Free Military Quiz III

The battle of Maxen on November 20th-21st 1759, general Finck surrendered 12.000 of his troops to Austrian field marshal Brown.

(Hope that's right...)

 

Brown? Where did you read Brown? His name was DAUN.

But the answer is correct, so over to you.

 

In a stupid website that contained the Order of Battle, which mentioned Daun too. I got ...

Well, another very easy one about the same war.

What happened at the battle of Wilhelmstahl and its consequences.

 

Frederick's ally, Ferdinand of Brunswick, defeated the French forces in this battle the 24th June 1762... well it was one of the last major battles of this war, helping the Prussian side to achieve their full (defensive) victory. Kicking the French into the butt & out of the war also helped the British to keep conquered French colonies. Anything else need to be mentioned?

[ 15. December 2003, 08:00 PM: Message edited by: KnightMove ]

 

Stupid Prussians... always screwing French 'rights'...

It's AGAIN your turn, Knight...

Psssst! (Why don't we rename the quiz as Friedrich-Knight's Free Military Quiz?)

 

it's like swinger club sex: We're on our own, but anyone can join. And I REALLY hope it's a women.

New question, again American Civil War:

In this war, not only the first successful submarine attack occurred, but also the first duel of armored gunboats.

Specify the names of the ships, the name of the battle, and the date.

 

OK, if it's a GIRL I'll hand her to you... (Don't think my bf would like me to hang out with her...)

 

Guess who has the answer?


Battle of Hampton Roads, Virginia on March 9th 1862. USS Monitor engaged CSS Virginia.

 

Of course it's correct. Mentionable details: The Virginia was a captured and modified USS Frigate, the Merrimac(k), and is still better remembered under this name.

The duel ended in a draw without too harsh damage for any of the ships. This event heralded a new era of maritime warfare.

Back to you, Fried.

 

Name all the commanders of the 8 Holy Crusades...

 

You ask for the supreme commanders in field (thus not the initiator, political leader...). Correct? But then, supreme commander was not always a unique person in the specific crusade.

[ 18. December 2003, 03:23 AM: Message edited by: KnightMove ]

 

I said ALL!

 

Well then, show must go on... first I will list all leaders of the first Crusade:

1. Crusade (1147-49)
Pope Urban II., Peter of Amiens, Geoffre of Boullion, Knight Walter the Poor, Raymond of Toulouse and Boehmund of Tarent.

Correct? Are these more than you asked for? Or are more required?

 

Some of those names are correct, some of them aren't.

The first Holy Crusade, called by Pope Urban II at Clermont in 1096 was first carried out by four different groups, leaded by Walter 'the Poor', Peter of Amiens, Gottschalk and other unknown leaders. But these groups were decimated by sickenss, desertions and confrontations with the peoples in their paths. Only Peter's group made it to Nicea, where it was defeated with heavy losses.

Later that year, a group commanded by Gottfried of Bouillon, duke of Lorraine and his brothers, Eustach (spell ?) and Balduine of Bologne, Raymond of Tolouse , Robert, duke of Normandy —eldest son of William 'the Conqueror'—, Bohemund and Tancrède Guiscarde and Hugo of Vermandois —brother of the French king.

Each commander leaded his group, but the supreme commander was Adhemar, Bishop of Le Puy.

You get the next question, anyway, Knight.

 

Also, Richard The "Lionheart"

 

Ok, thx Fried.

Hitler claimed only three annihilation battles to have taken place in history before WW2 (while all others he supposed to be pursuit battles). Two of which he claimed to have been accomplished by the Germans.

Which battles was he talking about?

 

NO. He leaded the Third Holy Crusade.

 

I know he did, but weren't we asked for the leaders of all the crusades???

 

Knight, the first battle must be Cannæ.

The other two, made by the Germans should be of Roman times too. Maybe Teutoburg Forest in year 9. And the other should be in the late IV and the first half of the V century...

I can think of an annihilation battle of the time, but it was Atila's victory. Nothing to do with Germans...

 

Cannae is right, but Teutoburg Hitler explicitly explained NOT to have been an annihilation battle.

The 2 he adressed are much younger.