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19 Feb 08, 11:53
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Real Name: Duke of Wellington
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Waterloo
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Bakers dozen of battles in the British Isles
1. Battle of Culloden
2. Battle of Philiphaugh
3. Battle of Stamford Bridge
4. Battle of Hastings
5. Battle of Prestonpans, 1745
6. Battle of Bosworth Field, 1485
7. Battle of Britain
8. Battle of Watling Street
9. Battle of Preston
10. Battle of the Gravelines
11. Battle of Worcester, 1651
12. Battle of the Boyne, 1690
13. Battle of Ballinamuck, 1798
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But for you English, I would have been Emperor of the East
Napoleon to the Captain of HMS Bellerophon, 1815
Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington
Commander in Chief of the Anglo-Allied Army
Fusilier Christian Henri Demoulin, 2e Bataillon du 33eme Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
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19 Feb 08, 12:05
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Real Name: Duke of Wellington
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Waterloo
Posts: 3,362
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Bakers dozen of Foreign units in the British army, 1770-1945
1. Kings German Legion, 1803
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But for you English, I would have been Emperor of the East
Napoleon to the Captain of HMS Bellerophon, 1815
Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington
Commander in Chief of the Anglo-Allied Army
Fusilier Christian Henri Demoulin, 2e Bataillon du 33eme Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
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19 Feb 08, 12:43
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Location: The third coast
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Bakers dozen of Foreign units in the British army, 1770-1945
1. Kings German Legion, 1803
2. Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade, 1941
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"The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there."
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19 Feb 08, 14:11
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Real Name: Duke of Wellington
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Waterloo
Posts: 3,362
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Bakers dozen of Foreign units in the British army, 1770-1945
1. Kings German Legion, 1803
2. Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade, 1941
3. Brigade of Gurkhas
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But for you English, I would have been Emperor of the East
Napoleon to the Captain of HMS Bellerophon, 1815
Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington
Commander in Chief of the Anglo-Allied Army
Fusilier Christian Henri Demoulin, 2e Bataillon du 33eme Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
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19 Feb 08, 17:36
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Bakers dozen of Foreign units in the British army, 1770-1945
1. Kings German Legion, 1803
2. Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade, 1941
3. Brigade of Gurkhas
4. The "Jewish Legion," 1917
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"The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there."
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19 Feb 08, 18:23
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: United Kingdom
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HiredGoon
Bakers dozen of Foreign units in the British army, 1770-1945
1. Kings German Legion, 1803
2. Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade, 1941
3. Brigade of Gurkhas
4. The "Jewish Legion," 1917
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5. Portuguese Cacadores, 1810
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20 Feb 08, 10:25
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Bakers dozen of Foreign units in the British army, 1770-1945
1. Kings German Legion, 1803
2. Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade, 1941
3. Brigade of Gurkhas
4. The "Jewish Legion," 1917
5. Portuguese Cacadores, 1810
6. Fusileer Regiment Erb Prinz of Hesse-Cassel, 1776
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"The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there."
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20 Feb 08, 10:50
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Real Name: Duke of Wellington
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Waterloo
Posts: 3,362
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Bakers dozen of Foreign units in the British army, 1770-1945
1. Kings German Legion, 1803
2. Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade, 1941
3. Brigade of Gurkhas
4. The "Jewish Legion," 1917
5. Portuguese Cacadores, 1810
6. Fusileer Regiment Erb Prinz of Hesse-Cassel, 1776
7. Corsican Rangers, 1799-1816
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But for you English, I would have been Emperor of the East
Napoleon to the Captain of HMS Bellerophon, 1815
Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington
Commander in Chief of the Anglo-Allied Army
Fusilier Christian Henri Demoulin, 2e Bataillon du 33eme Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
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21 Feb 08, 17:57
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Post Captain
Bakers dozen of Foreign units in the British army, 1770-1945
1. Kings German Legion, 1803
2. Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade, 1941
3. Brigade of Gurkhas
4. The "Jewish Legion," 1917
5. Portuguese Cacadores, 1810
6. Fusileer Regiment Erb Prinz of Hesse-Cassel, 1776
7. Corsican Rangers, 1799-1816
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8. First Chinese Regiment, 1900
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21 Feb 08, 22:53
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: The third coast
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Bakers dozen of Foreign units in the British army, 1770-1945
1. Kings German Legion, 1803
2. Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade, 1941
3. Brigade of Gurkhas
4. The "Jewish Legion," 1917
5. Portuguese Cacadores, 1810
6. Fusileer Regiment Erb Prinz of Hesse-Cassel, 1776
7. Corsican Rangers, 1799-1816
8. First Chinese Regiment, 1900
9. Maltese Light Infantry, 1800
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"The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there."
