Watch out, there's a bomb about.
"We shall never surrender"
"Cheers" is what you say in Britain!
General McAuliffe famously responded "Nuts!" when asked to surrender during the Battle of the Bulge.
'Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few'. He was referring to the Royal Air Force fighter pilots who defended Britain during the Battle of Britain in late summer 1940. If their defence had been unsuccessful, Britain would probably have been invaded by Nazi Germany.
Braddock couldn't write or say anything; he died during the battle! *That was a trick question!
In the aftermath of the Battle of Shiloh, General Sherman remarked that the battle would have cured anyone who wanted a war. This battle was devastating. It doubled all the previous casualties, and the destruction caused by then modern weaponry was immense.
We say bye, goodbye, ta-ta, see ya, laters... rarely ever does anyone actually say "cheerio" even though it is stereotypically British. TTFN ta ta for now
They deserved to be major generals
Anyone could say they were a doctor, even if they had no training. (APEX)
It depends... Some people say that it was a complete disaster, as many lives were lost, mainly because of the poor leadership of Douglas Haig. But some people would say that although many people died, that is just a natural part of a battle, and that because of this, people learnt a lot more about how to fight a battle more successfully.
Perhaps it is easier to say what the US navy did do during the Mexican War. They undertook:Bombardment of GuaymasBattle of MontereyBattle of MulegeBombardment of Punta SombreroFirst Battle of TabascoSecond Battle of TabascoFirst Battle of TuxpanSecond Battle of TuxpanThird Battle of TuxpanBlockade of VeracruzSiege of Veracruz
The Confederates would say the battle was with the Yankees. The Federals would say the battle was with the Rebels.