OK to give our American chums a chance, who is this and what did he have two of ? Thomas Custer, he had two brothers killed at the Little Big Horn. He also had two Medals of Honor. Oh...and I know who John Chard was, I just didn't hit the site in time to answer it. So there.
Thomas Custer, he had two brothers killed at the Little Big Horn. He also had two Medals of Honor. And bother George was armed with a Webley. Too bad he didn't have a Colt.
Correct. Not a quiz question but was Tom Custer the first person to be awarded 2 MoH ? Over to you Jeff.
This picture shows the site of a battle in North America in the early 19th century. One of the soldiers in that battle, a lieutenant, was wounded in the upper thigh as he dismounted a breastwork that his unit was assaulting. Several years after the war, the lieutenant became a leading figure in a war with Mexico. Name the pictured battlefield and the lieutenant. http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/attachments/quiz-area/91588d1348612698-general-military-history-quiz-river-jpg
Correct. Not a quiz question but was Tom Custer the first person to be awarded 2 MoH ? Over to you Jeff. Looks like it, by 3 weeks. John Cooper was the second to earn two MoHs.
I'm off to bed soon so I'll open it up to everyone else. First person to post a question is the one we'll go for next. nite nite.
Who was the British office who violated Queen Victoria's declaration of neutrality during the American Civil War during a serious diplomatic incident. Dave
