Topic: Quotes: Who said it and where? 2

C/2nd Lt Robot · January 18th, 2005

Hill 112, and as they say "He who holds Hill 112, holds Normandy." The 129th Brigade was involved.

Duty Honor Country · January 18th, 2005

doomshot wins 600. The quote was about the 4th Brigade "Wiltshires"
nulli secundus wins 200. The battle was on Hill 112 JUN-JUL 1944

"The superiority of our troops, the promptitude with which we can set them in motion, in a word, the clear advantage we have over our neighbors, gives us in this unexpected emergency an infinite superiority over all other powers of Europe. England and France are foes. If France should meddle in the affairs of the empire, England could not allow it, so I can always make a good alliance with one or the other. England could not be jealous of my getting..."

200 for who said it
300 for what that quote is in reference to

C/2nd Lt Robot · January 18th, 2005

Major-General Isreal Putnam wouldn't have said it would he? (shot in the dark) I do believe it was about the French and Indian War.

Duty Honor Country · January 18th, 2005

well educated guess.

hint - dig deeper into history my freind

C/2nd Lt Robot · January 18th, 2005

Aye Aye Sir.

Charge 7 · January 19th, 2005

My guess is Gustavus Adolphus and it's in reference to the War of Spanish Succession aka the "thirty years war".

Duty Honor Country · January 19th, 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doody

hint - dig deeper into history my freind

actually I was wrong on my hint. The 1700's is where you will find the person who said that quote.

Charge 7, that is also a well educated guess. You are getting closer

Charge 7 · January 19th, 2005

Okay, Frederick the Great. Same general conflict.

Duty Honor Country · January 19th, 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charge_7

Okay, Frederick the Great. Same general conflict.

correct for 200 mil bucks

Any takes as to what Frederick the Great is talking about when he said "England could not be jelous of me taking..."

C/2nd Lt Robot · January 20th, 2005

Taking over England?

January 18th, 2005	Post 11
C/2nd Lt Robot Tribunus Laticlavius	Hill 112, and as they say "He who holds Hill 112, holds Normandy." The 129th Brigade was involved. __________________ C/Capt "Robot", CAP (ret) NBB '06 Alpha Flight NBB '07 Delta Flight

January 18th, 2005	Post 12
Duty Honor Country Milforum Moderator	doomshot wins 600. The quote was about the 4th Brigade "Wiltshires" nulli secundus wins 200. The battle was on Hill 112 JUN-JUL 1944 "The superiority of our troops, the promptitude with which we can set them in motion, in a word, the clear advantage we have over our neighbors, gives us in this unexpected emergency an infinite superiority over all other powers of Europe. England and France are foes. If France should meddle in the affairs of the empire, England could not allow it, so I can always make a good alliance with one or the other. England could not be jealous of my getting..." 200 for who said it 300 for what that quote is in reference to __________________ "The best form of taking care of troops is first-class training, for this saves unnecessary casualties." Erwin Rommel

January 19th, 2005	Post 16
Charge 7 Master Gunner	My guess is Gustavus Adolphus and it's in reference to the War of Spanish Succession aka the "thirty years war". __________________ "Do not forget your dogs of war, your big guns, which are the most-to-be respected arguments of the rights of kings." - Frederick the Great, King of Prussia

January 18th, 2005	Post 13
C/2nd Lt Robot Tribunus Laticlavius	Major-General Isreal Putnam wouldn't have said it would he? (shot in the dark) I do believe it was about the French and Indian War.

January 18th, 2005	Post 14
Duty Honor Country Milforum Moderator	well educated guess. hint - dig deeper into history my freind

January 18th, 2005	Post 15
C/2nd Lt Robot Tribunus Laticlavius	Aye Aye Sir.

January 19th, 2005	Post 18
Charge 7 Master Gunner	Okay, Frederick the Great. Same general conflict.

January 20th, 2005	Post 20
C/2nd Lt Robot Tribunus Laticlavius	Taking over England?