The official AHF other eras quiz thread
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I'm sorry, pb, but no.
Some hints:
1) Not a Mexican.
2) Not a Colonel.
Regards.
Some hints:
1) Not a Mexican.
2) Not a Colonel.
Regards.
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Re: The official AHF other eras quiz thread
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.
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Is Santiago Ramón y Cajal as Medical Captain in Cuban War of Independence 1874. Regards.
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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.
This portrait is in the Museo del Ejército in Toledo, Spain.
Over to you.
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Thanks,I pass the turn.
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Any volunteers?
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--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?
--What unusual achievement do Alexander the Great, Scipio Africanus, the Duke of Marlborough and Major General George H. Thomas have in common?
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hi, Galahad,
two weeks later ... a little hint ?
greetings, the pb
two weeks later ... a little hint ?
greetings, the pb
Peace hath her victories no less renowned than War
(John Milton, the poet, in a letter to the Lord General Cromwell, May 1652)
(John Milton, the poet, in a letter to the Lord General Cromwell, May 1652)
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--A hint. The answer is something that they each did, which puts them among the very few commanders to ever achieve this distinction.
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--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.
--None of the commanders mentioned ever lost a battle.
--The floor is open to whomever wishes to pose a question.
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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?
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?
"Air superiority is a condition for all operations, at sea, in land, and in the air." - Air Marshal Arthur Tedder.
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hi,
greetings, the pb
apparently not ...Galahad wrote:--the answer, which same I thought would be obvious to those with a good knowledge of the subject of Military History.
greetings, the pb
Peace hath her victories no less renowned than War
(John Milton, the poet, in a letter to the Lord General Cromwell, May 1652)
(John Milton, the poet, in a letter to the Lord General Cromwell, May 1652)
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I think we need a hint.Graham Clayton wrote: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?
If no hint is posted within the next few days, the quiz is open for anyone to post a new question.
/Marcus
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Marcus,Marcus Wendel wrote:I think we need a hint.Graham Clayton wrote: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?
If no hint is posted within the next few days, the quiz is open for anyone to post a new question.
/Marcus
Open the board to another question - I have forgotten and/or misplaced the answer to the question!
"Air superiority is a condition for all operations, at sea, in land, and in the air." - Air Marshal Arthur Tedder.
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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?
Who were the only brothers to die in the war who were generals on both the Union and Confederate sides?
"Air superiority is a condition for all operations, at sea, in land, and in the air." - Air Marshal Arthur Tedder.