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Dave]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=76361 Tue, 16 Jan 2024 22:44:41 +0000 Elxaime]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=76361 Battle Of Waterloo Scene | NAPOLEON (2023) Joaquin Phoenix, Movie CLIP HD (youtube.com)

SPOILER ALERT

0:06:  Napoleon looks tired here, wearily putting on his famous hat.  Seems right.  By 1815, Napoleon was in the twilight of his career and reportedly suffering from various ailments during this campaign. 

0:45:  French Cuirassiers circling a British (or KGL?) infantry square.  Looks great.  This must be the period of the battle where Ney was launching his mass, albeit unsupported, cavalry charges at the Allied center.  Props to anyone who can identify the British regiment from its colors.

1:30:  The French cavalry returning defeated.  Napoleon personally rallies his men, showing his fearlessness by standing in front of the ranks of weapons pointed at the enemy.  This must be the climactic charge of the Imperial Guard?

1:39:  The Allies are in a long and mighty seeming infantry line.  The extended line beloved of WDS games.  

2:12:  The French infantry advance.  The British open fire at what seems like quite a long range for the Brown Bess they are equipped with. 

2:25:  Whoah. Napoleon, accompanied by his Imperial General Staff and Marshall Ney, draws sword to personally lead his men!  The French infantry cheer and break into a run.

2:32:  The British break ranks into their own bayonet charge.  The two hordes clash in a massive melee.  Wellington orders the Allied cavalry to join in.

3:07:  The Emperor, shaking off his illness, shows his mad skills, personally cutting down at least two men.  Clearly, his plan is to cut his way to the Iron Duke, knowing that if he engages Wellington in personal combat, both armies will stop fighting and form a circle to watch.

3:41:  Blucher arrives, the wide angle showing off the extensive chevaux de frise and redoubts which Wellington had used to fortify the ridge at Mont St. Jean.  

4:00:  A greencoat from the famed 95th Rifles puts a ball through Napoleon's hat!  Props to whomever can CGI Sean Beans' face onto this guy.

4:18:  The damage to his hat seems to have broken Napoleon's morale, as he flees headlong.  I think it likelier he could no longer bear to watch a battle that had devolved into a mass of men fist fighting on the ground.  "C’est magnifique, mais ce n’est pas la guerre. c'est de la folie!"

4:58:  Napoleon takes time to raise his sword in salute to Wellington.  The Emperor is no sore loser.

I have not seen the whole movie, but watching this clip left me shaken.  It seemed like a fevered dream, clashing with all that I knew about this famous battle.]]> Battle Of Waterloo Scene | NAPOLEON (2023) Joaquin Phoenix, Movie CLIP HD (youtube.com)

SPOILER ALERT

0:06:  Napoleon looks tired here, wearily putting on his famous hat.  Seems right.  By 1815, Napoleon was in the twilight of his career and reportedly suffering from various ailments during this campaign. 

0:45:  French Cuirassiers circling a British (or KGL?) infantry square.  Looks great.  This must be the period of the battle where Ney was launching his mass, albeit unsupported, cavalry charges at the Allied center.  Props to anyone who can identify the British regiment from its colors.

1:30:  The French cavalry returning defeated.  Napoleon personally rallies his men, showing his fearlessness by standing in front of the ranks of weapons pointed at the enemy.  This must be the climactic charge of the Imperial Guard?

1:39:  The Allies are in a long and mighty seeming infantry line.  The extended line beloved of WDS games.  

2:12:  The French infantry advance.  The British open fire at what seems like quite a long range for the Brown Bess they are equipped with. 

2:25:  Whoah. Napoleon, accompanied by his Imperial General Staff and Marshall Ney, draws sword to personally lead his men!  The French infantry cheer and break into a run.

2:32:  The British break ranks into their own bayonet charge.  The two hordes clash in a massive melee.  Wellington orders the Allied cavalry to join in.

3:07:  The Emperor, shaking off his illness, shows his mad skills, personally cutting down at least two men.  Clearly, his plan is to cut his way to the Iron Duke, knowing that if he engages Wellington in personal combat, both armies will stop fighting and form a circle to watch.

3:41:  Blucher arrives, the wide angle showing off the extensive chevaux de frise and redoubts which Wellington had used to fortify the ridge at Mont St. Jean.  

4:00:  A greencoat from the famed 95th Rifles puts a ball through Napoleon's hat!  Props to whomever can CGI Sean Beans' face onto this guy.

