Bayonet Brits kill 35 rebels (Brits Go Hand To Hand 5 to 1)

The Sun ^ | 5-19-04

[My Favorite Headache]

OUTNUMBERED British soldiers killed 35 Iraqi attackers in the Army’s first bayonet charge since the Falklands War 22 years ago. The fearless Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders stormed rebel positions after being ambushed and pinned down.

Despite being outnumbered five to one, they suffered only three minor wounds in the hand-to-hand fighting near the city of Amara.

The battle erupted after Land Rovers carrying 20 Argylls came under attack on a highway.

After radioing for back-up, they fixed bayonets and charged at 100 rebels using tactics learned in drills.

Charge ... tactics from drills

When the fighting ended bodies lay all over the highway — and more were floating in a nearby river. Nine rebels were captured.

An Army spokesman said: “This was an intense engagement.”

The last bayonet charge was by the Scots Guards and the Paras against Argentinian positions.

[Conservomax]

Holy $hit!!!!!

Any word on Brit casulties? Those insurgents must've $hit themselves before they were gutted.

[54-46 Was My Number]

God bless these British sons-a-bitches.

[Conservomax]

D'oh - 3 minor casulties - whoops.

I like them numbers.

[arthurus]

But then there is also Gallipoli, one of the most expensive stupidities in WWI.

[blasater1960]

Go Bravehearts!

I might even try some Haggis in their honor! I will for sure have a quaich of Dalwhynnie Scotch....

[Blue Scourge]

HOOOAHHH

[arthurus]

Somebody's got to collect these war stories and put them together in one forum or website or something.

[colorado tanker]

A Joshua Chamberlain moment. Outstanding!

[wardaddy]

women's panties placed over their heads

I've done that...like a scalp sort of...or a trophy.

[happygrl]

Never mess with a Scot Highlander.

Ever.

[R. Scott]

Our thoughts exactly.

[LTCJ]

Sans Peur

[R. Scott]

They are emotionally still stone age people.

No, they are tribal people, with all the worst that goes with it.

[arthurus]

The two are not incompatible.

[Saundra Duffy]

“This was an intense engagement.”

That is an understatement of Biblical proportions.

[R. Scott]

Most of WW I tactics were “expensive stupidities” - fighting a 20th Century war with Napoleonic tactics. No one seemed to learn from our own War between the States, and most of the European Powers had observers.

[Joee]

Wonder if the Brits got their issue of Rum, before or after the affair?

[R. Scott]

I might have scones with my oatmeal, but Haggis? Never!

[Grampa Dave]

Post any pictures you might have, and then we can blame FR for abusing you!:)

[Jack of Diamonds]

Ahemmm. The 42nd of the Black Watch are the "Ladies from Hell"

Heaven help the man who hears the pipes that was not born in Scotland