18th June 1815

[Glenn M]

I'm surprised that the anniversary of this illustrious date has nearly slipped by without our very own Colonel demanding that we all stand to attention and salute - as indeed we should, quite rightly. It may have been 'the nearest run thing' but it was a bloody well done thing!
Three cheers for the Iron Duke!

 

[Jack]

And I'm surprised that there is no mention of Waterloo in the media.

 

[Keith]

I'm surprised that the anniversary of this illustrious date has nearly slipped by without our very own Colonel demanding that we all stand to attention and salute - as indeed we should, quite rightly. It may have been 'the nearest run thing' but it was a bloody well done thing!
Three cheers for the Iron Duke!

We have hung up our Jingo bells a long time ago and would remind the Paddock faithful that the next worst thing to losing a battle, is winning one...

(thinking about it some more, this must have been the very first example of a "coalition of the willing'.)

And I'm surprised that there is no mention of Waterloo in the media.

There was a piece on Victoria earlier.....:quirk:

 

[Glenn M]

We have hung up our Jingo bells a long time ago

http://www.gt40s.com/forum/paddock/44664-todays-day.html :uhoh: :laugh:


I don't think it's being jingoistic, I just don't think we should forget. :thumbsup:

 

[Larry L.]

Personally, to ME, Waterloo is just another event wherein yet another pompus JACKASS got his 'come upin's'.

Sue me... :evil:

 

[Malcolm]

The BBC have been running a number of Waterloo programs recently, and very good ones too!

Waterloo fundamentally changed the course of European history and was a very significant event. I don't know much on the subject but the documentaries doing the rounds are quite enlightening. Well worth watching.

 

[Jeff Young]

It created a modern Europe, and it prevented France from doing to Europe what Germany tried to do in 1914 and 1939.

We all owe the Brits a debt on this one.

 

[Keith]

Interesting, You mean we stopped a tyrant from forming a French dominated Continental "United States" of Europe?

How did that work out?

Oh and possibly (with a small amount of assistance from our American friends) a mere 124 years later we also stopped another tyrant (this time German , sorry, Austrian for pedants,) from creating, yes, you've guessed it, a German dominated "United States" of Europe..

How did that work out?

Answers on a postcard please...

 

[Jack]

I refuse to comment about the EU and the EEC folks!