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22 Feb 08, 00:05
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Real Name: Matt K.
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: North Carolina
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Bakers dozen of Foreign units in the British army, 1770-1945
1. Kings German Legion, 1803
2. Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade, 1941
3. Brigade of Gurkhas
4. The "Jewish Legion," 1917
5. Portuguese Cacadores, 1810
6. Fusileer Regiment Erb Prinz of Hesse-Cassel, 1776
7. Corsican Rangers, 1799-1816
8. First Chinese Regiment, 1900
9. Maltese Light Infantry, 1800
10. The Eagle Squadrons, 1940-42
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22 Feb 08, 07:23
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Real Name: Duke of Wellington
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Waterloo
Posts: 3,362
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Bakers dozen of Foreign units in the British army, 1770-1945
1. Kings German Legion, 1803
2. Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade, 1941
3. Brigade of Gurkhas
4. The "Jewish Legion," 1917
5. Portuguese Cacadores, 1810
6. Fusileer Regiment Erb Prinz of Hesse-Cassel, 1776
7. Corsican Rangers, 1799-1816
8. First Chinese Regiment, 1900
9. Maltese Light Infantry, 1800
10. The Eagle Squadrons, 1940-42
11. 5th Battalion, 60th Royal American, 1797
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But for you English, I would have been Emperor of the East
Napoleon to the Captain of HMS Bellerophon, 1815
Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington
Commander in Chief of the Anglo-Allied Army
Fusilier Christian Henri Demoulin, 2e Bataillon du 33eme Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
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22 Feb 08, 09:16
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: The third coast
Posts: 1,448
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Bakers dozen of Foreign units in the British army, 1770-1945
1. Kings German Legion, 1803
2. Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade, 1941
3. Brigade of Gurkhas
4. The "Jewish Legion," 1917
5. Portuguese Cacadores, 1810
6. Fusileer Regiment Erb Prinz of Hesse-Cassel, 1776
7. Corsican Rangers, 1799-1816
8. First Chinese Regiment, 1900
9. Maltese Light Infantry, 1800
10. The Eagle Squadrons, 1940-42
11. 5th Battalion, 60th Royal American, 1797
12. De Roll's Swiss Regt
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22 Feb 08, 15:11
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Real Name: Duke of Wellington
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Waterloo
Posts: 3,362
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Bakers dozen of Foreign units in the British army, 1770-1945
1. Kings German Legion, 1803
2. Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade, 1941
3. Brigade of Gurkhas
4. The "Jewish Legion," 1917
5. Portuguese Cacadores, 1810
6. Fusileer Regiment Erb Prinz of Hesse-Cassel, 1776
7. Corsican Rangers, 1799-1816
8. First Chinese Regiment, 1900
9. Maltese Light Infantry, 1800
10. The Eagle Squadrons, 1940-42
11. 5th Battalion, 60th Royal American, 1797
12. De Roll's Swiss Regt
13. Chasseurs Britanniques
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But for you English, I would have been Emperor of the East
Napoleon to the Captain of HMS Bellerophon, 1815
Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington
Commander in Chief of the Anglo-Allied Army
Fusilier Christian Henri Demoulin, 2e Bataillon du 33eme Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
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22 Feb 08, 15:15
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Real Name: Duke of Wellington
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Waterloo
Posts: 3,362
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Bakers dozen of Wellington's victories
1. Assaye, 1803
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But for you English, I would have been Emperor of the East
Napoleon to the Captain of HMS Bellerophon, 1815
Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington
Commander in Chief of the Anglo-Allied Army
Fusilier Christian Henri Demoulin, 2e Bataillon du 33eme Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
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