nit picking

From: Dougie Crawford <dougiepunk_at_bigfoot.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 17:13:00 +0100


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Peter M. says
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>To argue from one or two battles that the French had no regard
>for tactics is like using Cannae to argue that the Romans were
>useless with respect to tactics. At Agincourt and Crecy, the
>French did abysmally. In other battles, such as Hastings, they
>did quite well. =20

I feel bound to point out, other than there being a considerable span of = time between Crecy/Agincourt and the battle of Hastings, that the = Normans (Norse men) were not strictly speaking French. Under the veneer = of French civilisation they were still very much Vikings at heart.:-)

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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>&gt;To argue from one or two battles = that the=20
French had no regard<BR>&gt;for tactics is like using Cannae to argue = that the=20
Romans were<BR>&gt;useless with respect to tactics.&nbsp; At Agincourt = and=20
Crecy, the<BR>&gt;French did abysmally.&nbsp; In other battles, such as=20 Hastings, they<BR>&gt;did quite well.&nbsp; <BR></FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I feel bound to point out, other = than there=20
being a considerable span of time between Crecy/Agincourt and the battle = of=20
Hastings, that the Normans (Norse men) were not strictly speaking = French. Under=20
the veneer of French civilisation they were still very much Vikings at=20 heart.:-)</FONT></DIV>
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