Bayonet Brits kill 35 rebels (Brits Go Hand To Hand 5 to 1)

The Sun ^ | 5-19-04

[My Favorite Headache]

OUTNUMBERED British soldiers killed 35 Iraqi attackers in the Army’s first bayonet charge since the Falklands War 22 years ago. The fearless Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders stormed rebel positions after being ambushed and pinned down.

Despite being outnumbered five to one, they suffered only three minor wounds in the hand-to-hand fighting near the city of Amara.

The battle erupted after Land Rovers carrying 20 Argylls came under attack on a highway.

After radioing for back-up, they fixed bayonets and charged at 100 rebels using tactics learned in drills.

Charge ... tactics from drills

When the fighting ended bodies lay all over the highway — and more were floating in a nearby river. Nine rebels were captured.

An Army spokesman said: “This was an intense engagement.”

The last bayonet charge was by the Scots Guards and the Paras against Argentinian positions.

[Last Dakotan]

Cold Sheffield steel.

[Wings-n-Wind]

Baghdad Times reports British troop morale up about 150%

[areafiftyone]

Amazing. God Bless them!

[RaceBannon]

Am Yisrael Chaim!

I wish I knew how to say LOCK AND LOAD in Hebrew!

It is LONG past time for THEIR bayonet charge!

[swheats]

I can see it now, many of the hollywood crowd suddenly supporting this war as they're going for starring roles in the many war flicks that are sure to come.

Surely hollywood wouldn't be hypocrits...would they?

[areafiftyone]

ROFLMAO one of the best Monty Python movies!

[Redcoat LI]

[dennisw]

Alllllllllllllright !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Trueblackman]

Just Damn!!! 5 to 1 odds huh?

[oldtimer]

May God Bless the Queen and also TONY!

[luvbach1]

...they sure as hell can't shoot and they apparently can't fight worth a damn, either.

But must say they are good at dying. I guess if we had lives as miserable as they have we wouldn't place much value on them either.

[areafiftyone]

I was just checking and not one freakin mention on the BBC Newssite. How pathetic is that?

[billhilly]

Say what you will about empire, the British military honed its military strategy and tactics during the first half of the twentieth century. None are better. They know the populations, their cultures and their hot buttons.

What a delightful story.

[justanotherday]

"Israel should be able to defend itself without giving up half its territory, just as the U.S. defends itself. Honestly, when the War on Terror winds down, we (the U.S.) need to become less involved in that part of the world on either side, IMHO."

Question: Do you support the Bush Administration's ME policy?

[My Favorite Headache]

My hope is Drudge picks it up off of our sidebar and explodes it.

[Nick Danger]

There we were.
Surrounded on all sides.
Outnumbered 5 to 1...

[areafiftyone]

(((((((PING))))))

[luvbach1]

British military honed its military strategy and tactics during the first half of the twentieth century.

True, not to mention the foundation laid during most of the 19th century.

[P-Marlowe]

ROFLMAO one of the best Monty Python movies!

There's more than one?

[Joee]

Bayonets? It's been a long time since I've heard of them being thus employed. I would venture a guess that the Arabs had only guns w/o bayonets. Further, I do not note any mention of "prisoners" taken. Cold steel has a way of inducing panic in the enemy, which I think could easily be the case here.