grander, harder, and bloodier than anything Wellington did in Spain and it's because of this that Napoleon could have numbed to causalities in terms of numbers

Also, those quotes above show that Napoleon cared about his men, whether for a tactical advantage is irrelevant as most of that was private correspondence and he would have no motivation to lie in most of it. Wellington could have easily cared about his men for "tactical reasons"

You also have to take into consideration the fact that Britain is primarily a sea power, not a land power at this time so Wellington is forced into a position where he cannot and would not "needlessly waste" soldiers in head on assaults. France is famed for the simple manpower and nationalized armies it could field at this time period though so head on assaults and high causalities could be expected from such a promiment and well-manned land power
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Windflower on June 14, 2015, 05:20:48 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBWuDhIv9B0
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Colonel Howe on June 14, 2015, 05:22:17 am
 :-*
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Nicholas_PRIME on June 28, 2015, 12:56:20 pm
the sack of carthage
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Liman von Sanders on July 07, 2015, 05:54:48 pm
Gallipoli Campaign and Siege of Kut

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallipoli_Campaign
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Kut
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Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Reznov on July 10, 2015, 05:24:43 pm
Siege of Kut, *chuckles*
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: AeroNinja on July 10, 2015, 05:27:46 pm
Borodino, Waterloo, Ligny, 100 Years war (Anglo-Frank), The 'Holy land' Richard Lionheart vs Saladin's army.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Bootvs on July 12, 2015, 09:55:08 am
The Battle of the Alamo, even though most of the battlefield is now parking space and stores. It was like a pilgrimage for me to go and see it.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Suns on July 12, 2015, 09:57:08 am
Battle of Leipzig, impressive how Napoleon managed to escape despite being outnumbered so heavily.  :o

Nonetheless inflicting more casualties for the Coalitions.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: CrazyArab on July 18, 2015, 10:06:30 pm
World War Two battles have only ever interested me, ones such as:
Battle of France
Battle of El Alamein
Dunkirk Evacuation (Operation Dynamo)
Normandy Landings
Battle of Berlin
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Colonel Howe on July 19, 2015, 06:51:35 pm
I used to be big on World War II when I first started getting into military history. I haven't touched on it in awhile, though. Got more into roman history and things pre-WWI

But I would like to learn more about the USSR during WWII, that shit is awesome
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Charles MackMoose on July 20, 2015, 11:03:33 am
Bannockburn
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(https://smithartgalleryandmuseum.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/bannockburn-small-copy.jpg)
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or

Moscow
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The Germans should have wore their mittens
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Bramif on July 20, 2015, 11:32:15 am
Gotta go all in for that Verdun

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Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: turanafon on July 21, 2015, 08:53:25 pm
WW2 = Operation market garden

Vietnam = La drang valley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E88hhbrVh-o
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Salcos on July 22, 2015, 07:41:54 pm

Siege of Constantinople (626)
Siege of Constantinople (674–678)
Siege of Constantinople (717–718)
Siege of Constantinople (813)
Siege of Constantinople (860)
Siege of Constantinople (907)
Siege of Constantinople (941)
Siege of Constantinople (1203)
Siege of Constantinople (1204)
Siege of Constantinople (1235)
Siege of Constantinople (1260)
Siege of Constantinople (1411)
Siege of Constantinople (1422)
Fall of Constantinople (1453)
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Bramif on July 22, 2015, 08:07:18 pm
Gotta love that Constantinople??  ::)
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: turanafon on July 23, 2015, 12:09:00 pm
Gotta love that Constantinople??  ::)

Once Istanbul :)
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Liman von Sanders on July 23, 2015, 03:40:59 pm
Gotta love that Constantinople??  ::)

Once Istanbul :)

