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The Nearest-Run Thing You Ever Saw In Your Life - Waterloo 200 Years Ago

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GAF
  • Member since
    June 2012
  • From: Anniston, AL
The Nearest-Run Thing You Ever Saw In Your Life - Waterloo 200 Years Ago
Posted by GAF on Thursday, June 18, 2015 1:19 AM

Sunday, June 18th, 1815.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oLflPilcMc

As a wargaming friend of mine once remarked,  "How the HELL did the French lose?"

Gary

  • Member since
    September 2012
Posted by GMorrison on Thursday, June 18, 2015 11:20 AM

You can see from that viddie- shrapnel.

The Prussians.

The Scots Greys.

General Picton.

Oh, and the British Army.

Thank you for the notice, it was not in mind today.

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

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    November 2003
  • From: State of Mississippi. State motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)
Posted by mississippivol on Thursday, June 18, 2015 8:04 PM

I heard some better IFF would've helped....

  • Member since
    January 2012
  • From: Barrie, Ontario
Posted by Cdn Colin on Thursday, June 18, 2015 9:34 PM

I read somewhere that it came down to a "fistful of nails".  Napoleon's cavalry had captured the British guns, but couldn't spike them to take them out of action.  They eventually moved off and the British artillerymen reoccupied the position.

I build 1/48 scale WW2 fighters.

Have fun.

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