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  • Acre and Ashkelon are two separate places. Mihais, all yours
    Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

    Abusing Yellow is meant to be a labor of love, not something you sell to the highest bidder.

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    • By the way, according to Wikipedia it was Shalmaneser V, not III
      Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

      Abusing Yellow is meant to be a labor of love, not something you sell to the highest bidder.

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      • Some 200 years ago the French Army nicknamed them grasshopers.Who are they?
        Those who know don't speak
        He said to them, "But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one. Luke 22:36

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        • some English light infantry.
          J'ai en marre.

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          • 3 Pounder light gun
            Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

            Abusing Yellow is meant to be a labor of love, not something you sell to the highest bidder.

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            • 1979,''some'' is not good enough.
              Those who know don't speak
              He said to them, "But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one. Luke 22:36

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              • je ne sais pas
                I cant recall,
                all I know is that they wore green ( greenish ) .
                J'ai en marre.

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                • Light Division of the 95th Rifle Brigade

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                  • Hmm,IIRC the Rifles were a part of the Light div. not viceversa.But anyway its the 95th Rifle Reg. Your call Sir.
                    Those who know don't speak
                    He said to them, "But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one. Luke 22:36

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                    • Originally posted by 1979 View Post
                      je ne sais pas
                      I cant recall,
                      all I know is that they wore green ( greenish ) .
                      They did and they were quite unusual at the time,although not alone.The Prussians(who else) also experimented with the same concepts and the result was very unpleasant for Napoleon.
                      Those who know don't speak
                      He said to them, "But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one. Luke 22:36

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                      • Originally posted by Mihais View Post
                        Hmm,IIRC the Rifles were a part of the Light div. not viceversa.But anyway its the 95th Rifle Reg. Your call Sir.
                        Thank you kind Sir.


                        Q. In what U.S. city was the U.S. Marines formed? This year and date, in November, gives extra kudos ;)

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                        • Philadelphia, November 10th, 1775
                          No such thing as a good tax - Churchill

                          To make mistakes is human. To blame someone else for your mistake, is strategic.

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                          • Originally posted by Doktor View Post
                            Philadelphia, November 10th, 1775


                            At Tun's Tavern.

                            Follow On: What was their first battle.
                            “Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
                            Mark Twain

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                            • 1 March 1776, New Providence Island in the Bahamas
                              Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

                              Abusing Yellow is meant to be a labor of love, not something you sell to the highest bidder.

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                              • First ever:
                                1776 - Fort Nassau in the Bahamas led by Captain Samuel Nicholas

                                First abroad:
                                1805 - Battle of Derna led by Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon

                                Google does wonders these days ;)
                                No such thing as a good tax - Churchill

                                To make mistakes is human. To blame someone else for your mistake, is strategic.

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