Famous battles...

[bigjarofwasps]

Hi Guys, I thought it might be interesting/fun, to compile a list of famous battles, maybe even make a top 10 or something. So to that end, heres a few that I`ve racked my brains for, can anyone else come up with some more?

In no particular order yet....

Rorke`s Drift - The South Wales Borderers 1879

Arnhem Bridge - The Parachute Regiment 1944

Baraclava - The Light Dragoons 1854

Omdurman - 17/21st Lancers 1899

retreat to Gandamak - 44th Foot (Essex Regiment) 1842

Imjin - The Glostershire Regiment 1952

[Schwartzvogel2008]

If we`re going by VC worn, then the 6 VC`s before breakfast - Lancashire Fusiliers, Gallipoli 1915, should be in there, somewhere. With being top heavy for the old Paras, Londonderry 1972, is pretty famous.... More gloriously Goosegreen, Longdon, Wirless Ridge, Tumbledown for the Scots Guards maybe, all 1982?

Edited November 14, 2008 by Schwartzvogel2008

[paul wood]

If we`re going by VC worn, then the 6 VC`s before breakfast - Lancashire Fusiliers, Gallipoli 1915, should be in there, somewhere. With being top heavy for the old Paras, Londonderry 1972, is pretty famous.... More gloriously Goosegreen, Longdon, Wirless Ridge, Tumbledown for the Scots Guards maybe, all 1982?

14th Sikhs Chitral, Thin Red Line at Balaclava, 21 Lancers at Ondermun, Gosters at Imjin spring to mind straight away.

Paul

[bigjarofwasps]

Okey guys, now the ball is rolling.....

Are we going to go with most Vc`s won, or just the fame of the battle?

[Ed_Haynes]

A fascinating question. My suggestions might "stretch" the world view of the "mainstream"? Listing six (as before):

Delhi - Sirmoor Levy (later 2nd Gurkha Rifles) 1857

Manipur - 43d Bengal Infantry 1891

Defence of Chitral - 4th Kashmir Rifles 1895

Defence of Chakdara - 45th Sikh Regiment 1897

Gully Ravine (Gallipoli) - 14th K.G.O. (Ferozepoire) Sikhs 1915

Defence of Singapore (and Malaya) - Kapurthala Imperial Service Infantry 1942

Edited November 14, 2008 by Ed_Haynes

[MajorBloodnok]

Hi guys,

a few more:

28th (North Gloucestershire) at Alexandria (1801)

3rd (Buffs) & 57th (Middlesex) at Albuhera (1811)

42nd (Black Watch) at Quatre Bras (1815)

GUIDES at Delhi (1857) & Kabul (1879)

32nd (Cornwall Light Infantry) at Lucknow (1857)

24th (South Wales Borderers) at Isandlhwana [& Rorke's Drift] (1879)

[Bobkohima]

Hi there, this is my first post but what about the Siege of Kohima with the 4thBn Royal West Kents and the battle for Kohima by the 2nd Division

[Ulsterman]

Culloden: 4th foot (Barrels' later the Kings' Regt.)

Waterloo: 27th Inniskillings and the Scots Greys

[MajorBloodnok]

Hi Bobkohima,

as your nickname suggests you simply had to remind all of us of the 4th Royal West Kents and their heroic defence of Kohima. A certain tennis court played a role I believe.

Have a nice weekend,

Mike

Hi there, this is my first post but what about the Siege of Kohima with the 4thBn Royal West Kents and the battle for Kohima by the 2nd Division