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To: Stoat

The Waterloo battlefield is just south of Brussels..... some British patriots should go there and hold a symbolic burial of British sovereignty, for the nation which led the victory at Waterloo* might as well now be interred there. The nation of Marlborough, Nelson, Wellington, and Churchill has now willingly subjected itself to rule from the continent of Europe..... British sovereignty is no more.

* Little known factoid: only around 25% of the troops commanded by Wellington at Waterloo were actually from the British Isles..... another 25% were from what is now the Netherlands and Belgium and close to 50% were from various Germanic allies. Then of course there were the Prussians in their own army which matched the size of Wellington’s, so the British actually only comprised about 12-13% of the victorious troops that day.


11 posted on 01/21/2008 9:20:38 PM PST by Enchante (Democrat terror-fighting motto: "BLEAT - CHEAT - RETREAT - DEFEAT - REPEAT")
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To: Enchante
And the Prussians ONLY got there in nick of time. However, you've spoken well to mention the mix of Britain's order of battle at Waterloo. And, you're quite right, those are little known facts for those who aren't students of that battle.

FReegards!

16 posted on 01/21/2008 9:46:49 PM PST by SAJ
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