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Old 13th December 2012, 03:52 PM   #155
Giz
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Originally Posted by Profanz View Post
Except for maybe the Romans the most powerful nation in the history of the earth was England. .
Hmmm, that sounds like a thread worthy claim!


Originally Posted by Profanz View Post
We beat the British with gorilla warfare.
It's "guerrilla" warfare. From the Spanish for "little war" - when the Spanish people rose up against Napoleonic France occupying Spain in 1808 (see: The Peninsular War).

Nothing to do with gorillas (alas).
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