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5000 people reenacted the battle of Waterloo...(Excellent Pictures)
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Posted on 06/23/2015 1:12:10 PM PDT by beaversmom
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5000 people reenacted the battle of Waterloo in front of 60 000 spectators for its 200th anniversary, making it the greatest war reconstitution of all time. It took place exactly where it happened in 1815. Pictures by Olivier Papegnies.
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TOPICS: History; Society
KEYWORDS: 1815; 18150618; napoleon; waterloo
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To: doorgunner69
It was about re-loading. You had to stand up to reload and you need to keep up those three rounds per minute or the frogs will overrun you.
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06/23/2015 2:41:49 PM PDT
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Little Ray
(How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
To: beaversmom
Way to go..
good on those evil white men remembering their evil white men’s history..
;)
To: Little Ray
Makes sense, never shot a muzzle loader.
To: GreyFriar
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06/23/2015 3:15:54 PM PDT
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Snowyman
To: MrEdd
“Who goofed> I’ve got to know!”
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06/23/2015 3:21:51 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Sirius Lee; All
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06/23/2015 3:32:48 PM PDT
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MrEdd
(Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
To: Snowyman
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06/23/2015 3:34:29 PM PDT
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GreyFriar
(Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
To: MrEdd
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06/23/2015 3:36:00 PM PDT
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Sirius Lee
(All that is required for evil to advance is for government to do "something")
To: Terry L Smith
I know this. The comment was directed toward the developments that made those uniforms and tactics obsolete.
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06/23/2015 3:57:57 PM PDT
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henkster
(Do I really need a sarcasm tag?)
To: KC_Lion
Thanks for the Ping ,KC.
Another “Close run thing”.
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06/23/2015 5:14:46 PM PDT
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moose07
(Islam and the New Stone age: A book i've not yet written.)
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