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mack pl
07-17-2004, 04:55 AM
May 16, 1811

"The charging Poles lowered their lances before a thunderous volley greeted them. It didn't stop the attackers; they hit 3rd Foot the "Buffs", II/48th (Northamptonshire) and II/66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot. Their lances pierced the belts and the red coats, the infantrymen clapped their hands to their saber-cut faces, blood oozing. The Poles went with such a right good cheer, bang through the infantrymen, and cut right and left like sheep. In the heat of the fight some of the Brits who signaled to surrender were killed and no mercy was shown in the beginning. The 418 men of II/31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot also found themselves under assault ."

whole article
http://web2.airmail.net/napoleon/albuhera.html
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PS. damn, Brits should be happy that we are allies now p-)
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Regards
mack pl
LeMat
07-17-2004, 06:38 AM
Have you read "Cruiser from Sommosierra" by Olgierd Borhardt? He has written, that during WWII some english regiments were still proud that "they had honour to fight against Poles" (and lost ;) )
mack pl
07-17-2004, 06:47 AM
Have you read "Cruiser from Sommosierra" by Olgierd Borhardt? He has written, that during WWII some english regiments were still proud that "they had honour to fight against Poles" (and lost ;) )

No, I didn't read this book :(

"they had honour to fight against Poles"-hahaha, yeah, we weren't poor peasants, but well trained troops, especially our cavalry, so it was honour to fight against us....

pozdro
moughoun
07-17-2004, 07:21 AM
I see that's another thing the Poles and the Irish have in common, beating on the Brit's and fighting alongside them, a bit weird really ;)
mack pl
07-17-2004, 07:40 AM
weird?.....hahaha....so, what do you said about that-

in 1806 Napoleon sent 6000 Poles to Haiti, coz negros started uprising. Many Poles were captured(POW) by them. Hahaha, English joint them in to 60th Infantry Regiment....weird, yeah....huh, when they sent those Poles soldiers to Spain, they escaped from English army, and return to polish troops....yup, its weird... :roll: :lol:

sorry for my gramma :oops: