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the British wore red coats to hide the blood is a myth, they wore red starting in Cromwell's army because red wool was cheap and available, the tradition lasted until after the boer war

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Technically British infantry started wearing read in Ireland under the Tutors. It became universal under the New Model Army. Red was also easier to see amongst the smoke. Exceptionally important for officers during 18th century linear warfare.

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It was said the British marched a good distance wearing the thick red coats to fight at the battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Water was scarce and many were dehydrated. The British army was not in premium shape to attack well defended Americans.

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The battle was in January 1815 and conditions were rather cold and wet and not as one thinks of hot/humid New Orleans

https://www.nola.com/news/cold-adds-historic-touch-to-battle-of-new-orleans-commemoration/article_e52c8d1f-e994-588c-9edf-ef31b112c099.html

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Chamberlain was not in the McLean Parlor when Lee surrendered, he was with his division on the battle line.

But he did accept the surrender of the Confederate troops the next day when they stacked arms. Chamberlain's record of that day in his memoirs is highly romanticized and led John Gordon to include the same story in his memoirs (but he never spoke of them until Chamberlain's memoirs came out). Those two falsely created legends about the event that are not supported by any other accounts.

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It was long ago, but Josh was in the parlor. I recall we all hit the bar afterwards and he bought a round.

All of the films are mostly about the history of our forefathers.

Lots of us lived this history...

"The Outpost"... The Outpost

The Battle of Kamdesh October , 2009.


I lived this experience. "The Hornets Nest." Cougar Company, 327th Inf. Reg. 101st Inf, Division
27 Medevacs.

Two not mentioned so far:

We were solders - Battle of Ia Drang - From the Broken Arrow scene to the Air Cav relief landings to the illustration of modern artillery precision to the final hill charge, awesome across the board. The story did a good job portraying it from both sides as well.

I know that final charge never actually happened, but still fun to watch.



I am also partial to the Gladiator conflict with Germanic Tribes in Vienna at the start of the film. Historians have praised it as decently accurate in regard to Roman armor and encampments. They did piss on many of the formations used in the scenes.

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I am rewatching "The Pacific" . Along with "Flags of Our Fathers" and "Letters from Iwo Jima" just horrible conditions...

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I stood on the deck of the USS Missouri over Spring Break looking up over those big guns. I can't imagine what those Japanese soliders were thinking when the Navy was lighting up those Iwo Jima Beaches. I guess they were dug way into tunnels so it didnt matter, but still an amazing display of firepower.

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I am rewatching "The Pacific" . Along with "Flags of Our Fathers" and "Letters from Iwo Jima" just horrible conditions...

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I stood on the deck of the USS Missouri over Spring Break looking up over those big guns. I can't imagine what those Japanese soliders were thinking when the Navy was lighting up those Iwo Jima Beaches. I guess they were dug way into tunnels so it didnt matter, but still an amazing display of firepower.

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The same thing that the Marines thought when the Hiei and the Kirishima bombarded Henderson Field.....