Posted on 05/19/2004 6:53:59 PM PDT by 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.
"This was TOO GOOD! It's good to see that the Scots can really fight as well as strut their stuff."
Thanks for the LOL! And please, lady in blue, take my word the Scots can fight!
Could well explain the low Scottish birth rate.
So would I.
During DS, a group of 6 SF amd 6 Blue Suit FACs and "Air Commandos" was "advising" two Kuwati armor companies. Our friendly Kuwaiti woggies came across a company of Iraqi mech infantry. A few shots from the Iraqis (all missed) and the Kuwatis turned tail and unassed the area.
US troops were so P.O.ed, they dismounted the Kuwati tanks, attacked the Iraqis on foot and killed or captured all of them, so the Kuwatis returned and claimed a "glorious victory for the Coalition forces"
Isn't Allah great!
I'd have settled for Zero. Now the UN has them to release for another go around.
Recreated by Frontline Figures in 1996.
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders are perhaps one of the best known Highland regiments and the one with the most romantic associations. The regiments history dates back to 1794 but it assumed its present form in 1881 following the amalgamation of the 91st Argyllshire Highlanders and the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders. Better known in Scotland simply as the Argylls the regiment recruited in central Scotland (in the old counties of Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire) and in the West of Scotland in Argyll.
The Sutherland Branch of the reqiment is particularly famed for its part in the Battle of Balaclava (1854) during the Crimean War.
The regimental badge is a circle inscribed Argyll and Sutherland surrounded by a wreath of thistles. In the centre the cypher of Princess Louise is reversed and interlaced with the princess's coronet mounted above The boar's head of the Duke of Argyll and the cat of the Duke of Sutherland lie within the circle.
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders have two mottos. The first is 'Ne Obliviscaris' (do not forget) the motto of the Duke of Argyll, and the second is 'Sans Peur' (Fearless) the motto of the Duke of Sutherland.
That badger has seen happier days.
True, not to mention the foundation laid during most of the 19th century.
And except for the War of Independence, the 18th Century wasn't too bad to the Brits either.
LOL - and very close to ROFLOL
"Arg, now where's me cup o' Lagavulin?"
EXCELLENT!
Some things never change. During the 18th Century, there was nothing more feared than the bayonet charge of the British infantry. During the RevWar, we could not best them at this (and one of the reasons was that we had fewer bayonets).
Who dares, wins!
Higgins!!!!!!! err...Robin Masters!!!!!!!!
/sarcasm
Yeah it did not come up in search and was running on The Sun as a big story...this story needs to be in breaking news...we need good news for once around here.
Those Kilts sure can show how they "strut their stuff" can't they?
speaking of bagpipes...how would anybody know a bagpipe is out of tune ?
That's because the muslims are a bunch of chickenhearted bastards. Committing atrocities against civilians and torturing POWs is their bread and butter. Anything requiring courage and honor is not for them.
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