It's now the 3rd September, we dont know if anyone was correct or not. Let's forget it & get on with another question. If noone gets it within 24 hours we move on .
Okay, an easy one! During one of the battles of the 100 years War, the French fought with a contingent of Scots against an Army of English and Gascons. Who was the commander of the Scots?
Would that be the Bonny Prince Charlie, also known as Cee to his friends? Nothing like making a fool of yourself in public. I was only off by 300 years ...
Would that be the Bonny Prince Charlie, also known as Cee to his friends? Not who I am looking for "C"!
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan John Stewart, Earl of Buchan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not the answer I was looking for however I omitted to nominate the 14th century. I was looking at the Battle of Poitiers (1356) which included an army of Gascons. The Scottich commander being Sir William Douglas. William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Your question!
OK thanks for being kind & letting me have it. I should have read your question more closely . Picture question. Who is that holding the bird & what his connection to the chaps on horses from a film ?
Is it Alexander Godley, who was responsible for ordering the Australian Light Horses' bayonet charge at The Nek, Gallipolli, as depicted in the film of the same name?
To redeem myself that would be Richard Meinertzhagen holding a Kori Bustard in 1915. According to him he "let a haversack containing false British battle plans fall into Ottoman military hands, thereby bringing about the British victory in the Battle of Beersheba and Gaza." in 1917. All of which is later shown in the 1987 movie The Lighthorsemen which I'm sure they get wrong in one way or another. Richard Meinertzhagen - Wikipedia Apologies to Za Rondinu in advance for the wrong use of quotation marks ...
Easy peasy. The name of a crusade conducted in southern France and the religious group they wished to eradicate for nefarious reasons. A date would be a dead giveaway.
Albigensian/Cathar Crusade 1209-1255, Pope Innocent III's attempt to eleminate the Cathars in Languedoc?
Albigensian/Cathar Crusade 1209-1255, Pope Innocent III's attempt to eleminate the Cathars in Languedoc? Right on Charlie and over to you.
What quote by what general is thought to have given birth to the idea of light infantry/skirmishers, and a move away from the massed formations of the western armies?
Sorry, guys. I've been busy elsewhere. I can give the answer, or another clue. It's up to you, no problems either way.
Hopefully when the question from Charlie has concluded, he will allow you to go back to your question and complete it with another clue or answer. Charlie might hand out a clue to his question.
OK the General in question was mortally wounded when he made the quote and was borne from the field of battle by George Waashington.
