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October 17th, 2005   Post 11
MightyMacbeth
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I would LOVE to visit :

1- Waterloo (well, where the battle took place)

2- Austerliz

3-Stalingrad lol

4- Ain Jalut?? where the Mamelukes defeated the Mongols

5-The battle field of Hattin

6-Kawankajima

7-Nagashino

8-Seikigahara

and much more!!!
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October 18th, 2005   Post 12
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American Revolution:

Fort Ticonderoga
Kings Mountain

Texas:

The Alamo
San Jacinto

Civil War:

Pea Ridge
Gettysburg
Shiloh
Vicksburg
Chickamauga
Bull Run
Lookout Mountain (Chattanooga)

Plains Indain Wars:

Little Bighorn
Wounded Knee
 
October 23rd, 2005   Post 13
LeEnfield
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Just down the road we have the site of the Battle of Hasting 1066 were Harold and William fought it out to the finish. The battle took place in October 1066. Harold had defeated Vikings a few weeks before at the Battle of Stamford Bridge where he slaughtered Vikings and they would never be a major force again. Over 300 ships came over the seas to invade England and after the battle it took less than 30 ships to carry the survivors back home. Harold arrived for the Battle with his troops tired and many of them had been left behind and rather than wait for them to catch up he threw him self into the Battle which went on for most of the day. All though the Norman won the battle is was a close run thing and it the defeat boiled down to one mistake that some people in his army made by leaving their positions to pursue the enemy before he had been defeated.
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October 23rd, 2005   Post 14
MightyMacbeth
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but all have to agree with Waterloo
 
October 23rd, 2005   Post 15
LeEnfield
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If you ever get the chance try Arnhem in late September, when all the ceremonies are taking place, to see the way the Dutch honour the Para's out there is very touching. Each school child is allocated a grave to tend for that year and then they hand it on to the next generation.
 
October 23rd, 2005   Post 16
LeEnfield
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Waterloo, yes it must be great to Napoleon get stuffed once more and for the finial time.
 
October 23rd, 2005   Post 17
MightyMacbeth
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lol, true that