Nice job, man :)
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Windflower on July 23, 2015, 03:42:55 pm
REMOVEEEEEEEEEEE KEBAAAAAAAB THE PURPLE PHOENIX WILL RISE AGAIN
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Pau Catacumbes on March 28, 2016, 01:48:23 pm
The battle of Apros, in the Almogavers expedition in the Byzantine Empire and "La Venjança Catalana".
It is scary having an army of rude mercenaries furious walking around your territory and destroying the Byzantine army and Frank army too
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Black Watch 1745 on March 30, 2016, 07:56:07 pm
The Battle of Camden (1780) during the American Revolutionary War has always interested me. It really is a microcosm of the whole war with a mixture of British and Loyalists fighting a much larger American force (official British accounts list 2,179 men against about 3,850 Americans). The Maryland Regiments (and the Delaware Blues) held their ground and at one point nearly forced the Loyalists to retreat but Cornwallis rode amongst them shouting to the Volunteers of Ireland  'Stand my brave lads of Ireland' and they held. On the other flank however things did not go so well. Both armies employed the conventional tactic of putting your best troops on the right flank meaning that whilst the men of the Continental line were on the right, the left flank was entirely composed of Militia. They fired a few sporadic shots and were beaten off by the 23rd Royal Welch Fuziliers and the 33rd (the rebel cavalry support on the left under the command of Colonel Armand retreated as well). According to accounts General Gates, the American Commander, at this point fled with his staff officers chasing after him. He hardly stopped till he reached the town of Charlotte, nearly sixty miles away.
  Baron de Kalb, who commanded the right wing, fought valiantly with his men, being wounded several times before surrendering and later dying of his wounds. Tarleton was sent in with his cavalry which finally routed the now outnumbered and exhausted Continentals.
  Gates would be relieved of his command but thank to friends and other connections in Congress he escaped a court martial, although he never held a field command again. The Maryland Regiments and the Delaware Blues had been some of the finest regiments in the Continental Line and their loss was a major blow although the survivors would continue to fight on and the reformed First and Second Maryland, along with what was left of the Delawares, would have their revenge at the later Battle of Guilford Courthouse.
  This is probably the best site on the Battle of Camden: http://battleofcamden.org/
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Dort on March 31, 2016, 11:12:02 am
Borodino, its a battle very close to my heart. I stood in the centre of the French line as a roundshot tore sweet Rnady al Jafaar in two. Me and Donyel12 would have routed right there and then but the prophet appeared to us and we bayonetted thousands of Russian scum in revenge for our fallen brother. The poles put up a pretty good fight, my friend Milosh Kurwalski will gib you more deets if need be. At no time in history has their been an army as gifted in memers as was the grande armee in 1812. If only we had more mountain dew and naan breads we could have held Moscow, AND THEN ONTO BRUSSELS! (all information was sourced from the wikipedia page for North and South a series of novels by Luke Dutchy Holland.)
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Cara on March 31, 2016, 03:23:24 pm
Borodino, its a battle very close to my heart. I stood in the centre of the French line as a roundshot tore sweet Rnady al Jafaar in two. Me and Donyel12 would have routed right there and then but the prophet appeared to us and we bayonetted thousands of Russian scum in revenge for our fallen brother. The poles put up a pretty good fight, my friend Milosh Kurwalski will gib you more deets if need be. At no time in history has their been an army as gifted in memers as was the grande armee in 1812. If only we had more mountain dew and naan breads we could have held Moscow, AND THEN ONTO BRUSSELS! (all information was sourced from the wikipedia page for North and South a series of novels by Luke Dutchy Holland.)

Just don't...
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: GerRagnar on March 31, 2016, 05:07:46 pm
Borodino, its a battle very close to my heart. I stood in the centre of the French line as a roundshot tore sweet Rnady al Jafaar in two. Me and Donyel12 would have routed right there and then but the prophet appeared to us and we bayonetted thousands of Russian scum in revenge for our fallen brother. The poles put up a pretty good fight, my friend Milosh Kurwalski will gib you more deets if need be. At no time in history has their been an army as gifted in memers as was the grande armee in 1812. If only we had more mountain dew and naan breads we could have held Moscow, AND THEN ONTO BRUSSELS! (all information was sourced from the wikipedia page for North and South a series of novels by Luke Dutchy Holland.)

I get no mention, I cry

Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Dort on April 02, 2016, 02:48:56 pm
Borodino, its a battle very close to my heart. I stood in the centre of the French line as a roundshot tore sweet Rnady al Jafaar in two. Me and Donyel12 would have routed right there and then but the prophet appeared to us and we bayonetted thousands of Russian scum in revenge for our fallen brother. The poles put up a pretty good fight, my friend Milosh Kurwalski will gib you more deets if need be. At no time in history has their been an army as gifted in memers as was the grande armee in 1812. If only we had more mountain dew and naan breads we could have held Moscow, AND THEN ONTO BRUSSELS! (all information was sourced from the wikipedia page for North and South a series of novels by Luke Dutchy Holland.)

Just don't...

