this post was submitted on 09 Oct 2023
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[–] The_Eminent_Bon@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago

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

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

THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 12 points 2 years ago

COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SIDE

I miss the U/waitingtobetriggered bot on Reddit :/

[–] hardware26@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 years 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 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] hardware26@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] tilcica@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

i recommend listening to it. its great :D

[–] hardware26@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago

It was, thanks

[–] Pringles@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

30-40000 sounds like a safe bet

[–] Justas@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

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

[–] SquareBear@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

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

[–] 0Xero0@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Never ask a Chinese what happened in Tiananmen Square in 1989

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago

Did they finally ban crabs?