Printable View
Let me try:
Battle of Almansa, which occured in April 25, 1707
Between the combined British-Portuguese-Dutch forces, led by a French commander Henri de Massue, 1st Earl of Galway, versus the French-Spanish coalition led by James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick who was an illegitimate son of King James II of England.
EDIT: shlin28 beat me by 4 minutes to it!
Correct! Well done to both of you, although since I only asked for the name, shlin28 wins by 4 minutes.
The quotation is simplified because it featured in fact at least 5 different nations (France and Spain one side and England, Portugal and the United Provinces/Netherlands on the other) whose armies contained detachments from still more (such as part of the Irish Brigade in the former side, and Germans and French Huguenots in the latter.) The significant date I referred to was that 6 days later, exactly 3 centuries ago, the Act of Union combined the Kingdoms of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Trivia: The Duke of Berwick was the illegitimate son of James II by Arabella Churchill, whose brother John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough was the most celebrated English commander of the war: Berwick was his nephew. I don't think they ever fought in the same battle though, that would have been interesting.
Anyway, your turn shlin28! :book:
Antagonist
Here's my question,
Under which leader did the Goths invade Italy in 405/6, whose survivors became part of a much more famous Gothic group.
I know they sacked Rome under Alaric, but that was in 410 or something
Some surivors of the group i was talking about did join Alaric.
Hmm, second attempt? I was fooled by the Goths in your question, forget to overlook the other people invading at that time.
Radagaisus?
Correct!
This must be a record, answered in 2 hours.
Nah, just bad luck I was online :2thumbsup:
Hmm, I can't think of anything better at the moment:
Who is always referred to as ' the shepherd of the army' or ' the mighty Atreide'?
Atreide? Are you talking about Dune?
Duke Leto Atreides IQuote:
Originally Posted by Conradus
Hmm, ine never heard of that one.
Who was he?
A quick look over Wikipedia reveal the following:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bopa the Magyar
Duke Leto Atreides I (10,140-10,191 A.G.) is a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. He features in the novel Dune by Frank Herbert and in the Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
The person I was referring to is a distant relative of this Duke Leto, (love Dune btw). You can find his name in the Dune-books, but he has more historical grounds, though he's just as fictional as Leto Atreides or Paul Muad'Dib.
So, he doesn't really have a place here, right?
Is fictional character allowed here? I checked the first post rules and none mentioned of it...what do you think?
There's precedent in the thread for mythological characters if they are well-known and have some "pseudo-historical" background, but a modern fictional character is probably too far out.
Antagonist
Who gets to ask the next question?
Well, he's a well-known mythological character and excavations indicate that there's some ground for the existence of a look-a-likeQuote:
Originally Posted by Antagonist
Alright guys to end all this fus about this fictional crud here is a question to make this move
Q: What incident changed the way ships(private and public) were being made and provisioned(not just food saftey devices also)?
(not would be too easy if i said date but it's still pretty easy)
I'll just guess: The sank of RMS Titanic?
I'll answer my own question here: I was referring to Agamemnon, in the Iliad he's often referred to as 'the shepherd of the army/the men' or one of the mighty Atreide (his father's name was Atreus). Leto Atreides in the Dune universe claims that his family descends directly from Atreus. (Though Brain Herbert ruined that claim) Agamemnon is a fictional character, but strongly based in classical myth, his kingdom Mycenae, also existed and excavations at Troy indicate that there has been a war over the city.
So...whose turn is it now?
That's it. As I have no idea of the answer, I can't give any.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jkarinen
I'll point out that an answer has already been proposed:But Jkarinen hasn't said anything of it yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tran
Well I guess the next question goes to whoever answers Jkarinen's question correctly. I'm sorry my question caused so much frowning eyebrows:scholar:
I figured if one could ask about Cuchulain, it was also safe to ask about Agamemnon. :grin2:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tran
Sorry guys havn't checked in a while but that's right
Sorry again
What's the name of strategic pass/point for troops movement, in West Germany that was deemed important by both US and Soviet during the Cold War?
SigFried line?
whoops didnt read cold war thingy
The Fulda GapQuote:
Originally Posted by Tran
You got itQuote:
Originally Posted by Redleg
provide the date, conflict, and the name the military officer that gave small-pox infected blankets to Native Americans
Pontiac's Rebellion, 1763, near Fort Pitt during the French and Indian War. British commander Lord Jeffrey Amherst and a Swiss officer, Colonel Henry Bouquet, whose correspondence included a reference to the idea of giving smallpox-infected blankets to Indians...
Correct you even got the point that it was only a correspondence, there is limited to no proof that the event actually happened. Given that at the time smallpox was about 100% fatal to Native Americans, the proof is very hard to come by. Only the document exists that I am aware of. Take some bonus points for that one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tran
Thank you :grin:
What's the name of conflict which use the name of a famous world company brand in its name? This conflict is known in which the more technologically advanced (invader) forces were defeated by the opposing army.
The Football War between Hoduras and El Salvador in 1969?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tran
Nope, not 'Football' (is that a brand?). Also, both forces are pretty much equal there (and outdated)
Of course it is:beam:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tran
New guess- The Paquisha War between Peru and Ecuador?
Nope, not that too ~;p
I might give a clue if there's one more failed attempt...
Well I thought of one but it wasn't a conflict, only a serious of conflicts that resulted in the term "Banana Republic" - so I image this one is not it.
