Famous battles throughout history

[jubaji]

Famous battles throughout history


All right folks, let's have your summaries of the most important battles in all countries throughout history.

Consider the following as a helpful guide

Who fought
When they fought
Where they fought
Why they fought
Any significant or new use of strategy or technology
Who won
What lasting effect did it have

[Garland]

Let's see...my personal favorites...
Sekigahara
Thermopylae
Playa de Giron
the capture of the Bastille
Lapu Lapu giving Magellan the chop
and...anything having to do with Constable Edward Furlong.

[7r14ngL3Ch0k3]

If it wasnt for those 300 Spartans soldiers, then the Persian empire would have conquered Europe and we would all be speaking Farsi.

[jubaji]

they should make a movie...

[DickHardman]

israel vs lebanese guerillas 2006

small bands of well trained guerillas fended off the israeli army for more than a month, causing isreal to withdraw and accept a french force to come in and bail them out as israel was unable to stop hezbollah rocket fire for even a single day.

many lessons to be learned from this war.

[jubaji]

israel vs lebanese guerillas 2006

small bands of well trained guerillas fended off the israeli army for more than a month, causing isreal to withdraw and accept a french force to come in and bail them out as israel was unable to stop hezbollah rocket fire for even a single day.

many lessons to be learned from this war.

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When did they even engage the Israeli army? They hid behind women and children and called in air support from sympathetic left-wing media whenever they could find two bricks not stuck together.

Maybe you saw a different event.

[jubaji]

Let's see...my personal favorites...
Sekigahara
Thermopylae
Playa de Giron
the capture of the Bastille
Lapu Lapu giving Magellan the chop
and...anything having to do with Constable Edward Furlong.

But if you had to choose just one...

[Garland]

But if you had to choose just one...

uh...I'd have to say Themopylae...even before this "300" shit, I read a book called "Gates of Fire" that kicked some serious ass...that and my Greek heritage, even though my anscestors were...well...Cretans. (at least they weren't Lesbians... )

[DickHardman]

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When did they even engage the Israeli army? They hid behind women and children and called in air support from sympathetic left-wing media whenever they could find two bricks not stuck together.

Maybe you saw a different event.

when did they engage the israeli army? every chance they got apparently. did you know half of isreals armored force in the last offensive before the ceasefire took place were hit by anti tank rockets? thats an unacceptable loss for a standing army of such caliber.

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zar%27it-Shtula_incident

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ayta_ash-Shab

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Litani_offensive

[jubaji]

uh...I'd have to say Themopylae...even before this "300" shit, I read a book called "Gates of Fire" that kicked some serious ass...that and my Greek heritage, even though my anscestors were...well...Cretans. (at least they weren't Lesbians... )

Well, at least they all weren't or you wouldn't be here!

[jubaji]

when did they engage the israeli army? every chance they got apparently.

Ok, show me some links. Maybe my memory is bad.



Wikipedia links will not be opened. I do have some standards, after all.

[DickHardman]

Ok, show me some links. Maybe my memory is bad.



Wikipedia links will not be opened. I do have some standards, after all.

http://www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2370105

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/ny-wocode184896831sep18,0,3091818.story?coll=ny-worldnews-print

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/07/news/tactics.php

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-09-13-israel-army_x.htm

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/ny-womiss104846398aug10,0,2488200.story?coll=ny-worldnews-toputility

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/08/15/wmid15.xml

http://www.defensereview.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=915

[jubaji]

Aw crap. You gonna make me read all that shit?


I'll have to reply later then.

[The_Judo_Jibboo]

Ok, show me some links. Maybe my memory is bad.



Wikipedia links will not be opened. I do have some standards, after all.

wikipedia is roughly as accurate as encyclopedia britannica, and no, i didn't read that on wikipedia

[Hardball]

Ali vs Frazier and Ali vs Norton= I like those two wars because they showed the heart and courage of Ali taking a beating but still keeping his composure