The official AHF other eras quiz thread
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hi, Ironmachine,
very fast and correct, too (I expected nothing less from you )
James Hilton, author of the book "Lost Horizon" (1933), the place of the story being the Tibetian cloister of Shangri-La.
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very fast and correct, too (I expected nothing less from you )
James Hilton, author of the book "Lost Horizon" (1933), the place of the story being the Tibetian cloister of Shangri-La.
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Peace hath her victories no less renowned than War
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(John Milton, the poet, in a letter to the Lord General Cromwell, May 1652)
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A pair of commemorative medals (there were more) minted to commemorate a "victory" that never was:
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A famous British admiral was defeated by a one-eyed, one-armed, one-legged opponent.
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A previous victory by that same British admiral gave its name to a street in London.
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hi, Ironmachine
I should have known he was a Spaniard
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Edward Vernon, "Old Grog", victorious at Portobello >> Portobello RoadIronmachine wrote:A famous British admiral ...
Blas de Lezo y OlavarrietaIronmachine wrote:... a one-eyed, one-armed, one-legged opponent.
I should have known he was a Spaniard
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Yes, you got it. The "victory" that never was is Vernon's assault on Cartagena de Indias in 1741. During the early stage of the battle, when the British victory seemed certain, several different commemorative medals were minted in London to celebrate the capture of Cartagena. Unfortunately for Vernon, later the "victory" turned out to be a big defeat.
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Over to you, pb.
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hi, Ironmachine,
seems to me we have started a dialogue here
not too difficult ... a 24 year-old admiral and brother of the king ... was ?
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seems to me we have started a dialogue here
not too difficult ... a 24 year-old admiral and brother of the king ... was ?
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Don Juan de Austria (John of Austria)?
He was 24 years old at the time of Lepanto (though the year of his birth is not totally sure), but on the other hand he has been appointed as Captain General of the Sea when he was 21 (IIRC), and he was just half-brother of king Felipe II.
He was 24 years old at the time of Lepanto (though the year of his birth is not totally sure), but on the other hand he has been appointed as Captain General of the Sea when he was 21 (IIRC), and he was just half-brother of king Felipe II.
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hi, Ironmachine,
yes, and that was a special for you !
the ball´s back to you,
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yes, and that was a special for you !
the ball´s back to you,
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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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Thanks, pb.
Please identify this dry-docked warship: And you can be sure she is not a Spanish ship.
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Please identify this dry-docked warship: And you can be sure she is not a Spanish ship.
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hi, Ironmachine,
now, that´s a challenge ...
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now, that´s a challenge ...
No, I`m rather sure that she is Italian (at Venice ?)Ironmachine wrote: And you can be sure she is not a Spanish ship.
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No, she is not an Italian ship. Try another European country.
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hi,
I did ... although looking at the uniform, I hadn´t thought of the UK first ... http://www.cityofart.net/bship/polyphemus.html
a very good question !
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I did ... although looking at the uniform, I hadn´t thought of the UK first ... http://www.cityofart.net/bship/polyphemus.html
a very good question !
greetings, the pb
Peace hath her victories no less renowned than War
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(John Milton, the poet, in a letter to the Lord General Cromwell, May 1652)
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Yes, I went from one-eyed Blas de Lezo to one-eyed Polyphemus!
Over to you, pb.
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Over to you, pb.
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hi,
a male infant stood, alone, on the deck engulfed in flames ...
and someone made a poem about it, the title sounding like that of a US movie classic ...
what ship and which battle am I thinking of ?
greetings, the pb
a male infant stood, alone, on the deck engulfed in flames ...
and someone made a poem about it, the title sounding like that of a US movie classic ...
what ship and which battle am I thinking of ?
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)