Funnny historical events.

[Ironside]

Possible I am not certain. While it was brave, from what I (currently) know about it the cavalry was typical from pre-WWI era.

Well according to the Poles here at the forum the cav was quite good vs what it was deployed against (non-motorized inf AFAIK). They were never deployed vs tanks although they met some.

More on topic.

Scipio who defeated Hannibal, died of a brick falling down form a house. Beat that it pathetic deaths.
Anyone know some famous king, general etc that died choking on food?

[Samurai Waki]

At the Battle of Gaugemala it was said that Darius shrieked like a little girl when Macedonian Cavalry charged through his line and right towards him.

[Beirut]

According to The Arms of Krupp, the British had to pay a one cent royalty to a German arms maker after WWI for every shell they fired at Germany during the war since the cannons were made in Germany before the war and it was part of the sales contract to Britain.

Business, it would seem, is business.

[lancelot]

During WW1, german goods shipping was largely insured by british banks/companies.

So while the Royal Navy was having a whale of a time sinking them, the banks were going potty!

[Copperhaired Berserker!]

King Phrryus had a real pahetic defeat.


What happened was at the battle of argos, he was struck by a pike-peasent. Phrryus wasn't hurt bad, but he was furious. He then tryed to attack the pike-peasent. Now the peasent's mum was watching from the roof of the peasents home. the mum saw Phrryus and said,"Hoi! you! leave my baby alone!" and then she chucked a tile at Phrryus. Now, either she was a olymipic-standard discus thrower, or very,very,very lucky. The tile gave Phyrrus a crack on the back of his head, just below his helmet, and broke his neck. Phrryus fell down, dead.

[The Stranger]

King Phrryus had a real pahetic defeat.


What happened was at the battle of argos, he was struck by a pike-peasent. Phrryus wasn't hurt bad, but he was furious. He then tryed to attack the pike-peasent. Now the peasent's mum was watching from the roof of the peasents home. the mum saw Phrryus and said,"Hoi! you! leave my baby alone!" and then she chucked a tile at Phrryus. Now, either she was a olymipic-standard discus thrower, or very,very,very lucky. The tile gave Phyrrus a crack on the back of his head, just below his helmet, and broke his neck. Phrryus fell down, dead.

thought he was trampled by his eles. or did his soldiers maked that up. to make him look more heroic. cuz he you want to be a pancake rather than being killed by a woman. :handball:

[Alrowan]

At the Battle of Gaugemala it was said that Darius shrieked like a little girl when Macedonian Cavalry charged through his line and right towards him.

dont forget When Alexanders Horse died, and he too cried like a little girl off in the middle of no-where

[Craterus]

Yes, because he developed a special relationship with Bucephalas. Beirut can tell you about the special relationship between a man and his dog and I guess it is just the same as that.

That horse did pretty well for itself though, had a town named after it and it's still remembered.

[Flavius Clemens]

Anyone know some famous king, general etc that died choking on food?

Not necessarily choking, but Henry I of England is recorded as dieing having eaten 'a surfeit of lampreys'. http://www.quite.com/personal/cafeq/fooddeathtext1.htm
Though I have read that in those days surfeit didn't have quite the same meaning as nowadays, so gluttony isn't necessarily implied.

[Bartix]

Anyone know some famous king, general etc that died choking on food?

George Bush II narrrowly escaped food related deths to times.
Ronald Regan after fall of kommies declared war on broccoli.