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Post by papamihel on Oct 11, 2021 7:43:26 GMT
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Post by mowlick on Oct 28, 2021 18:13:42 GMT
Interestingly enough, France now has a Muslim population of around 5 millions or about 6%, while Islam is the fastest growing religion in France.
So while the Muslims lost the first battle of Tours, they seem well on their way to win the next battle for France.
Algerie Francais !
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Post by Colin Sibthorpe on Nov 16, 2021 5:58:01 GMT
Tours was one of Sir Edward Creasy's Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World.
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Post by mowlick on Nov 28, 2021 15:29:20 GMT
Tours was one of Sir Edward Creasy's Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World. Could be, although it could be said that decisive battles are often not very decisive.I have taken a ghoulish interest in the Allied invasion of France in 1944/5 and their advance into Germany. As far as I can see the Allies could not put a foot right, but somehow they managed to advance the 800 miles from the beaches to Berlin in ten months.
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Dec 8, 2021 17:31:48 GMT
The Battle of Tours proved two things IMO.
1) Muslims respect force. Martel means "the Hammer," and he did. He smashed them so badly at Tours that they never tried it again.
2) The inherent strength of infantry over cavalry in a set piece battle. This one has to be relearned by generals every so often.
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Post by Hnefahogg on Dec 9, 2021 9:03:22 GMT
The Battle of Tours proved two things IMO. 1) Muslims respect force. Martel means "the Hammer," and he did. He smashed them so badly at Tours that they never tried it again. 2) The inherent strength of infantry over cavalry in a set piece battle. This one has to be relearned by generals every so often. Welcome to the forum, Erjen. :)
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Dec 9, 2021 17:22:52 GMT
The Battle of Tours proved two things IMO. 1) Muslims respect force. Martel means "the Hammer," and he did. He smashed them so badly at Tours that they never tried it again. 2) The inherent strength of infantry over cavalry in a set piece battle. This one has to be relearned by generals every so often. Welcome to the forum, Erjen. :) Thank you very much. I'll try it hang around longer than RiP, IMDb did. Since this is my second post it looks as if I already have.
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