sydhe
King of Kongs
No. Older still.
I thought this one was easy. Hint: this person was involved:
I thought this one was easy. Hint: this person was involved:
Military "Pictionary" Game II
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sydhe
King of Kongs
I've gotten no responses in 24 hours, so I'm withdrawing the question.
The cliff, which admittedly doesn't look particularly red in the picture, is the traditional site of the Battle of Red Cliffs, also known as the Battle of Red Bluffs or the Battle of Chibi, in 208 AD. This is the battle where the southern warlords Liu Bei and Sun Quan defeated the northern warlord Cao Cao, preventing him from becoming the master of the entire Han Dynasty. This was the decisive fragmentation of the Han Dynasty, and eventually, after the puppet Han emperor was deposed by Cao Cao's son Cao Pi in 220, led to the Three Kingdoms period.
One story goes that Cao Cao's army was on the north side of the Yangtze and was inexperienced at naval warfare. Liu Bei's advisor Zhuge Liang (the gentleman in the picture) set a spy, Pang Tong, into Cao Cao's camp where he posed as a military advisor. Pang Tong advised Cao Cao to chain the shiips of his fleet together, so the army would not get seasick and panic, and basically be able to fight as if they were on land. When Cao Cao protested that this would leave his fleet vulnerable to fire ships, Pang Tong told him that the wind only blew from the northwest that time of year.
Cao Cao chained his ships, the wind shifted, Sun's navy launched their fire ships, and Cao Cao's fleet was incinerated with most of his army. The southern forces then easily defeated the remnants.
The cliff, which admittedly doesn't look particularly red in the picture, is the traditional site of the Battle of Red Cliffs, also known as the Battle of Red Bluffs or the Battle of Chibi, in 208 AD. This is the battle where the southern warlords Liu Bei and Sun Quan defeated the northern warlord Cao Cao, preventing him from becoming the master of the entire Han Dynasty. This was the decisive fragmentation of the Han Dynasty, and eventually, after the puppet Han emperor was deposed by Cao Cao's son Cao Pi in 220, led to the Three Kingdoms period.
One story goes that Cao Cao's army was on the north side of the Yangtze and was inexperienced at naval warfare. Liu Bei's advisor Zhuge Liang (the gentleman in the picture) set a spy, Pang Tong, into Cao Cao's camp where he posed as a military advisor. Pang Tong advised Cao Cao to chain the shiips of his fleet together, so the army would not get seasick and panic, and basically be able to fight as if they were on land. When Cao Cao protested that this would leave his fleet vulnerable to fire ships, Pang Tong told him that the wind only blew from the northwest that time of year.
Cao Cao chained his ships, the wind shifted, Sun's navy launched their fire ships, and Cao Cao's fleet was incinerated with most of his army. The southern forces then easily defeated the remnants.
sydhe
King of Kongs
Pass. The board is open to another question.
Nate1976
Just Plain Wierd
so, i can post a pic? Sweet!
Gimme the war and the general date.
Gimme the war and the general date.
I am the Future
Oi Oi Oi !!!
Spanish American war
San Juan Hill
Rosevelt 1898 July
San Juan Hill
Rosevelt 1898 July
Nate1976
Just Plain Wierd
Close but no cigar.
Dreadnought
Deity
Was that the attack on that town near Santiago (Cuba)? Spainish American War
Nate1976
Just Plain Wierd
which one?
Dreadnought
Deity
El Caney? With the water supply
Nate1976
Just Plain Wierd
Nope.
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EDIT: ok, i'm gonna pull mine back, as well.
IT's the mexican war, fought in the 1840s under President Polk.
Google people! I typed in War battle and picked the first one i saw worth using...
(10 characters)
EDIT: ok, i'm gonna pull mine back, as well.
IT's the mexican war, fought in the 1840s under President Polk.
Google people! I typed in War battle and picked the first one i saw worth using...
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Dreadnought
Deity
How does that relate to Santiago-de-Cuba?
Heretic_Cata
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YotoKiller
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Attila? Battle of chalon?
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YotoKiller said:
Correct - it was easy right ?
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