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Post by montegriffo on Mar 27, 2024 23:34:20 GMT
Napoleon no longer had some of his best officers and didn't have the command structure he was used to. This meant he was less able to control the battle through discipline and manoeuvre as he had in his great victories. He may have had large numbers of well armed soldiers but he no longer had a great army. Agreed. Though you should read up about his battles against the British in Portugal. He was good but Wellington was better. I know even less about Wellington. His strengths were in logistics and the welfare of his men as much as his battlefield tactics. More of a strategist than a tactician maybe? Perhaps similar to Montgomery in that sense. Monty never liked to engage unless he had 3 times the force of his enemy. |
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Post by Zany on Apr 1, 2024 18:33:24 GMT
Spears require a high degree of co-ordination and disciplined formation. They are pretty damn effective in formation. However, once the formation breaks up, you would want every spearman to be a swordsman. Also spear formations are a counter to cavalry - swords, not so much The square was totally effective against cavalry. The front row fix bayonets and kneel with the muskets planted butt in the soil. The next two rows load and fire, load and fire, always at the horses. They make bigger targets, you can stampede them and a cavalry man without his horse is meaningless. |
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Post by Zany on Apr 1, 2024 18:35:56 GMT
Agreed. Though you should read up about his battles against the British in Portugal. He was good but Wellington was better. I know even less about Wellington. His strengths were in logistics and the welfare of his men as much as his battlefield tactics. More of a strategist than a tactician maybe? Perhaps similar to Montgomery in that sense. Monty never liked to engage unless he had 3 times the force of his enemy. Agreed. Wellington saw the whole picture, everything from thinking the rum ration was important to making stealing from the natives a hanging offence. Napoleons men loved him. Wellingtons men trusted him. |
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Post by Red Rackham on Apr 6, 2024 15:04:01 GMT
Why is it multiculturism is the problem? Well in reality there's no such thing as multiculturalism, it's word invented to hide the fact that many areas of our towns and cities, particularly areas of Birmingham and London, are now plagued by black gangs hence the rapid rise in knife/gun crime. 20 years ago black gang violence in London became such a problem that the Met police were forced to set up Op Trident link an operation specifically designed to combat black gang violence, which only became a problem after we had 'multiculturalism' forced upon us. |
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Post by Zany on Apr 6, 2024 15:23:13 GMT
Why is it multiculturism is the problem? Well in reality there's no such thing as multiculturalism, it's word invented to hide the fact that many areas of our towns and cities, particularly areas of Birmingham and London, are now plagued by black gangs hence the rapid rise in knife/gun crime. 20 years ago black gang violence in London became such a problem that the Met police were forced to set up Op Trident link an operation specifically designed to combat black gang violence, which only became a problem after we had 'multiculturalism' forced upon us. Its interesting, I wonder why carrying knives is such a major issue in black communities. I think it would be foolish to say its not so, but I think we ought to try and understand why its the case. Rather than say its because they are black. |
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Post by Red Rackham on Apr 6, 2024 16:02:31 GMT
Well in reality there's no such thing as multiculturalism, it's word invented to hide the fact that many areas of our towns and cities, particularly areas of Birmingham and London, are now plagued by black gangs hence the rapid rise in knife/gun crime. 20 years ago black gang violence in London became such a problem that the Met police were forced to set up Op Trident link an operation specifically designed to combat black gang violence, which only became a problem after we had 'multiculturalism' forced upon us. Its interesting, I wonder why carrying knives is such a major issue in black communities. I think it would be foolish to say its not so, but I think we ought to try and understand why its the case. Rather than say its because they are black. Although I accept the Met would not publicly say so today, perish the thought they should offend anyone, 20 years ago they were quite open and upfront about the reasons for the rapid rise in knife/gun crime in London. They put it down to black gang culture. Criminal gangs have been a part of the landscape for... ever probably, I'm reminded of those nice boys Ronnie & Reg. But gangs of youths stabbing and indeed shooting people on such a scale as we see today was never seen before multiculturalism was forced upon us. And the reason the ethnicity of offenders is no longer recorded is because the offenders as well as the victims are in most cases, black. Why? Well if you're a lefty you will say black youths are more inclined to become involved in gangs because they come from deprived backgrounds. To which my response is, bollox, that is nothing more than a convenient excuse. If everyone from a deprived background were pre predisposed to become gang members then half the country would be gang members, clearly that is not the case. The fact is, and in spite of political correctness it is a fact, the vast majority of knife crime is carried out by black youths. Which brings us neatly back to the question: Why are black youths so massively overrepresented in gang related offences, street robbery offences and knife crime offences? |
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Post by Zany on Apr 6, 2024 16:15:53 GMT
Its interesting, I wonder why carrying knives is such a major issue in black communities. I think it would be foolish to say its not so, but I think we ought to try and understand why its the case. Rather than say its because they are black. Although I accept the Met would not publicly say so today, perish the thought they should offend anyone, 20 years ago they were quite open and upfront about the reasons for the rapid rise in knife/gun crime in London. They put it down to black gang culture. Criminal gangs have been a part of the landscape for... ever probably, I'm reminded of those nice boys Ronnie & Reg. But gangs of youths stabbing and indeed shooting people on such a scale as we see today was never seen before multiculturalism was forced upon us. And the reason the ethnicity of offenders is no longer recorded is because the offenders as well as the victims are in most cases, black. Why? Well if you're a lefty you will say black youths are more inclined to become involved in gangs because they come from deprived backgrounds. To which my response is, bollox, that is nothing more than a convenient excuse. If everyone from a deprived background were pre predisposed to become gang members then half the country would be gang members, clearly that is not the case. The fact is, and in spite of political correctness it is a fact, the vast majority of knife crime is carried out by black youths. Which brings us neatly back to the question: Why are black youths so massively overrepresented in gang related offences, street robbery offences and knife crime offences?And the answer is? |
