Kosovo 2000-Troop O Gp-item under 'other business' from Tp Comd -

"The Chief of Staff mentioned at the Commander's bird table that some British soldiers have been driving past the French camp near Mitrovica, waving 2 fingers and shouting "Agincourt" very loudly-while the Brigadier privately thinks this if fckuing hilarious, he really thinks we should stop it".

Obviously the practice ceased forthwith.......

Can´t believe I missed this but.....

The Oriflamme. It apparently means "no quarter given". Does this mean the victorious side has to find their own lodgings?

The b4stards, you complete a good few hours frog bashing and then you have to find your own hotel!!!

Cry Havok, and let slip the frogs that bore!

If they don't like it maybe they should grow a pair and organise the rematch on Sky Boxoffice for the world to see!

The privilege of winning a war is that you get the opportunity to re-write history if you want to.

That's why our immediate continental neighbours haven't been able to since 1066.

Originally Posted by Infury8r

The privilege of winning a war is that you get the opportunity to re-write history if you want to.

That's why our immediate continental neighbours haven't been able to since 1066.

I think that our continental neighbours have won a few battles and wars since then. Just not on British soil.

Originally Posted by Perturbed

Originally Posted by Infury8r

The privilege of winning a war is that you get the opportunity to re-write history if you want to.

That's why our immediate continental neighbours haven't been able to since 1066.

I think that our continental neighbours have won a few battles and wars since then. Just not on British soil.

Which?

What do they plan to do, jail their coffins with a life sentence? :L

Does this means we can now sue the Danes/Norwegians for their great, great, great, great, great, great,great,great,great,great,great,great Grandads invading the Uk and knobling my great x10 granny?

All pretty old hat - hardly a new debate!

See John Keegan's "The Face Of Battle" (1976) [ISBN - 0 1400.4897 9]: excellent analysis of Agincourt, and pp 108-112 of the Penguin paperback ed deal comprehensively with the killing of the prisoners.

Can't see what all the fuss is about - done & dusted years ago, & quite ridiculous to present it as some new take on the battle!

Was on a SLE deployment to Kosovo with the Green Jackets, really dull, no real work, just a show of force. The NATO Commander in Kososvo, who was a French General, was coming down for a bit of a dog and pony show; CO of the RGJ at the end of his O Group turned to his RSM offline and suggested that they use the occaision to promote those Rifleman newly selected for promotion.

The RSM who was, by all accounts, a thoroughly decent and well respected individual, both personally and professionally, then turned to the CO and and replied something along the lines of:

"Sir, the best part of our Regimental history is based on the the fact that our forefathers were exceptionally good at killing the French, so do you really think that anyone would be happy being promoted by a f***ing frenchman, General or not? They would rather receive their tapes from their CO, Sir"

CO - " Umm, excellent point RSM. I know you know the men, can we arrange that parade for tomorrow morning?"

RSM - "Of course Sir"

Alright, I admit it doesn't look quite as funny when you put it in print, but at the time I thought it was priceless!!