The official AHF other eras quiz thread

[Ironmachine]

I'm sorry, pb, but no.
Some hints:
1) Not a Mexican.
2) Not a Colonel.
Regards.

[Ironmachine]

New hint: During his military career, he participated in two wars, one in Europe and one in America. But he is not remembered for his military record.

[von thoma]

Is Santiago Ramón y Cajal as Medical Captain in Cuban War of Independence 1874. Regards.

[Ironmachine]

Yes, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1906.
This portrait is in the Museo del Ejército in Toledo, Spain.
Over to you.

[von thoma]

Thanks,I pass the turn.

[Ironmachine]

Any volunteers?

[Galahad]

--Let's toss a fairly simple one out and see if anyone bites.

--What unusual achievement do Alexander the Great, Scipio Africanus, the Duke of Marlborough and Major General George H. Thomas have in common?

[Polar bear]

hi, Galahad,

two weeks later ... a little hint ?

greetings, the pb

[Galahad]

--A hint. The answer is something that they each did, which puts them among the very few commanders to ever achieve this distinction.

[Galahad]

--After three weeks with no one even venturing a guess, I suppose it's time to give the answer, which same I thought would be obvious to those with a good knowledge of the subject of Military History.

--None of the commanders mentioned ever lost a battle.

--The floor is open to whomever wishes to pose a question.

[Graham Clayton]

I'll post a US Civil War question to get the quiz moving.

Which Confederate captain was captured by the Union, then joined the Union forces as a private, before regaining his former rank as a Union cavalry officer?

[Polar bear]

hi,

--the answer, which same I thought would be obvious to those with a good knowledge of the subject of Military History.

apparently not ...

greetings, the pb

[Marcus Wendel]

I'll post a US Civil War question to get the quiz moving.

Which Confederate captain was captured by the Union, then joined the Union forces as a private, before regaining his former rank as a Union cavalry officer?

I think we need a hint.

If no hint is posted within the next few days, the quiz is open for anyone to post a new question.

/Marcus

[Graham Clayton]

I'll post a US Civil War question to get the quiz moving.

Which Confederate captain was captured by the Union, then joined the Union forces as a private, before regaining his former rank as a Union cavalry officer?

I think we need a hint.

If no hint is posted within the next few days, the quiz is open for anyone to post a new question.

/Marcus

Marcus,
Open the board to another question - I have forgotten and/or misplaced the answer to the question!

[Graham Clayton]

Here is another US Civil War question (and this time I have kept the answer!)

Who were the only brothers to die in the war who were generals on both the Union and Confederate sides?