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The famous quote 'lions lead by donkeys' regarding the battle of the Somme refers to the bravery of the soldiers fighting and ultimately dying for their country and to the cowardice of those leading them eg. General Haig and the Politicians.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoPossibly the most famous stories regarding donkeys in WWI is that of John Kirkpatrick Simpson and his donkey, who together became an ANZAC legend. Simpson landed at Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915 and, from the first night, took a donkey (or possibly a couple) that had been landed for one of the field artillery units, and began carrying wounded soldiers from the battle line to the beach for evacuation. Leading the donkey/s, which he variously named Duffy or Murphy, he began his journeys from the beach, up Shrapnel Gully and then Monash Valley. He carried water on his way and wounded on his way back. Simpson continued this for three and a half weeks, disregarding the danger until, on the morning of 19 May 1915, he was killed by Turkish machine gun fire near Steele's Post, as he was returning down Monash Valley with a wounded man. The donkey continued on the well-worn track, obediently carrying the wounded man to where he would be tended.
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∙ 15y agoOrigin It is popularly thought that the British infantry of WWI (the lions) were consistently sent to their deaths by their incompetent and out-of-touch generals (the donkeys). (Copied)
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∙ 15y agoyes - this means that the mustachieod 'donkeys' of the senior staff were leading the 'lions' of the Poor Bloody Infantry.
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Leones ducti asinis.
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In WW1 The lions were the soldiers and the donkeys were the generals . It is believed that the generals led the lions (soldiers) to their death
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German officer on British soldiers in the World War 1 Lions Led by Donkeys....... British troops & the General Staff WW1
What is the Latin translation for 'Lions led by Donkeys'?
Leones ducti asinis.
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Definatley. The soldier had been fighting in this war for two years, and were battle hardened. However, the Generals leading the battle were not. They did not care about how many lives would be lost, and were too stupid to recognize them. So yes, the lions were lead by the donkeys at The Somme. i think it means basically the strong and smart led by the weak and dumb
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