Favorite Historical Battle?

[mrtrebus]

The 12 Disciples v The Martian Stoats

 

[om3ga]

Bussa's Rebellion

 

[sporty_carr]

BlueBalls vs Will E Worm

 

[Jagger69]

Pirates vs Ninjas

Pirates vs Ninjas.

Why hasn't some smart-ass mentioned "Pirates vs Ninjas"?

It wasn't particularly funny the first time and it damn-sure wasn't the second. Somebody want to post it a third time?

 

[316sherm]

BlueBalls vs Will E Worm

Yes, that one is epic :glugglug: Then again...anyone versus Will E Worm!

 

[Baill Inneraora]

How about Will E vs Reality?

 

[JayJohn85]

 

[knowone]

I thought I would bump this thread. It was interesting and informative until it got silly & personnel.

 

[Mayhem]

Siege of Bastogne. I've read about it, seen the film clips of it......then saw it on Band of Brothers. If you haven't read the book by Stephen Ambrose, you should. The series really didn't overdramatize at all, based on my research.

 

[TheSpokenWheel]

Siege of Bastogne. I've read about it, seen the film clips of it......then saw it on Band of Brothers. If you haven't read the book by Stephen Ambrose, you should. The series really didn't overdramatize at all, based on my research.

It sounds pretty obvious, but D-Day. The idea of having to get off those boats and run through the soaking sand with all your gear through a hail of gunfire and explosions astounds me. And it's not like it was over after that. You'd basically only arrived.

 

[L3ggy]

The Battle of Unnumbered Tears.

 

[helen]

I'm with the thread starter. Bosworth field.

 

[vodkazvictim]

Baconsalt Vs common sense, decency and the (pathetic) mods.
More a running series of battles... But I can't wait for the next one...

*draws a pentagram on the floor and starts chanting*
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I have now summoned the troll...
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[C.K. Lawrence]

The Fall of Ancient Babylon

http://joseph_berrigan.tripod.com/ancientbabylon/id19.html

http://www.britishmuseum.org/explor...ects/pd/j/john_martin,_the_fall_of_babyl.aspx

http://www.teachinghearts.org/dre17hdan04.html

 

[wottle]

The "Battle of Midway" June,1942. Central Pacific Ocean.
Simply put. Before this battle The Japan Navy ruled the Pacific.
After losing 4 Aircraft Carriers (and many other ships). Their Navy
remained on the defensive for the remainder of the war. 3 of the 4 carriers
were put out of action within 20 min. by US navy Dive Bombers.

For a great book on this battle see
"Incredible Victory", Walter Loyld

 

[assari]

Battle of Stalingrad.

A perfect examble of what happens if the head of the armed forces is unable to think.

 

[panther]

The "Battle of Midway" June,1942. Central Pacific Ocean.
Simply put. Before this battle The Japan Navy ruled the Pacific.
After losing 4 Aircraft Carriers (and many other ships). Their Navy
remained on the defensive for the remainder of the war. 3 of the 4 carriers
were put out of action within 20 min. by US navy Dive Bombers.

For a great book on this battle see
"Incredible Victory", Walter Loyld

Agree. Definitely turned the war in the Pacific around.

 

[GodsEmbryo]

Living in Flanders I can think of many battles since Flanders has been a battlefield for centuries.

Important for our region is the Battle of the Golden Spurs (1302), a victory of an infantry army against cavalry. Without this victory there wouldn't have been a Flanders left.

The French were a classic feudal army made up of a core of 2,500 noble cavalry, including knights and squires and considered the best army at the time. They were supported by 1,000 crossbowmen, 1,000 spearmen and up to 3,500 other light infantry, totaling around 8,000. Contemporary military theory valued each knight as equal to roughly ten infantry. The Flemish (numbered about 9,000, including 400 nobles who mostly fought on foot) were primarily town militia who were equipped with such weapons as the mace 'goedendag' and a long spear known as the geldon. These would play a vital key role since they were very effective against cavalry. Another key role in the victory was the clever use of the terrain by the Flemish. The battlefield was crossed by numerous ditches and streams. These made it difficult for the French cavalry to charge the Flemish lines. It's not that easy for a horse, fully loaded with a heavy armored knight to jump over or cross a stream in the thick of battle.

The outcome of the battle—the fact that a large cavalry force, thought invincible, had been annihilated by a relatively modest but well-armed and tactically intelligent infantry—was a shock to the military leaders of Europe. It contributed to the end of the perceived supremacy of cavalry and triggered a deep re-thinking of military strategies and tactics.

source: wikipedia.

 

[tartanterrier]

The Battle of Killiecrankie

 

[spacearrow99]

The Battle of Kadesh

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