And then there is Cinco de Mayo.
And Finally the French Invasion of Mexico, but for the some reason I can't think of any brand name that fits that.
None of those.
Clue: It happened in Africa
So wrong but:
Kasserine gap i know there used to be a small company named kasseraine
I think I got it!
It's the Toyota War- Between Chad and Libya and describes their conflicts.
Nope.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jkarinen
You're right. You got it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Decker
About damn time! I'm short on time atm so here is what I came up with, hope it lasts longer than my other question lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tran
Won America's first Nobel's Peace Prize, won the Peace Prize for mediating between to sides after a war, he also pushed for the US to take over control of the Panama Canal which is one of his best international achievements.
Teddy Roosevelt for mediating the Treaty of Portsmouth to end the Russo-Japanese War.Quote:
Originally Posted by Decker
You're up champ:2thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by MilesGregarius
I think I need to think of harder questions:wall:
Which nation's air force once deliberately bombed its own nation's flagship and why?
Can't think of any nation who would do that, but to make a guess: France, to avoid them being captured by the Germans?
Nope. Easier to just scuttle in such a case.Quote:
Originally Posted by Conradus
Germany?
The Soviet Union?
No and no.
The Turkish air force sunk its own flagship by mistake when they invaded Cyprus.
Interesting, but I'm looking for an intentional bombing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Furious Mental
Hint: it's not in Europe.
Hmm...I'm not sure about this...
But is it the British RAF that bombed its ships to avoid being captured and used by the Germans? I'm thinking the ships themselves are located in Egyptian coasts or Libya, somewhere in Northern Africa coast?
No. No connection to Europe or WWII at all.
Japan or Russia during their 1904 war?
I'm beginning to think that instead of war, it has something to do more with celebration of something. Most probably the ship is old or outdated anyway and sunk by the air force...I just have no idea.
An air force in 1904?Quote:
Originally Posted by Baba Ga'on
No, not a celebration. The ship was probably obsolete by US or UK standards, but was still frontline for the nation in question.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tran
December 1940 Thailand, who had the support of Japan at that time, decided on an incursion into Cambodja (at the time French Indochina). During the conflict, Thai aircraft bombed their own flagship (January 1941). Correct?
Note that artillery can also bomb things ~;)Quote:
Originally Posted by MilesGregarius
However, since that's obviously not the question (and I forgot about the "air force" part in your post)... Was it Pakistan or India?
No connection to WWII at all. ~;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Andres
It's really interesting. Nobody can find the answer..
I don't suppose you actually have it...
I looked through Time Archives, dating back from 1923. I couldn't find anything.
That would mean...
Maybe russian revolution? But no, they were too poor.
I don't see the answer....
Tell us, please, and you can decided the next guy who asks the question. Of course, you can torment us for a few days more...
Are you talking about the bombing of the Greenpeace boat Rainbow?
Rainbow Warrior? Unlikley, it was not part of any nations fleet, was a Greenpeace boat.
Hmmm, would it be Argentina or something?
Seems I've finally found a google-proof question.
Close, but no cigar, as far as I know, all the Thai losses were due to French action.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andres
I'll give it to Andres since he at least got the right country, if the wrong incident.Quote:
Originally Posted by Warmaster Horus
I was looking for Thailand during the 1951 coup. During one of Thailand's eighteen 20th Century coups, the Thai navy seized then Prime Minister Plaek Pibulsonggram (Phibun for short) and held him hostage aboard HTMS Sri Ayutthaya. The air force simply blew the ship out of the water.
I originally read about it in The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia. The only web references I could find were Phibun's wiki entry and here:
http://www.tour-bangkok-legacies.com...n-bangkok.html
Take it away, Andres.Quote:
Coups in Bangkok 1951 – 1960 (4 coups)
On 29 June 1951, during handover ceremony of the
dredging vessel, Manhattan by the US government,
marines and navy abducted Phibun to the battle ship
Sri Ayutthya.
In what was dubbed "The Manhattan Coup", fierce land
air and naval battles broke out. Loyal garrisons
fought the navy rebels in Bangkok. The Air Force
bombed and sank the rebel battleship Sri Ayutthaya.
Phibun survived at a cost of 3,000 casualties.
hilarious
Oops! sorry out of sync. I thought I was on the last page.
After I was released by my master, I crossed Gibraltar in the 92nd year of the Hidjra and started to conquer a peninsula.
Who am I and who was my former master...
Tariq ibn Ziyad (Tariq the one-eyed)
and his master Emir? Musa ibn Nusair?
Conradus is right.
Your turn :bow:
Thanks Andres
The person I'm looking for was a great sage, yet he didn't leave us any writings. He wasn't poor, but ultimately he could only survive through his students. In the end he chose his own faith and died, even though he could've lived some more years.
Who am I looking for?
Socrates?Quote:
Originally Posted by Conradus
I do believe you are correct.
Milesgregorius is indeed correct, your turn, Miles
A partnership of three, we dominated our region politically and militarily for nearly 100 years, forcing tribute from our neighbors, despite having neither metal weapons nor mounted troops of any kind. What were our names?
Moe , Larry and Curly?
The Triple Alliance (Tenochtitlan and the two others)?Quote:
Originally Posted by MilesGregarius
Tenochtitlan, Texcoco,and Tlacopan?
Tenochitlan, Texcoco and Tlacopan.
1428-1521.