Favorite Historical Battle?

[Bigoldowls]

The Battle of Waterloo.

http://www.britishbattles.com/waterloo/waterloo-june-1815.htm

The Battle at Rorke's Drift.

http://www.britishbattles.com/zulu-war/rorkes-drift.htm

 

[Ravenholm]

The Battle of Bannockburn

It was a lesson they did learn.

We were out numbered three to one and still won. They fuck wae us Scottish and on equal terms [i.e all scots standing together] we will own the nasty english invaders. Then of course the whores down south did turn scots against scots in The Battle of Culloden. If they never did that then it would have been a victory for Scotland as well, as other past events have proven. Says a lot about the arrogance and ignorance of the english thinking they can waltz on in and take over where ever they like. And get their teeth kicked out in the process HAHAHA. And it says a lot about who is better in battle as well. Yes they might have a way bigger population but the majority dont have it in them to BRING IT. They are a bunch of handbag swinging pretty boys.

English Ponce: not in the face dear boy, not in the face.

Scotsman: too bad, jimmy. take that ya bam.

English Ponce to his fellow countrymen: It was a vicous attack, there was like five or more of them. I never stood a chance.

When infact there was only one.

 

[Bigoldowls]

http://www.britishbattles.com/battle_of_culloden.htm

 

[DukeLaCrosse]

the battle at the end of gremlins

 

[TheAdmiral]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lepanto_(1571)
Battle of Lepanto (1571) - The naval forces of the Holy League, led by Don Juan, defeated the naval forces of the Ottoman Empire, keeping them from advancing on Europe.

 

[HornyOldDude]

I have to say Aljubarrota 1385 if the Portuguese havent won the spaniards insted of dividing the world in half later with them would have it ALL...
and we now all be speaking castelhano!
Comprende?

 

[Bigoldowls]

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

 

[Baill Inneraora]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lepanto_(1571)
Battle of Lepanto (1571) - The naval forces of the Holy League, led by Don Juan, defeated the naval forces of the Ottoman Empire, keeping them from advancing on Europe.

Excellent nomination Admiral.

 

[neighborboy]

I still have to insist on Cannae. It didn't have a huge effect on history, since Rome was crushed and yet still won the war, but the brilliance of the tactics and the sheer scale of the carnage are amazing.

Hannibal is advancing on Rome, and has just delivered a crushing blow to Rome in a brilliant ambush at Lake Trasimene http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lake_Trasimene. Now Rome is prepared for trickery and puts its massive army on a huge open plain at Cannae. Hannibal has no choice but to fight in the open with an undersized army. Hannibal is fucked, right? Wrong.

So what does one of the most brilliant generals in history do? He places his weakest infantry in the middle and stays with them. He expects them to take a beating but by staying with them he stops them from breaking. The Roman Army attacks the soft middle, but they push too far in, Hannibal organizes a controlled retreat to draw them further in, and eventually Rome becomes completely surrounded. The Roman Army panics and is completely slaughtered.

50,000-70,000 casualties, only about 10,000 survivors, all within a single day. Among the casualties are about half of the military hierarchy and about a third of the Roman Senate (in the good old days members of the ruling class actually fought their wars for themselves instead of forcing the peasants to fight for them).

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

 

[Sgt.Randal]

I would have to say it's a tie for me. My favorites would be the Battles of Rourke's Drift (Anglo-Zulu War) or the battles of Gallipoli (WWI). Rule Brittania!

 

[dave_rhino]

Battle of Thermopylae

Make's a great movie, too :thumbsup:

Even though it wasn't accurate, the basic story is incredible.

 

[Bigoldowls]

I would have to say it's a tie for me. My favorites would be the Battles of Rourke's Drift (Anglo-Zulu War) or the battles of Gallipoli (WWI). Rule Brittania!

I am in agreement with you here. :thumbsup:

 

[tunsty]

tunsty vs. Hotrod11inches

Nah... that was just handbags at dawn.

 

[Bigoldowls]

The Battle of Britain, 1940. :thumbsup:

 

[Baill Inneraora]

Tours.......we wouldn't have Western Civilization with out it.

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

 

[Skyraider22]

The Battle Of Midway June 3-June 6 1942 It changed the war in the Pacific

 

[Dawn]

Masada ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massada )

 

[marquis2]

The Battle of Bannockburn

It was a lesson they did learn.

We were out numbered three to one and still won. They fuck wae us Scottish and on equal terms [i.e all scots standing together] we will own the nasty english invaders. Then of course the whores down south did turn scots against scots in The Battle of Culloden. If they never did that then it would have been a victory for Scotland as well, as other past events have proven. Says a lot about the arrogance and ignorance of the english thinking they can waltz on in and take over where ever they like. And get their teeth kicked out in the process HAHAHA. And it says a lot about who is better in battle as well. Yes they might have a way bigger population but the majority dont have it in them to BRING IT. They are a bunch of handbag swinging pretty boys.

English Ponce: not in the face dear boy, not in the face.

Scotsman: too bad, jimmy. take that ya bam.

English Ponce to his fellow countrymen: It was a vicous attack, there was like five or more of them. I never stood a chance.

When infact there was only one.

Bonny Prince Charlie was a nancy boy and when he landed very few Scots wanted to know. He raised an army largely by bribery and coercion (like threatening to slough their cattle etc)
The idea that all the clans sprang to arms when he landed is romantic fantasy.In any case there was deep seated animosity between certain clans and they were always going to take opposite sides.

 

[L3ggy]

Battle of France, i don't know why.

 

[historylover]

Tours.......we wouldn't have Western Civilization with out it.

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

:thumbsup: