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    Question of the Hour

    Frederick the Great?
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    Question of the Hour

    That would be it! 
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    Question of the Hour

    Final Clue - yes, it was on the side of the Pope, which should help you find where they came from in Canada
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    Question of the Hour

    I believe thats the wrong side of the conflict
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    Question of the Hour

    Along the right track, but it wasn't necessarily Italians...
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    Question of the Hour

    Similar circumstances, different century  :)
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    Question of the Hour

    In the late 1860s, several hundred Canadians volunteered to fight in a European war.   What was the war, and what unit did the Canadians fight with?
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    Question of the Hour

    1)  that would be the battle of Chippewa, where American soldiers under the command of Winfield Scott successfully held their own against British regulars under Phineas Riall, who were forced to retreat. 2)  West Point adopted the grey uniforms used, which were the result of a blue clothing...
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    Critique my kit

    Thats what I told him!
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    Question of the Hour

    I'll get to the answer eventually...  I'm reaading about the alliances for a history class right now  ;)
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    Question of the Hour

    That would be the battle that signified the end of the age of knights and chivalry, when English and Welsh peasant longbowmen spectacularly defeated a larger force of French Knights by using superior tactics, during the 100 years war.
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    Question of the Hour

    Aha I've heard of this - it was the German plan to invade Britain, on the condition that the RAF had been destroyed during the Battle of Britain...which it wasnt... the exact date it was planned for I am unsure of  :-\
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    Question of the Hour

    The German Mauser M1918 13.2 mm bolt action rifle?...  in 1918 I'd assume...
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    Question of the Hour

    What about an amphibious flamethrower carrier?
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    Question of the Hour

    Correct - as well, they also turned the French's own artillery against the fortress, and bombarded it with New England shells that were pre-developed to fit the french guns  8)
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    Question of the Hour

    What tactic did the American colonists use to successfully take Louisbourg in 1745?
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    *SPOILER WARNING!* Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

    The guy who played the emperor in return of the jedi is the same guy who is in the new movies (ian mcdiarmid) - apparently he was a lot younger than he looked when he played the "old" man in the original  ;)
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    Another Israel/Palestine debate that started as something else - Carpe Diem

    This definitely brings up a morality issue.  What key differences are there between a suicide bomber blowing up civilians, and an aircraft deliberately dropping bombs on civilian targets?  (ie firebombing of Dresden, atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki) - I am in no way supportive of...
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    The Hardest Job in the World

    http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/05/13/child-porn050513.html Child porn victim found safe Last Updated Fri, 13 May 2005 22:03:30 EDT CBC News ORLANDO, FLA. - A girl at the centre of an international child porn case who was shown being sexually assaulted in a series of photographs...
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    Recruiting Posters, Slogans and Commercials [Merged]

    Did thousands of people really come out to protest Canadian ships leaving for the FIRST Gulf War?   The one where we were basically intervening in a war in progress, to liberate Kuwait?   Under UN sanction?   Sounds like this guy only sees what he wants to see...
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