Quote Originally Posted by Son of Perun
You obviously don`t like word cowardly. But remember, that cowards are the ones who live longer. Bravery is very close to stupidity. The ones who invented ambush tactics weren`t brave heroes because brave heroes just run against the enemy and kill or let themselves killed. Abushes were invented by cowards who led heroes.
I believe that when you ambush an army in those days you still have to get close to kill 'em. Or do you think they just hurled javelins from the trees, quickly ran close hacked a guy down and fleed? Let's not forget that one of the most famous ambushes "The Batle of Teutoburg Forest" did not happen in a forest at all but on a field near Kalkriese where the Romans were trapped by a bog on one side and a hill with a fortified wall on the other. In front of them was the main force of the Germans. The Romans where scattered because they had with them wagons and beast of burden and were not able to set up a decent formation because of lack of time or room before the Germans attacked.

But they fought, and the Romans were not killed by some unseen enemy but by the German spears in front of them. The Romans, good soldiers as they were did not panic and flee but were able to regroup on the second day. There has even been found signs of fighting on the hill sugesting that the Romans even attempted to take that fortified position.

You say heroes are the one who just run against the enemy. Yet Arminius is concidered a hero as is Sir William Wallace of Ellerslie.

People who call others cowards, even worse so call those cowards who fought and are no longer alive today to defend themself, from behind their computer should take some time and self-reflect...