Quote Originally Posted by Zim
Apparently their fighting prowess wasn't enough for them to keep their leader from being killed. And bum rushing a tiny fragment of Dieter's army does not count as defeating a superior force. Hans' army was the one that performed beyond it's expectations, taking Hugo's and most of Dietrich's armies down with them.
Well, their leader gambled because he wanted his side to win and was willing to risk his life in order to ensure success.

On three separate occasions they took on superior regiments by mobbing them with numbers. "quantity has a quality all of it's own"

Plus the cavalry ended up doing something quite unexpected. o_O

Say what you want about Jan's boys, but given the circumstances they found themselves in, they performed as heroes.

so

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