Old 13-06-2008, 11:39
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Question Battles!

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1. Scenes from which battle were the first to appear on a British commemorative postage stamp? - Battle of Britain - Kels97

2. Which was the final battle in the Wars of the Roses? - The Battle of Bosworth Field - poppy

3. Which was the last battle to take place on English soil? - Sedgemoor - poppy

4. The last British monarch to lead his troops into battle was George II at the battle of Dettingen. In which war did this battle take place? - The War of the Austrian Succession - emmylou

5. At which battle is it said that Nelson deliberately put his telescope to his blind eye so as to ignore an order to withdraw? - The Battle of Copenhagen - Kels97

6. Name either of the two tribes that combined to defeat General Custer's forces at the Battle of Little Big Horn? - Soiux or Cheyenne - jaysay

7. Who led the victorious armies at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314? - Robert the Bruce - jaysay

8. During which battle did the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade take place? - Battle of Balaclava - Von

9. Who led the victorious forces at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356? - Edward, The Black Prince - poppy

10. Which battle was the title of a UK number 2 hit for Lonnie Donegan in 1959? - The Battle of New Orleans - emmylou

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Old 17-06-2008, 00:36
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Default Re: Battles!

9, the black prince, I think he was Edward
did I get number three wrong?
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Old 18-06-2008, 17:24
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No, you must of posted when I had no internet. Sorry.
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Old 18-06-2008, 17:40
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That's killed it then?
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