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![]() "Michael Petukhov" wrote in message om... ess (phil hunt) wrote in message ... On 2 Nov 2003 22:49:06 -0800, Michael Petukhov wrote: 31 [3] (Royal Army) Which country's army is this? It's obviously not the UK. obviously it is. Britain doesnt have a Royal Army Royal Air Force and Royal Navy but British Army. You can thank Oliver Cromwell for that ![]() Keith |
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"Keith Willshaw" wrote in message ...
"Michael Petukhov" wrote in message om... ess (phil hunt) wrote in message ... On 2 Nov 2003 22:49:06 -0800, Michael Petukhov wrote: 31 [3] (Royal Army) Which country's army is this? It's obviously not the UK. obviously it is. Britain doesnt have a Royal Army Royal Air Force and Royal Navy but British Army. Hm... Yet another abnormality of British. You can thank Oliver Cromwell for that ![]() BTW I can imagine why Royal air force but British Army. but why the hell Royal Navy but British Army? There were both navy and army in Cromwell's times as far as I understand. Michael Keith |
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![]() "Michael Petukhov" wrote in message om... "Keith Willshaw" wrote in message ... "Michael Petukhov" wrote in message om... ess (phil hunt) wrote in message ... On 2 Nov 2003 22:49:06 -0800, Michael Petukhov wrote: 31 [3] (Royal Army) Which country's army is this? It's obviously not the UK. obviously it is. Britain doesnt have a Royal Army Royal Air Force and Royal Navy but British Army. Hm... Yet another abnormality of British. You can thank Oliver Cromwell for that ![]() BTW I can imagine why Royal air force but British Army. but why the hell Royal Navy but British Army? There were both navy and army in Cromwell's times as far as I understand. Actually there was no standing army in Cromwells time but there was a navy. Rulers raised armies at need. Cromwell raised the first permament army, called the 'New Model Army' as a professional fighting force and since they were fighting the King's forces at the time it was definitely not a Royal Army. Of course the Royal Navy mostly sided with Parliament but thats another story ![]() After the death of Oliver Cromwell it was General Monck's march from Coldstream, on the Scotiish Border, at the head of his regiment that finally brought down the Commonwealth and allowed the King to return. The compromise reached by the Convention Parliament meant that the new army was to be neither Royalist nor Parliametarian force but a British Army and Monck's Regiment of Foot, last unit of the New Model Army became the first Regiment of the new British Army and was named the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards , later just the Coldstream Guards Keith |
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"Chad Irby" wrote in message
. com... In article , (Michael Petukhov) wrote: Chad Irby wrote: Not "total." You're still going off of the old "official" numbers, not the recently-revised ones that show more deaths in one year than they used to admit for the entire campaign. Crap, which even you cannot believe in. Quite easy to believe in, I'm afraid. You guys are getting your butts kicked in Chechnya, and the government is afraid to tell you. So, good comparison then, you mean? John |
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"John Mullen" wrote: "Chad Irby" wrote in message . com... Quite easy to believe in, I'm afraid. You guys are getting your butts kicked in Chechnya, and the government is afraid to tell you. So, good comparison then, you mean? Adise from the massively higher death ratio for a much smaller population, with one million Chechens compared to 24 million Iraqis? -- cirby at cfl.rr.com Remember: Objects in rearview mirror may be hallucinations. Slam on brakes accordingly. |
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![]() "Keith Willshaw" wrote in message ... "Michael Petukhov" wrote in message om... "Keith Willshaw" wrote in message ... "Michael Petukhov" wrote in message om... ess (phil hunt) wrote in message ... On 2 Nov 2003 22:49:06 -0800, Michael Petukhov wrote: 31 [3] (Royal Army) Which country's army is this? It's obviously not the UK. obviously it is. Britain doesnt have a Royal Army Royal Air Force and Royal Navy but British Army. Hm... Yet another abnormality of British. You can thank Oliver Cromwell for that ![]() BTW I can imagine why Royal air force but British Army. but why the hell Royal Navy but British Army? There were both navy and army in Cromwell's times as far as I understand. Actually there was no standing army in Cromwells time but there was a navy. Rulers raised armies at need. Cromwell raised the first permament army, called the 'New Model Army' as a professional fighting force and since they were fighting the King's forces at the time it was definitely not a Royal Army. Of course the Royal Navy mostly sided with Parliament but thats another story ![]() After the death of Oliver Cromwell it was General Monck's march from Coldstream, on the Scotiish Border, at the head of his regiment that finally brought down the Commonwealth and allowed the King to return. The compromise reached by the Convention Parliament meant that the new army was to be neither Royalist nor Parliametarian force but a British Army and Monck's Regiment of Foot, last unit of the New Model Army became the first Regiment of the new British Army and was named the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards , later just the Coldstream Guards 1650 Colonel Monck's Regiment of Foot 1660 Duke of Albemarle's Regiment of Foot 1661 Duke of Albemarle's Regiment of Foot Guards 1670 Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards 1855 Coldstream Guards Of course the Grenadier Guards have higher precendence. Keith |
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