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Thousands of heavily armed Brits lost to hundreds of natives with spears in First major battle of Zulu war. |
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1500 British*
25000 Zulu* |
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tomato12Join Date: 2009-03-12
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Does it matter? France has failed throughout history in many different ways. |
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DralinJoin Date: 2008-11-19
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They both wern't all that particularly fine. |
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logmanjrJoin Date: 2008-05-13
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1500 englishmen men with cannons,horses and rifles that can shoot the speared zulu from afar from the arrows being the long range weapon of the zulu.
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@logmanjr I didn't know that the enemy of any given faction likes to stand in the open and get picked off. Some abstract tactics you have going on there. |
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1500 englishmen men with cannons,horses and rifles that can shoot the speared zulu from afar from the arrows being the long range weapon of the zulu.
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Musket's aren't accurate.
Nor are they greatly reliable.
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Oh wait....
Nevermind They had rudamentary bolt action's... |
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mandownJoin Date: 2006-09-23
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They weren''t using muskets by the late 1800's. They were using bolt-action rifles, revolvers, even machine guns (Look up the Maxim gun if you don't believe that part) |
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loppolhJoin Date: 2010-01-26
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He is right. |
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Eh, but they still can't defeat guerilla tactics.
"Knowledge talks, wisdom listens." |
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Asassin37Join Date: 2008-08-30
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>British
But that adjective means "failing" or "unsuccessful".
How can it be used to describe an Empire? |
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mage11561Join Date: 2008-09-03
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@Asassin,
I think you have the terms "British" and "French" mixed up. |
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Asassin37Join Date: 2008-08-30
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Aren't they the same meaning? |
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mage11561Join Date: 2008-09-03
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As long as you aren't complementing France I don't really care.
Darn snail eaters... |
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loppolhJoin Date: 2010-01-26
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French are always enemy's. |
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Asassin37Join Date: 2008-08-30
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French and British really mean the same thing.
Losing to every rebellion at all costs. |
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Yes, reading these last posts, I must join the bandwagon and agree with you fine fellows. :P
The British Empire of course did have its moments under Queen Elizabeth, and even anti-Franks must admire the tactical genius of Napoleon Bonaparte, but other than that, the exemplary United States of America pretty much trumps all else. |
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All empires failed miserably and lots of people died for nothing.
End of story. |
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@vallindell
Bonaparte was good, but when he tried to take over that one country, you gotta admit it was an epic fail. I think it was Europe. |
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logmanjrJoin Date: 2008-05-13
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My empire shall be great for it shall be based on one continent! Then we shall rule the world from Africa! |
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^wtf
Hey guys remember when french wanted to keep their vietnam in their iron grasp but failed spectacularly and a few years late yanks came and failed spectacularly? |
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logmanjrJoin Date: 2008-05-13
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Remember that the French lose 80% of the time? |
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