The official AHF other eras quiz thread

[Polar bear]

hi, Waleed,

indeed, to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Theron

hilsen, Isbjoern

[Waleed Y. Majeed]

Yep!

The 2011 UCI road world championship (these days in Copenhagen) would have been the next clue


waleed

[Polar bear]

hi, Waleed, thanks

next Q ... a non-heroic memorial ... what for ?

greetings, the pb

[Polar bear]

hi,

after seven days without response, the first hint ...

it´s in a forest ... the fight in the ...-forest, a decisive part of a famous battle, was celebrated as an epic of Prussian courage ...

greetings, the pb

[Ironmachine]

This memorial, dedicated to the fallen soldiers of the 8th Jäger Battalion, is in the Svíb forest, place of the decisive fight during the battle of Königgrätz, in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866.

[Polar bear]

hello, Ironmachine,

again, exactly so !

please, carry on ...

greetings, the pb

[Ironmachine]

Thanks, pb.
A monastery built to celebrate a victory (and "divine help" in the battle). Which battle?

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[Polar bear]

hi, Ironmachine,

Battle of Aljubarrota, see http://www.sacred-destinations.com/port ... -monastery

greetings, the pb

[Ironmachine]

Quick and right, pb!
Over to you again.
Regards.

[Polar bear]

hi, Ironmachine,

another battle: Germans against Danes ! where and when ?

greetings, the pb

[Waleed Y. Majeed]

"Germans against Danes" ...and Germans alongside Danes.
Lutter am Barenberge, 1626.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lutter

And yes! Before you rub it in... we lost


waleed

[Polar bear]

hi, Waleed,

I suspected from the moment I wrote the question that you would be the "winner" ...

over to Aarhus ...

hilsen, Isbjoern

[Waleed Y. Majeed]

Thanks

I did have a slight advantage

Next: A Royal Navy painter is the man behind this battle scene!

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Which battle is it and who is the painter.
One hint: He's not a Dane


waleed

[Ironmachine]

The Battle of Copenhagen, 1807 by Nicholas Pocock.

[Polar bear]

hi, Ironmachine,

No, Sir ! This is a picture of the (first) battle of Copenhagen in 1801 (!), see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Copenhagen

with Horatio Nelson (still alive) as second in command to Adm Hyde Parker ...

This was the occasion where he, on the report of a return command by Parker, said to his Flag Captain "I have only one eye - I have the right to be blind sometimes" - and continued and won the battle.

greetings, the pb