Posted on 04/25/2015 9:39:10 AM PDT by DeaconBenjamin
With the 200th anniversary of the famous Battle of Waterloo just two months away a survey in Britain has revealed that most ofthe public know little about it and some even think it's just an Abba song, while many thought the French actually won.
A survey of Britons published in the build-up to the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo found three-quarters knew little or nothing about it -- while many thought France won.
The poll of 2,070 people for the National Army Museum found 73 percent either knew nothing or next to nothing about the battle, one of the most important in the nation's history.
When asked what came to mind when Waterloo was mentioned, 54 percent of people aged 18 to 24 said the London railway station named after the battle, while 46 percent cited the Eurovision-winning song by Swedish pop group ABBA.
The Battle of Waterloo, fought outside Brussels in 1815, saw the Duke of Wellington lead the British and allied forces to a final, decisive victory over French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.
But the survey found only 53 percent knew Wellington commanded the British troops.
The other 47 percent thought it could have been 16th-century navigator Francis Drake, Britain's World War II prime minister Winston Churchill, King Arthur, who ruled in the fifth century, and even the wizard Albus Dumbledore from the "Harry Potter" books.
Fourteen percent thought Napoleon actually won.
"Despite the Battle of Waterloo being an iconic moment in British history, UK public awareness is dramatically low," said Janice Murray, director-general of the National Army Museum.
Totally in agreement. I’d love to buy you dinner and chew over these events. Where are you located? PM me if you’re in Oregon or California.
The Brits have been brain-washed by their liberal leaders and Islam.
When asked who in his opinion was the greatest general of his day, The Duke of Wellington replied:
“In this age, in past ages, in any age, Napoleon”
This is a very sad story. I wonder about the state of education today, and how our young people learn, from stories such as you told here.
So there are kids today who don’t believe about the Holocaust. What the heck kind of world are we living in?
I recommend The Campaigns of Napoleon by Jeff Chandler.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/389341.The_Campaigns_of_Napoleon
I once read it alongside/concurrently with the West Point Atlas for the Wars of Napoleon. Chandler’s narrative is great, but the maps in the West Point text are much superior, and I like maps.
http://www.amazon.com/Point-Napoleon-Military-History-Series/dp/0757001556
LOL, great!
Always thought Frida was the hotter of the two, but her hair there was ridiculous.
The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J3gX47rHGg
*NEIGH*
Ouch.
And very true. Or Indonesian. But certainly not culturally an American.
Walking Back to Waterloo by The Bee Gees, from the Trafalgar album. Before they went disco.
https://youtu.be/F8QpGS9i91c
I had forgotten about “Young Frankenstein” I never did quite get that particular joke.
I think “Blucher” in German means “Glue”
Nana’s little hand in the air
I’ve been to both Gettysburg and Ft Sumter..
I know that if it wasn’t for the presence of American soldiers, sailors and marines in the Pacific my birth country of New Zealand would have been invaded and taken over by the Japanese..
The Bulge refers to the Maginot Line..
Jimmy Doolittle was later court-martialed..
16th-century navigator Francis Drake,
Drake was Elizabeth’s “sea-dog” and beat the Spanish Armada in 1588...
He sailed into San Francisco Bay and charted it on his around the world voyage...
Wot?! Of course oi’ve got wa’er in me loo! That’s ‘ow it works!!
No that’s Nickajack Lake..
Relevance dear cabbie, relevance...
“my children”.
That’s where the word Infantry comes from.
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