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What is your favorite battle?

lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
edited August 2007 in Social Entropy++
Because I keep reading that other thread's title as "Who is your favourite battle", I figure I might as well start this thread and see what everyone's favorite battle is, historical or fictional.

wikipedia wrote:
Generally, a battle is a specific instance of combat in warfare between two or more parties wherein each group will seek to defeat the others. Battles are most often fought during wars or military campaigns and can usually be well defined in time, space and action. Wars and military campaigns are guided by strategy whereas battles are the stage on which tactics are employed. German strategist Carl von Clausewitz stated that "the employment of battles to gain the end of war" was the essence of strategy.



Naval Battles are pretty cool to read about, especially The Battle of Midway.

Or brag about that time you completely dominated some noob in Starcraft, I don't know.

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  • wombatwombat __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2007
    THE BULGE

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  • PicardathonPicardathon Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Shiloh
    The first great modern battle.
    The good guys fucked up bad but they still won.
    Also, it ended with Bedford Forrest getting shot in the side with union soldiers all around him and still managed to get away. Nathan Bedford Forrest was a badass, too bad he was a racist douchebag.

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  • april__29april__29 Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    the cold war
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  • WrenWren ninja_bird Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    never ending battle between man and woman

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    What's a battle?

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  • MenaceMenace regular
    edited August 2007
    a rap battle

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  • april__29april__29 Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Kuribo's Shoe wrote: »
    What's a battle?

    its what happens when two tribes go to war....

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Wren wrote: »
    never ending battle between man and woman

    Pretty sure man won that years ago in a first round KO.

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  • MulysaSemproniusMulysaSempronius but also susie nyRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    battle of alesia

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    did that boy just say "what's a battle"?

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  • WrenWren ninja_bird Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    battle. battle never changes.

    or

    battles have changed

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  • Bob The MonkeyBob The Monkey Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I can't remember what it's called, which is something I'm rather annoyed about because it was awesome. Any Brits around who can help me out, because I don't want to do it a disservice by leaving out any details: there was a documentary by Jeremy Clarkson about it recently, and it essentially involved a British 'suicide' squad sailing a load of wooden boats and a destroyer that had been converted into a bomb directly into a German port down a thin strip of water.

    somebody help me

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    little big horn

    stupid honky got what he deserved

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  • april__29april__29 Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Bob The Monkey wrote: »
    I can't remember what it's called, which is something I'm rather annoyed about because it was awesome. Any Brits around who can help me out, because I don't want to do it a disservice by leaving out any details: there was a documentary by Jeremy Clarkson about it recently, and it essentially involved a British 'suicide' squad sailing a load of wooden boats and a destroyer that had been converted into a bomb directly into a German port down a thin strip of water.

    somebody help me

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Chariot

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  • FAQFAQ Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    this is a cliche, but it was my favourite battle long before it was cool, and some ones going to mention it so it might as well be me

    Battle of thermopylae

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  • Bob The MonkeyBob The Monkey Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    april__29 wrote: »
    Bob The Monkey wrote: »
    I can't remember what it's called, which is something I'm rather annoyed about because it was awesome. Any Brits around who can help me out, because I don't want to do it a disservice by leaving out any details: there was a documentary by Jeremy Clarkson about it recently, and it essentially involved a British 'suicide' squad sailing a load of wooden boats and a destroyer that had been converted into a bomb directly into a German port down a thin strip of water.

    somebody help me

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Chariot

    Remind me, can I link a torrent of a TV show that was never even released in your territory?

    Because good God nobody can do this battle justice like the documentary did.

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  • AneurhythmiaAneurhythmia Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I was expecting to be totally disappointed in humanity by the third post.

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  • wombatwombat __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2007
    april__29 wrote: »
    Kuribo's Shoe wrote: »
    What's a battle?

    its what happens when two tribes go to war....

    a frankie goes to hollywood reference?

    D:

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    glorifying war is what got us into this mess in the first place

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  • altmannaltmann Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    The battle between mad max and MasterBlaster (well, just Blaster really). dude won with a dog whistle or something. And Blaster ended up being retarded. Besides, any battle that takes place in the THUNDERDOME is epic.

    2 Man Enter.
    1 Man Leave.

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  • april__29april__29 Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    wombat wrote: »
    april__29 wrote: »
    Kuribo's Shoe wrote: »
    What's a battle?

    its what happens when two tribes go to war....

    a frankie goes to hollywood reference?

    D:


    at least someone noticed

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  • Der Waffle MousDer Waffle Mous Blame this on the misfortune of your birth. New Yark, New Yark.Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Crab.

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Bob The Monkey wrote: »
    april__29 wrote: »
    Bob The Monkey wrote: »
    I can't remember what it's called, which is something I'm rather annoyed about because it was awesome. Any Brits around who can help me out, because I don't want to do it a disservice by leaving out any details: there was a documentary by Jeremy Clarkson about it recently, and it essentially involved a British 'suicide' squad sailing a load of wooden boats and a destroyer that had been converted into a bomb directly into a German port down a thin strip of water.

    somebody help me

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Chariot

    Remind me, can I link a torrent of a TV show that was never even released in your territory?

    Because good God nobody can do this battle justice like the documentary did.

    Oh man, reading about it sounds badass. Only 27 or so dudes not killed or captured? And considered a success, no less. If you can't post it, do you mind sending me the link to the documentary?

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  • fightinfilipinofightinfilipino Angry as Hell #BLMRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Aori Squid Battle

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    ogre battle

    the song not the game

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  • SeriouslySeriously Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Forum battle got me back posting.

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    no brak?

    fired is you

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  • SeriouslySeriously Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Hey, you can change your avatar.

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    yeah but that's because I've changed it in the last FOUR YEARS.

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  • SeriouslySeriously Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Oh





    uh

    quick poll: who else is confused by my av & sig changes?

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    nobody else cares about you Seriously

    I'm all you got

    I'm your only demographic

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  • UrielUriel Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    St. Lo from Call of Duty 3.

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  • WrenWren ninja_bird Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    CoD3 is for faggots

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  • CuntyCunty Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    GOKU VS VEGETA DUH

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  • UrielUriel Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Eh, you're right, I much prefer Day of Defeat Source.

    Avalanche is my favorite map.

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  • randombluespotrandombluespot Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    The invasion of Normandy was cool.
    So was Stalingrad.

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  • UrielUriel Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Although, one time I was playing on Kalt, and I held back the enemy team for six minutes as a sniper, on there side of the bridge.

    Then I finally convinced my team to rush all at once and take the last two flags.

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    the defining moment of your life

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  • WeaverWeaver Breakfast Witch Hashus BrowniusRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Villers-Bocage

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I don't know what that is

    Also, I don't want to know. Ever.

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