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RikikiBousquet t1_ja82klh wrote

Reply to comment by Perpetual_Doubt in TIL a year after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the English sent their own Armada to Spain, leading to similar losses of ships and men, and an ignominious English defeat by malektewaus

If I know something of English history, is that no defeat is a real defeat, but luck or not important, and that all victories are unique and ingenious, solely due to genius planing.

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macksters t1_ja9hq8k wrote

Every state tells fairy tales to its pupils. That's what the history lectures are all about.

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Gisschace t1_ja9y5nb wrote

Yes in English history defeats are actually glorious and heroic victories which we venerate for ever.

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hudson2_3 t1_jaa8a6w wrote

Charge of the Light Brigade was the most awesome achievement ever.

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