Just a little note(From Creator of This Thread): Wow! This threads like taken off! its good to see lots of people interested in Geography and Historical Geography!
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Just a little note(From Creator of This Thread): Wow! This threads like taken off! its good to see lots of people interested in Geography and Historical Geography!
Do you mean WWI in Flanders?
I'm not sure what you mean with positional.
Well, I think this question is more suitable for "History quiz".
This remains the history forum, we just tie it to history (like the last winner) ~;)
Anyways, positional = maneuever warfare. Hint: in the times that this battle took place, the numbers of the armies were so small that we are talking tactics and not strategy (= large movements over many kilometers).
Since the question is, admittedly, pretty hard, I'll just release a couple of hints periodically.
Hmm, so positional is meaning the opposite of what I imagined :damn:
Actually with small numbers I'm inclined to think it was a battle of nomads, but I really don't know, hope some other people give it a try;
I would think the Battle of Thermoplayae, if that is European (which I assume it is).
I can't think of anything more historically back than that.
Something in the realm of Sicily, Greece, or Italy. Anything farther north is unheard of really.
Alexander the Great is out of the picture, since most of his battles were in the Middle East (Asia).
It's something in the Persian Wars, Peloponnese War, Theban Hegemony, Rome's wars for survival.
I wouldn't think that it would extend into the Punic Wars, since it would have happened before then.
The terms are a little broad, so I think my ideas will narrow it down.
Europe as in Central Europe? Europe that includes Turkey?
Mantinea? Leuctra?
He said 'in the west,' not 'European.' So the big question is whether the near east qualifies as 'the west' in the context of the question. If so, Biblical accounts would be possibilities, along with the battles of the Egyptians, Hittites, Sumerians, etc. A little clarification on what qualifies as 'the west' would indeed be helpful.
Ajax
If Near East qualifies as West, then Kadesh would be the best candidate for the position.
If not, then we are going to have to go to Greece.
If by West, you mean Western Hemisphere, then it opens up NA, which screws us all over.
Specifics please!
Marathon?
Or Britenfield? Depending on what your talking about with Manuever
I think megiddo is the first battle reported in history, opposing egyptians to palestinians/syrians.
It is located in isreal nowdays but i do not know if it corresponds to what you request with west and positional.
Sorry for disappearing on you guys.
Hint: Destroyer of Hope and Marshal Murat are the closest, geographically.
Hint numero dos: "West" as in "Western" culture.
Battle of Plataea.
Actually, I didn't read your post fully. My bad, but Marshal Murat has already gotten the answer!
It was Leuctra, near Thebes, the location of theBattle of Leuctra, where Epaminondas showcased some of the first Western ingenuitive tactical thinking.
Yippeee!
Alright.
What strait separates Staten Island from New Jersey?
Kill Van Kull Strait?
Indeed.
Your turn.
Right, I'll have a go then..
What are the names of the two towns/cities that are located in the (present day) German state of Bremen?
sorry if that's a little too easy....:creep:
Bremen and Bremerhaven?
That's exactly it... alright, your turn.
Which county of Ireland was formerly known as Queen's County?
No takers yet?
There's only 32 counties, so at most that's 32 guesses.
To help narrow things down a bit:
The name was changed upon independence; it is therefore in the Republic (only 26 guesses, now).
I'll take it then: Laois county.
While I await MilesGregarius'confirmation, I'll try to think of a good question...
That's the one.Quote:
Originally Posted by luigi VI di Fatlington
I tried to think of a question that will test your geographical knowledge more than your google-fu. Let's see how this works out.
Which country is this?
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Zimbabwe?
Curses! Answered correctly already. ~:mecry:
It's all yours again. :beam:
These south sea islands were discovered in the 18th Century by a Frenchman who named them after his first mate, became a major American whale hunting ground in the 19th, and were the site of so many shipwrecks that the Royal Navy started sending a ship every few years just to check for castaways. Name the islands.
This one is tough.
French Polynesia?
:laugh4:
Thats the best I've got. :wall:
Crozet IslandsQuote:
Originally Posted by MilesGregarius
That was fast.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ice
Go ahead.