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Postby The Weeks Clan » Thu May 02, 2013 12:18 am

Gettysburg.

The 'High Water Mark of the Confederacy' as some historians call it. Specifically, the battle of Little Round Top and Pickett's Charge I find interesting.

The latter more than the former.

I get that General Lee had attacked both flanks and forced the Union to reiforce the flanks and therefore deduced they were weak and would break in the center.

So he sends 15,000 men across a mile of open ground with a fence, stone wall, rife and cannon fire in the way. When the Yanks had good interior lines and could bring boys up in no time.

I have to agree with Longstreet that this charge was a defeated before it began.

But to be fair it is not all on Lee as he said it was. JEB Stuart was nowhere to be seen for the first two whole days of the battle I believe. Forcing his General to fight blind in enemy country.
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Postby Virdalonja » Mon May 06, 2013 11:51 am

The battle of Carrhae, an appealing display of leadership and command on the side of the Romans, but a perfectly executed move by the Parthian Empire.
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Postby Anollasia » Mon May 06, 2013 12:51 pm

Siege of Constantinople
Battle of Plains of Abraham
Battle of Gallipoli
Siege of Vienna
Battle of Mohacs

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Postby Czechanada » Mon May 06, 2013 2:21 pm

Anollasia wrote:Siege of Constantinople
Battle of Plains of Abraham
Battle of Gallipoli
Siege of Vienna
Battle of Mohacs


Which Siege of Constantinople?
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Postby Nazis in Space » Mon May 06, 2013 2:55 pm

Czechanada wrote:
Anollasia wrote:Siege of Constantinople
Battle of Plains of Abraham
Battle of Gallipoli
Siege of Vienna
Battle of Mohacs


Which Siege of Constantinople?
Also which siege of Vienna?

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Postby Anollasia » Mon May 06, 2013 6:13 pm

Nazis in Space wrote:
Czechanada wrote:
Which Siege of Constantinople?
Also which siege of Vienna?

1. The one where the Ottoman Empire captures Constantinople
2. Both

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Postby Czechanada » Tue May 07, 2013 6:18 am

Anollasia wrote:
Nazis in Space wrote:Also which siege of Vienna?

1. The one where the Ottoman Empire captures Constantinople
2. Both


There is more than one Siege of Vienna.
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Postby New Lexington » Tue May 07, 2013 7:26 am

Sharpsburg and 1st Manassas are probably the ones i find most interesting. But the Battle of Karánsebes in the Turkish War is just fascinating :lol:
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Postby Lyassa and Nairoa » Tue May 07, 2013 7:48 am

.Battle of France (Fall of France, 1940)

.Battle of Bladensburg, 1814
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