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To: LuciusDomitiusAutelian

“To call a disorderly mob an army like calling a stack of building materials a house.” - some ancient guy

Boudica was a great leader but not any kind of general.

But its not her fault; her fighting forces were too numerous to command effectively.


4 posted on 05/14/2021 12:14:01 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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Not to mentioned too undisciplined.


5 posted on 05/14/2021 12:16:11 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Agreed. It was a mob. Not an army.


6 posted on 05/14/2021 12:16:14 PM PDT by LuciusDomitiusAutelian (netstat -an | grep BS)
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To: BenLurkin

The point to be taken from this story is never let the enemy set the battlefield.


7 posted on 05/14/2021 12:17:32 PM PDT by LuciusDomitiusAutelian (netstat -an | grep BS)
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