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Old 03-13-2008, 13:09 PM   #186 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by retaxis View Post
Shall i quote you on the hundreds of battles the mongols won against superior opponents?
Which means nothing. Each battle is won on its own merits.

Shall you realize that Kitboga's own arrogance caused his downfall?

"Kitbuka(Kitboga) was in the Bekaa Valley when he learned that the Mamluks had gone into Syria. He considered a retreat but ultimately decided to meet them." --'Warriors of the Steppe", by Hildinger, p163.
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