4:18:  The damage to his hat seems to have broken Napoleon's morale, as he flees headlong.  I think it likelier he could no longer bear to watch a battle that had devolved into a mass of men fist fighting on the ground.  "C’est magnifique, mais ce n’est pas la guerre. c'est de la folie!"

4:58:  Napoleon takes time to raise his sword in salute to Wellington.  The Emperor is no sore loser.

I have not seen the whole movie, but watching this clip left me shaken.  It seemed like a fevered dream, clashing with all that I knew about this famous battle.]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=75704 Wed, 03 Aug 2022 13:19:49 +0000 Steel God]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=75704 https://fb.watch/eGbK1tRsQR/?mibextid=bVmsRV&fs=e&s=cl]]> https://fb.watch/eGbK1tRsQR/?mibextid=bVmsRV&fs=e&s=cl]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=75457 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 22:14:04 +0000 itlnprd]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=75457 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEt4rrtEN_k]]> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEt4rrtEN_k]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=75195 Fri, 07 Jan 2022 16:04:08 +0000 Merlenoo]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=75195
https://waterloo-napoleon.com/links-000.htm]]>
https://waterloo-napoleon.com/links-000.htm]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=74841 Thu, 02 Sep 2021 11:27:51 +0000 LordDeadwood]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=74841
History of War Resources]]>
History of War Resources]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=74818 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:20:22 +0000 Steel God]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=74818
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_o...zbushensky]]>
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_o...zbushensky]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=74534 Sat, 20 Mar 2021 09:40:15 +0000 Sempai]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=74534
Since some time I try to get information about if the Home Guard in the years 1940 and 1941 had any armour to their use  - and if it would have been only a single tank. Maybe some prototype, obsolete tanks of the army from the interwar period or even selfmade tanks what were better armored and armed then Beaverettes and Co. Just something what deserved the name "Tank".

Would be great if someone could give me direction/information.

Greetings]]>
Since some time I try to get information about if the Home Guard in the years 1940 and 1941 had any armour to their use  - and if it would have been only a single tank. Maybe some prototype, obsolete tanks of the army from the interwar period or even selfmade tanks what were better armored and armed then Beaverettes and Co. Just something what deserved the name "Tank".

Would be great if someone could give me direction/information.

Greetings]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=74314 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 13:23:41 +0000 Elxaime]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=74314
Civil War widow, likely the last, dies at 101; she was 17 when she married veteran, 93 - oregonlive.com

Such a poignant story.  As the story notes, this happened in the 1930's during the Great Depression.  The lady in question was a 17-year old caregiver for a 93-year old Union veteran who had served in the Missouri Cavalry during the US Civil War seven decades earlier.  She married him at his request so she could get his pension when he passed away, and they were never intimate.  Fearing gossip, she kept it secret until recent years, when her past was revealed to a minister and ended up being celebrated.  She never applied for the pension.  When her late husbands' family gave her a picture of him, she said he was the only man who ever loved her.

It is believed she was the last Civil War widow.  Amazing story to start 2021 with.]]>
Civil War widow, likely the last, dies at 101; she was 17 when she married veteran, 93 - oregonlive.com

Such a poignant story.  As the story notes, this happened in the 1930's during the Great Depression.  The lady in question was a 17-year old caregiver for a 93-year old Union veteran who had served in the Missouri Cavalry during the US Civil War seven decades earlier.  She married him at his request so she could get his pension when he passed away, and they were never intimate.  Fearing gossip, she kept it secret until recent years, when her past was revealed to a minister and ended up being celebrated.  She never applied for the pension.  When her late husbands' family gave her a picture of him, she said he was the only man who ever loved her.

It is believed she was the last Civil War widow.  Amazing story to start 2021 with.]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=73453 Mon, 11 May 2020 12:36:38 +0000 itlnprd]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=73453 http://ww2today.com/1-may-1945-more-suic...feedburner]]> http://ww2today.com/1-may-1945-more-suic...feedburner]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=72327 Sat, 02 Feb 2019 18:59:50 +0000 Deturk]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=72327
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-A1gVm9...3t70CAPV7X



He also did one on World War One;


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FgaL0xI...zfW0Gn8Tga]]>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-A1gVm9...3t70CAPV7X



He also did one on World War One;


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FgaL0xI...zfW0Gn8Tga]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=72205 Wed, 26 Dec 2018 13:20:42 +0000 Cole]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=72205
I'm using a large Campaign Series scenario, created by a terrific scenario designer as the vehicle to explore various facets of the battle. 

