A monument that I have always found poignant is the Dying Lion in Lucerne, commemorating the Swiss troops who died (both in battle and after at the hands of the mob) when the Tuileries Palace was stormed during the French Revolution.
Posted on 04/23/2016 6:12:18 AM PDT by C19fan
The Eidgenossen matter. The who? What? Why? OK, let me back up. Two weeks ago, while talking about the Battle of Crecy I mentioned the concept of a Revolution in Military Affairs. At that time I gave a fairly simple definition. A better, or perhaps just more complete definition of a Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) might go like this: “A fundamental change in the practice of warfare
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To this day, the Pope is guarded by Swiss.
Won’t help much given that his holeyness imports his own personal Syrian “refugees”...
More peeps need to insist on being left alone.
Very interesting article, thanks!
I envy the Swiss. They stay behind their natural fortifications, they are all armed, and they don’t get involved in the affairs of others. Kinda what the Founding a Fathers were aiming for.,
Well Said!
the Swiss. They stay behind their natural fortifications, they are all armed, and they don’t get involved in the affairs of others.
That’s only because they are Lizard people who secretly
control the world through the use of mind sapping chocolate
and cheeze.
There’s a great Japanese movie (can’t remember the name) where a Japanese force armed with cavalry and spears and swords and bows comes up against another Japanese force armed with primitive firearms.
In the movie, during the battle, they keep the camera on the leaders of the force with the old weapons.
They can’t believe what they are seeing.
The battle ends and the camera pans over the slaughter caused by the firearms.
Kagemusha.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080979/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_16
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagemusha
“Now in full control of the Takeda army, Katsuyori leads the counter-offensive against Nobunaga, resulting in the Battle of Nagashino. Wave after wave of attacking Takeda cavalry and infantry are cut down by volleys of arquebus fire from Oda troops deployed behind wooden stockades, effectively eliminating Katsuyori’s army.”
A monument that I have always found poignant is the Dying Lion in Lucerne, commemorating the Swiss troops who died (both in battle and after at the hands of the mob) when the Tuileries Palace was stormed during the French Revolution.
So sick of the casual way in which vulgar terms are accepted in everyday discourse.
Yep.
Thanks.
They’re sitting up on the hill and slowly realize that they have lost and slaughtered their Soldiers because they weren’t up with the times.
Their chocolate and cheese are amazing. I remember skiing there when I was a kid. Big fluffy biscuits, hot cocoa, and hunks of cheese. Wow
I suspect you’re referring to “The Last Samurai.”
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