long live the cavalry!"At this crucial juncture, Uxbridge ordered his two brigades of British heavy cavalry, formed unseen behind the ridge, to charge in support of the hard-...
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26 Nov 2010 07:58:23AM @lord-myron-de-verne:
Hurray! Bravo, Walter! Enough with dresses! masked balls! tea parties! We need action! blood on the walls!Come on, Royal Courts Men, let's rally around the flag of Testoterone!!!!(- Please, Myron, cool down and drop this bottle of Cognac...)
26 Nov 2010 08:03:42AM @lord-myron-de-verne:
A curious thing: we, in France give public places the name of military victories, like Place de Fontenoy, or Austerlitz station...The English, who do nothing like the others, give them names of defeats, like Waterloo station, for instance...
26 Nov 2010 08:20:32AM @captain-sir-walter-gedenspire:
my Lord Myron!Ahem!I am amazed that you unaware that Waterloo was a famous Prussian victory.
26 Nov 2010 05:03:09PM @captain-sir-walter-gedenspire:
my dearest twin!I am shocked and appalled that you would reveal here matters that were told to you in strictest confidence!I shall now state unequivocally that I was severely wounded in the eye in the service of my country and that I have been forced to wear an eye patch to save the ladies from the sight of this horrible disfigurement.Also, my nerves are so steady that on the morning of battle I have been known to catch forty winks, don't you know.On occasion, as at Waterloo, I actually slept through most of the battle until the dastardly French commenced beating drums and lobbing shells in my immediate vicinity.Naturally, I roused myself and took a decisive part in turning the tide and beating back the last attack of the Old Guard.It is due to my innate modesty that I never crave medals or citations and prefer to conduct myself heroically in obscurity.Hope this explains matters!Huzzah!
Hurray! Bravo, Walter! Enough with dresses! masked balls! tea parties! We need action! blood on the walls!Come on, Royal Courts Men, let's rally around the flag of Testoterone!!!!(- Please, Myron, cool down and drop this bottle of Cognac...)
A curious thing: we, in France give public places the name of military victories, like Place de Fontenoy, or Austerlitz station...The English, who do nothing like the others, give them names of defeats, like Waterloo station, for instance...
my Lord Myron!Ahem!I am amazed that you unaware that Waterloo was a famous Prussian victory.
my dearest twin!I am shocked and appalled that you would reveal here matters that were told to you in strictest confidence!I shall now state unequivocally that I was severely wounded in the eye in the service of my country and that I have been forced to wear an eye patch to save the ladies from the sight of this horrible disfigurement.Also, my nerves are so steady that on the morning of battle I have been known to catch forty winks, don't you know.On occasion, as at Waterloo, I actually slept through most of the battle until the dastardly French commenced beating drums and lobbing shells in my immediate vicinity.Naturally, I roused myself and took a decisive part in turning the tide and beating back the last attack of the Old Guard.It is due to my innate modesty that I never crave medals or citations and prefer to conduct myself heroically in obscurity.Hope this explains matters!Huzzah!