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Post by Red Rackham on Apr 6, 2024 16:30:03 GMT
Although I accept the Met would not publicly say so today, perish the thought they should offend anyone, 20 years ago they were quite open and upfront about the reasons for the rapid rise in knife/gun crime in London. They put it down to black gang culture. Criminal gangs have been a part of the landscape for... ever probably, I'm reminded of those nice boys Ronnie & Reg. But gangs of youths stabbing and indeed shooting people on such a scale as we see today was never seen before multiculturalism was forced upon us. And the reason the ethnicity of offenders is no longer recorded is because the offenders as well as the victims are in most cases, black. Why? Well if you're a lefty you will say black youths are more inclined to become involved in gangs because they come from deprived backgrounds. To which my response is, bollox, that is nothing more than a convenient excuse. If everyone from a deprived background were pre predisposed to become gang members then half the country would be gang members, clearly that is not the case. The fact is, and in spite of political correctness it is a fact, the vast majority of knife crime is carried out by black youths. Which brings us neatly back to the question: Why are black youths so massively overrepresented in gang related offences, street robbery offences and knife crime offences?And the answer is? As Denzel Washington said; where are the fathers. |
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Post by Zany on Apr 6, 2024 16:58:47 GMT
As Denzel Washington said; where are the fathers. Who knows. And if the children are abandoned by their fathers what should we do to help? What would you do if white child was abandoned by their father? |
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Post by Red Rackham on Apr 6, 2024 19:06:53 GMT
As Denzel Washington said; where are the fathers. Who knows. And if the children are abandoned by their fathers what should we do to help? What would you do if white child was abandoned by their father? Been there, my dad died when I was four, my little brother was two and mum was pregnant with my sister, you have no idea. In spite of everything mum was up against she worked hard to bring us up as decent and polite kids, which included the occasional and it must be said well deserved good hiding. And we were decent and honest kids, until we went in the army lol. She always said the army ruined us, bless her. |
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Post by Zany on Apr 6, 2024 19:53:28 GMT
Who knows. And if the children are abandoned by their fathers what should we do to help? What would you do if white child was abandoned by their father? Been there, my dad died when I was four, my little brother was two and mum was pregnant with my sister, you have no idea. In spite of everything mum was up against she worked hard to bring us up as decent and polite kids, which included the occasional and it must be said well deserved good hiding. And we were decent and honest kids, until we went in the army lol. She always said the army ruined us, bless her. In a way I can out do you. My dad didn't die, he just went on being a bastard until I finally escaped aged 17. My mum is a sociopath who was in and out of mental hospital all through my childhood. Anyway, I will always have a soft spot for you Red because I knew this story of you. As for the army spoiling you, yes I agree with your mum. The two ex squaddies I know are both very cynical and I wonder if meeting the worst of people in your job causes this. |
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Post by Orac on Apr 7, 2024 7:04:00 GMT
As Denzel Washington said; where are the fathers. Sadly, the US black family unit (something that had formed organically as a social institution) was one of the early casualties of the meddlers. It's not the only cause, but it is something that is noticeable |
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Post by Red Rackham on Apr 7, 2024 11:39:40 GMT
Been there, my dad died when I was four, my little brother was two and mum was pregnant with my sister, you have no idea. In spite of everything mum was up against she worked hard to bring us up as decent and polite kids, which included the occasional and it must be said well deserved good hiding. And we were decent and honest kids, until we went in the army lol. She always said the army ruined us, bless her. In a way I can out do you. My dad didn't die, he just went on being a bastard until I finally escaped aged 17. My mum is a sociopath who was in and out of mental hospital all through my childhood. Anyway, I will always have a soft spot for you Red because I knew this story of you. As for the army spoiling you, yes I agree with your mum. The two ex squaddies I know are both very cynical and I wonder if meeting the worst of people in your job causes this. The army didn't ruin us, as mum used to say. It made us. The fact is little boys grow up. |
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Post by Zany on Apr 7, 2024 11:52:38 GMT
In a way I can out do you. My dad didn't die, he just went on being a bastard until I finally escaped aged 17. My mum is a sociopath who was in and out of mental hospital all through my childhood. Anyway, I will always have a soft spot for you Red because I knew this story of you. As for the army spoiling you, yes I agree with your mum. The two ex squaddies I know are both very cynical and I wonder if meeting the worst of people in your job causes this. The army didn't ruin us, as mum used to say. It made us. The fact is little boys grow up. Yeah but the army made you the man you are. A cynical old bugger... On the main point, if its not the missing father that mucks up kids, we are back to why are black youths so involved in knife crime. |
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Post by montegriffo on Apr 7, 2024 11:53:42 GMT
Meh, the army is just school with guns.
You don't grow up when you are institutionalized.
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