A summary of Victoria's Wars (1 Viewer)

[johnnybach]

Smashing - by all accounts it only takes twenty minutes. jb

 

[Currahee Chris]

Could be simpler. The Zulu War, The Crimean War, The Indian Mutiny, The First Afghan War, The Sudan. The Brits won. Trooper

my man doesn't mess around.

 

[chalklands]

Here is a summary of Victoria's Wars I mad efor a non-history friend (what do you think):

The Zulu War:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lyf5FJPtCY
One sunny day, the really stupid Lord Chelmsford invaded Zululand
with a force of 5,000 British and 8,200 Africans, which he stupidly
slip into three columns. The center column established a supply post
at Rorke's Drift, a missionary station, and then advanced on to
Isandlwana, leaving only the wounded, a small contingent of regulars,
and some auxiliaries. The next morning, he left the main camp with
half of is force, in search of Zulus, who had actually been in hiding,
who then proceeded to slaughter almost every man, woman, and child in
the invading force at Isandlwana. The men at Rorke's Drift saw the
smoke, and soon a lone rider arrived at the post to warn of the
advancing Zulu army of 4,00 men, to the post's 140 men. The African
auxiliaries soon fled, leaving the remaining men too create sanbag
fortifications a and a small redoubt surrounding the hospital and
supply house. Wave after wave of Zulus charged the buildings, and
fighting raged on for the entire day. The Zulus soon succeed in
burning the hospital, whereupon the soldiers had to drag their
unconscious wounded comrades from the smoke filled building, through a
hail of Zulu bullets. When night came, the ground was littered with
the bodies of 850 dead and wounded Zulus, and 30 dead and wounded
British. The End.

The Crimean War:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXzCOlPHFmc
Essentially this war was the result of the widespread hatred of
Russia, which was justified as Russia was a cruel country that still
employed serfdom, which amounted to crueler, widespread slavery.
Britain and France reluctantly invaded Russia with the best troops in
the world, and the worst officers. They laid siege to the port of
Sevastopol in the Crimea, and the following main battles occurred:
first was Alma, which was a huge and bloody bungle on the part of the
Brits. Next was Balaclava, which became famous for three actions: The
Charge of the light Brigade, which was a major bugle in which the
British light cavalry charge down a valley lined to the brim with
Russian cannons firing canister. they took one gun battery before
getting slaughtered. The next was the charge of the Heavy Brigade,
where the Brit Heavy Cav. charge up hill and was victorious. The last
was t he thin red line, where the Sutherland Highlanders demonstrated
that a thin line of infantry could kill a "boat load" of Russian
cavalry really REALLY effectively. Sic erat.

The First Afghan War
Lord Elphistone led a column of infantry up the Khyber pass, occupied
Kabul, took no precautions against rebellion, was thrown out, and had
to brave the enemy held Khyber in the winter. After the column was
reduced to fewer than 70 men by enemy raids, it literally became a
running foot race. They were cornered on a cliff, where the last man
alive wore the Regimental Colours around his chest. All but 10 men out
of the 4,500 invasion force were killed.

Indian Mutiny
The Brits were really mean to the Indians. First Sepoy rebels killed
the wives in front of the men, while they stood helpless. Then they
made the men beg for life while their kids watched. Then they killed
the kids. Then the Brits killed them. That sums it up.

I'm really sorry, but I don't find anything amusing in this. It's like saying the second world war started on a Monday, finished on a Thursday and lots of people were killed, all due to poor officers. Which not the whole story by any means.

 

[Martin Tabony]

Another summary, "The British Emipre, Hurrah!" (while slapping thigh in a Captain Flash Hart way)

Martin

 

[trooper]

I'm really sorry, but I don't find anything amusing in this. It's like saying the second world war started on a Monday, finished on a Thursday and lots of people were killed, all due to poor officers. Which not the whole story by any means.

Not only that but most of the qoted facts are inaccurate anyway. Not the most precise precis of events. Trooper

 

[Rob]

I didn't think for one moment this was serious , it was a joke wasn't it?.People often think all officers in Ww1 were idiots or murderers , but it's just not the case.

Rob

 

[Napoleon1er]

This was a lighthearted thing. Please don't attack it just for the fun of it.

 

[trooper]

This was a lighthearted thing. Please don't attack it just for the fun of it.

Spoilsport. We were enjoying ripping that to bits. Can't have any fun these days. Trooper

 

[Mitch]

Have to agree with Chalklands not funny at all
Mitch

 

[thebritfarmer]

Please also remember guys that Sandor is only a teenager.