this post was submitted on 09 Oct 2023
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[–] The_Eminent_Bon@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago

My man if you’re starting to talk with furniture I think you should go see someone

[–] MelastSB@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 12 points 1 year ago

COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SIDE

I miss the U/waitingtobetriggered bot on Reddit :/

[–] hardware26@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is this an AOE2 reference or is it historically correct? I knew I should not have learnt history from games.

[–] hh93@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] hardware26@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] tilcica@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i recommend listening to it. its great :D

[–] hardware26@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago

It was, thanks

[–] Pringles@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To be fair, it was the largest cavalry charge in history. Between 30 and 40000 horsemen charging is insane. To put that into a comprehendible context, the charge of the rohirim you see in the Return of the King had 5000 horses. The largest charge in the Napoleonic wars (iirc) was Murats desperation charge at the battle of Eylau with 11000 cavalry, which somewhat won the day and is considered one of the great cavalry charges in history.

This charge was 3 to 4 times larger. It was truly a hurricane of vengeance.

[–] notsofunnycomment@mander.xyz 6 points 1 year ago

30-40000 sounds like a safe bet

[–] Justas@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Or never ask a Lithuanian or a Pole what happened in 1795.

[–] SquareBear@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Pro tip: Never get involved in a land war with asia!

[–] 0Xero0@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Never ask a Chinese what happened in Tiananmen Square in 1989

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

Did they finally ban crabs?