Soliciting comments and suggestions, both here or on the various blog posts as I try and define the best means of presentation. The goal is that each post will contain some or a combination of the following:

• an historical event or action (small battle)
  
• personalities
  
• weapons and weapons systems
  
• terrain features
  
• the battlefield today
  
• interesting facts and figures, especially topics not well known
  

Links: 

Intro

Intro supplement with screen shots of massive map

Part I

Supplement to Part I]]>
I'm using a large Campaign Series scenario, created by a terrific scenario designer as the vehicle to explore various facets of the battle. 

Soliciting comments and suggestions, both here or on the various blog posts as I try and define the best means of presentation. The goal is that each post will contain some or a combination of the following:

• an historical event or action (small battle)
  
• personalities
  
• weapons and weapons systems
  
• terrain features
  
• the battlefield today
  
• interesting facts and figures, especially topics not well known
  

Links: 

Intro

Intro supplement with screen shots of massive map

Part I

Supplement to Part I]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=72194 Sun, 23 Dec 2018 14:38:59 +0000 Cole]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=72194
For Englisher readers search online and chances are you'll read:

• The Liechtenstein Army's role in the Austrian Prussian War of 1866.  80 men went to guard a pass in Italy and they came back with 81 (an Italian "friend").   No, they came back with an Austrian, maybe a liaison officer or maybe someone heading home in the same direction.
  
• A Swiss unit on night exercises inadvertently "invaded" the principality.  1km in they realized their mistake and withdrew and the Swiss apologized.
  
• Vaduz Castle was razed by the Ottomans twice, in 1529 and 1683.  Wrong.  Confused with Liechtenstein Castle near Vienna.
  

I wrote a series of blog posts on the topic and thinking of publishing an e-book as my research develops.  The posts are a high level overview of the various wars that are relevant to the modern territory of Liechtenstein. Found a good book in English yesterday and Liectenstein was very close to be on the receiving end of its own Anschluss.


Any comments or suggestions are welcome and appreciated, especially on the blog posts:

Part I
Part II
Part III

Plus supplementary posts (more pictures and maps) on my own blog:

Part I supplement
Part II supplement
Part III supplement.]]>
For Englisher readers search online and chances are you'll read:

• The Liechtenstein Army's role in the Austrian Prussian War of 1866.  80 men went to guard a pass in Italy and they came back with 81 (an Italian "friend").   No, they came back with an Austrian, maybe a liaison officer or maybe someone heading home in the same direction.
  
• A Swiss unit on night exercises inadvertently "invaded" the principality.  1km in they realized their mistake and withdrew and the Swiss apologized.
  
• Vaduz Castle was razed by the Ottomans twice, in 1529 and 1683.  Wrong.  Confused with Liechtenstein Castle near Vienna.
  

I wrote a series of blog posts on the topic and thinking of publishing an e-book as my research develops.  The posts are a high level overview of the various wars that are relevant to the modern territory of Liechtenstein. Found a good book in English yesterday and Liectenstein was very close to be on the receiving end of its own Anschluss.


Any comments or suggestions are welcome and appreciated, especially on the blog posts:

Part I
Part II
Part III

Plus supplementary posts (more pictures and maps) on my own blog:

Part I supplement
Part II supplement
Part III supplement.]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=71857 Tue, 28 Aug 2018 09:01:41 +0000 Embis]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=71857
In lightly wooded undulating terrain, what sort of frontage would a US army Tank Company be expected to cover? 

I have a sketch map which gives me the approximate positions of all the elements but there is no scale so I cant be confident my map is going to be scaled correctly. If I have an idea of what distance a Tank company in a defensive posture might be spread over I can make more sense of the scale of my map.

I had some US Army field manuals once, cant find the dam things now!]]>
In lightly wooded undulating terrain, what sort of frontage would a US army Tank Company be expected to cover? 

I have a sketch map which gives me the approximate positions of all the elements but there is no scale so I cant be confident my map is going to be scaled correctly. If I have an idea of what distance a Tank company in a defensive posture might be spread over I can make more sense of the scale of my map.

I had some US Army field manuals once, cant find the dam things now!]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=71506 Tue, 06 Mar 2018 23:09:36 +0000 GreyWulf]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=71506
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GreyWulf]]>
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GreyWulf]]>