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(...) OMG! How come I never thought about that... I was in France twice, and in Germany quite a few times, but even though I've visited some castles it was (sadly) before my castle renaissance so I didn't think of those things... Well your post sure (...) (26 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: No more steel in jolly old England
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(...) Why do you think the Americans beat their [bottoms] off in 1776? It wasn't just determination; these guys were obvious targets, and couldn't get around rough terrain, while the locals knew all about camouflage and the good hiding places... :-) (...) (26 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) 1. Think smoothbore musket - good luck hitting anything with it at distance. 2. British land troops were often refered to as redcoats. It's nothing new for the marines for the brits to be wearing red. 3. Most troops were brightly colored (...) (26 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Early Bill Cosby routine.... Bruce (OoooOOooo, showing my age) (26 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) What makes you say that? I'm sixteen, and I still know the Bill Cosby stuff. Pretty well, at that. :-) -Shiri (26 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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