Trust a coward who didnt fight with us at Borodino to nay say, begone you cis scum. Only real loyal troops to L'Empereur are wanted here you Bourbon scum.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Malkolm R. Lind on April 09, 2016, 03:18:08 pm
Borodino, its a battle very close to my heart. I stood in the centre of the French line as a roundshot tore sweet Rnady al Jafaar in two. Me and Donyel12 would have routed right there and then but the prophet appeared to us and we bayonetted thousands of Russian scum in revenge for our fallen brother. The poles put up a pretty good fight, my friend Milosh Kurwalski will gib you more deets if need be. At no time in history has their been an army as gifted in memers as was the grande armee in 1812. If only we had more mountain dew and naan breads we could have held Moscow, AND THEN ONTO BRUSSELS! (all information was sourced from the wikipedia page for North and South a series of novels by Luke Dutchy Holland.)
Cringe.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Montgomery on April 23, 2016, 06:26:50 pm
Narva, Fraustadt, Grodno and Breitenfeld. These battles reminds me of how great my country used to be before the liberals & socialists came.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Peppers on April 29, 2016, 02:44:34 am
Battle of Vienna 1683 one of the many times Poland saved Europe from barbarian invasion.
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Jan III Sobieski led the charge of 3,000 Polish heavy lancers, the famed "Winged Hussars"
Afterwards Sobieski paraphrased Julius Caesar's famous quotation (Veni, vidi, vici) by saying "Veni, vidi, Deus vicit"--"I came, I saw, God conquered".

Absolutely based man.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Zahari on April 30, 2016, 10:53:09 pm
Battle of Vienna 1683 one of the many times Poland saved Europe from barbarian invasion.
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Jan III Sobieski led the charge of 3,000 Polish heavy lancers, the famed "Winged Hussars"
Afterwards Sobieski paraphrased Julius Caesar's famous quotation (Veni, vidi, vici) by saying "Veni, vidi, Deus vicit"--"I came, I saw, God conquered".

Absolutely based man.
If u like this u should read about the battle of hodów in 1694The first encounter took place on the fields near Hodów. The Polish cavalry charged the 700-strong Tatar vanguard and made them withdraw. Shortly afterwards Polish forces retreated to Hodów village due to overwhelming enemy numbers, and proceeded to fortify themselves using heavy wooden fences left there from earlier Tatar invasions. For the next 6 hours Polish troops resisted relentless Tatar attacks. Even after the Polish ran out of bullets, they continued to fire at the enemy, using Tatar arrows as improvised ammunition for their guns.
Unable to defeat the Poles, Tatars sent Polish-speaking Lipka Tatars to convince the Polish troops to surrender.When the Polish commander refused, the Tatars withdrew to Kamieniec Podolski and gave up on the entire invasion, having gained nearly nothing despite large troop numbers.

Numbers : 400 - Poles vs 40 000 - tatars
Casualties : Poles -less than 100 ; Tatars - 1000-2000
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Malkolm R. Lind on May 24, 2016, 11:46:32 am
Gettysburg! Lots of cool regiments with a great history took part in that battle. ^^
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Conway on July 14, 2016, 03:48:58 am
Gettysburg! Lots of cool regiments with a great history took part in that battle. ^^
As in they fought in two other wars tops?
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: 3pp_XW Sharpshooter on December 04, 2016, 04:33:24 pm
Battle of Grunwald, Battle of Warsaw (1920)
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Toffee on December 11, 2016, 03:24:29 pm
Gettysburg! Lots of cool regiments with a great history took part in that battle. ^^
As in they fought in two other wars tops?
You've got him there, Conway
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Legendarian on March 23, 2017, 02:48:37 pm
The Battle of Bosworth Field is one of my favorites. I also really like how Richard Holmes covered it in his War Walks Episode.

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Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: MightyPaiN on March 23, 2017, 02:59:09 pm
The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY)—and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat operations in Croatia by 1992. In Croatia, the war is primarily referred to as the "Homeland War" (Domovinski rat) and also as the "Greater-Serbian Aggression" (Velikosrpska agresija).In Serbian sources, "War in Croatia" (Rat u Hrvatskoj) and "War in Krajina" (Rat u Krajini) are used
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: The Mighty McLovin on March 23, 2017, 04:13:04 pm
I love Serbs
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: MightyPaiN on March 23, 2017, 04:32:22 pm
I love Serbs
Serbia <3 <3
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Jakester on March 30, 2017, 03:23:58 am
The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest

rip romans

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Teutoburg_Forest
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Sgt.Winters on March 30, 2017, 08:52:49 pm
Hydaspes, Pharsalus, Gaugamela, Waterloo, Stalingrad, Vienna, Antietam, Verdun, Cannae, and Cynoscephalae are my personal favorites.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Seegert on April 06, 2017, 07:08:50 pm
Well I'd say the Battle of Austerlitz or Battle of Wagram, But the Siege of Ulm was also a good battle which all three took place during the Napoleonic Wars. But one of these three would be my favorite from the time that took place.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: McPero on August 30, 2017, 10:43:28 pm
I love Serbs
Serbia <3 <3
Battle of Kosovo.
Jk pls dont bomb me

I don't like battles, people die.
Title: Re: Favourite Historic Battles!
Post by: Zanderthegreat on May 11, 2021, 12:35:47 am
The Legendary Commando Raid At St. Nazaire.