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Post by Iron Duke on Jun 28, 2018 9:40:33 GMT
Ok His father's name was Carlo and his mother's name was Letizia. Her most famous saying was: "Who knows, one day I may have to find bread for all these kings I’ve borne" No idea from the clues so far. Marco Polo?
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Post by stoic on Jun 28, 2018 11:37:29 GMT
Ok His father's name was Carlo and his mother's name was Letizia. Her most famous saying was: "Who knows, one day I may have to find bread for all these kings I’ve borne" No idea from the clues so far. Marco Polo? Still negative The answer is more simple than you think. Especially for you Ok. The name of his youngest brother though was not an Italian one anymore. And later all his brothers and sisters will follow suit and change their Italian names for the new ones...
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Post by Iron Duke on Jun 28, 2018 13:46:40 GMT
No idea from the clues so far. Marco Polo? Still negative The answer is more simple than you think. Especially for you Ok. The name of his youngest brother though was not an Italian one anymore. And later all his brothers and sisters will follow suit and change their Italian names for the new ones... Especially for me? Hmmm, he wasn't Corsican was he?
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Post by stoic on Jun 28, 2018 15:18:54 GMT
Still negative The answer is more simple than you think. Especially for you Ok. The name of his youngest brother though was not an Italian one anymore. And later all his brothers and sisters will follow suit and change their Italian names for the new ones... Especially for me? Hmmm, he wasn't Corsican was he? Bingo
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Post by stoic on Jun 28, 2018 15:25:31 GMT
Andrew Roberts "Napoleon the Great": "The Buona Parte family were originally landowners living between Florence and Livorno – a Florentine first took the surname in 1261. While the senior line remained in Italy, Francesco Buonaparte emigrated to Corsica in 1529, where for the next two and a half centuries his descendants generally pursued the gentlemanly callings of the law, academia and the Church."
"Two children died in infancy before Napoleon was born, and the girl who came immediately after him, Maria-Anna, lived to only five. His elder brother, Giuseppe (who later Frenchified his name as Joseph), was born in January 1768. After Napoleon came Luciano (Lucien) in March 1775, a sister Maria-Anna (Elisa) in January 1777, Louis – significantly, the name of the kings of France – in September 1778, Maria-Paola (Pauline) in October 1780, Maria-Annunziata (Caroline) in March 1782, and Girolamo (Jérôme) in November 1784" "On the rare occasions when he discussed his Italian ancestry, he would say he was an heir to the Ancient Romans. ‘I am of the race that founds empires,’ he once boasted.4".
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Post by Iron Duke on Jun 28, 2018 15:35:51 GMT
Andrew Roberts "Napoleon the Great": "The Buona Parte family were originally landowners living between Florence and Livorno – a Florentine first took the surname in 1261. While the senior line remained in Italy, Francesco Buonaparte emigrated to Corsica in 1529, where for the next two and a half centuries his descendants generally pursued the gentlemanly callings of the law, academia and the Church." "Two children died in infancy before Napoleon was born, and the girl who came immediately after him, Maria-Anna, lived to only five. His elder brother, Giuseppe (who later Frenchified his name as Joseph), was born in January 1768. After Napoleon came Luciano (Lucien) in March 1775, a sister Maria-Anna (Elisa) in January 1777, Louis – significantly, the name of the kings of France – in September 1778, Maria-Paola (Pauline) in October 1780, Maria-Annunziata (Caroline) in March 1782, and Girolamo (Jérôme) in November 1784" "On the rare occasions when he discussed his Italian ancestry, he would say he was an heir to the Ancient Romans. ‘I am of the race that founds empires,’ he once boasted.4". I didn't know he had so many siblings, his parents were very busy
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Post by Iron Duke on Jun 28, 2018 15:49:30 GMT
During this battle 11 Victoria Crosses were awarded.
7 were to members of the 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot (2nd/24th), a record which stands to this day as the most ever received for a single action by one regiment.
4 others were also awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.
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Post by Iron Duke on Jun 29, 2018 9:52:39 GMT
During this battle 11 Victoria Crosses were awarded. 7 were to members of the 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot (2nd/24th), a record which stands to this day as the most ever received for a single action by one regiment. 4 others were also awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. From the British perspective this was a defensive action. There were c140 regular British Army soldiers, 11 colonial troops and 4 civilians facing an attacking enemy force of 3000-4000. British casualties were 17 killed & 15 wounded, and the enemy's were 351 killed (confirmed) & 500 wounded (estimated).
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Post by Nobunaga Oda on Jun 29, 2018 12:55:07 GMT
During this battle 11 Victoria Crosses were awarded. 7 were to members of the 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot (2nd/24th), a record which stands to this day as the most ever received for a single action by one regiment. 4 others were also awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. From the British perspective this was a defensive action. There were c140 regular British Army soldiers, 11 colonial troops and 4 civilians facing an attacking enemy force of 3000-4000. British casualties were 17 killed & 15 wounded, and the enemy's were 351 killed (confirmed) & 500 wounded (estimated). Is it part of either the Boer or Anglo-Zulu Wars? Was it after major British defeat?
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Post by Arya Stark on Jun 29, 2018 13:23:47 GMT
During this battle 11 Victoria Crosses were awarded. 7 were to members of the 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot (2nd/24th), a record which stands to this day as the most ever received for a single action by one regiment. 4 others were also awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. From the British perspective this was a defensive action. There were c140 regular British Army soldiers, 11 colonial troops and 4 civilians facing an attacking enemy force of 3000-4000. British casualties were 17 killed & 15 wounded, and the enemy's were 351 killed (confirmed) & 500 wounded (estimated). Battle of Rorke's Drift
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Post by Iron Duke on Jun 29, 2018 13:34:05 GMT
From the British perspective this was a defensive action. There were c140 regular British Army soldiers, 11 colonial troops and 4 civilians facing an attacking enemy force of 3000-4000. British casualties were 17 killed & 15 wounded, and the enemy's were 351 killed (confirmed) & 500 wounded (estimated). Is it part of either the Boer or Anglo-Zulu Wars? Was it after major British defeat? Yes to both, but I'm afraid Air Chief Marshall Dowding has supplied the correct answer before I could respond.
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Post by Iron Duke on Jun 29, 2018 13:35:26 GMT
From the British perspective this was a defensive action. There were c140 regular British Army soldiers, 11 colonial troops and 4 civilians facing an attacking enemy force of 3000-4000. British casualties were 17 killed & 15 wounded, and the enemy's were 351 killed (confirmed) & 500 wounded (estimated). Battle of Rorke's Drift Correct, your turn. If anyone hasn't seen the movie Zulu, go watch it. Now!
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Post by Arya Stark on Jun 29, 2018 14:18:50 GMT
Correct, your turn. If anyone hasn't seen the movie Zulu, go watch it. Now! Here we go... I was born in 10 May 1890 in Munich I signed the Commissar Order (In which Soviet Political Commissars were to be shot) I signed the Commando Order (in which Allied soldiers and those such as Maquis and Partisans were to be shot) I was hanged on 16 October 1946
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Post by stoic on Jun 29, 2018 14:52:50 GMT
Correct, your turn. If anyone hasn't seen the movie Zulu, go watch it. Now! Here we go... I was born in 10 May 1890 in Munich I signed the Commissar Order (In which Soviet Political Commissars were to be shot) I signed the Commando Order (in which Allied soldiers and those such as Maquis and Partisans were to be shot) I was hanged on 16 October 1946 Not many generals were hanged after Nuremberg trial. My guess it is Jodl.
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Post by Arya Stark on Jun 29, 2018 15:04:29 GMT
Here we go... I was born in 10 May 1890 in Munich I signed the Commissar Order (In which Soviet Political Commissars were to be shot) I signed the Commando Order (in which Allied soldiers and those such as Maquis and Partisans were to be shot) I was hanged on 16 October 1946 Not many generals were hanged after Nuremberg trial. My guess it is Jodl. Correct! Your turn
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