Just three words

The children (grown up !) have opened their stockings and we wait for the feast which is Christmas dinner. Who knows I might even get some presents later too ?

Anyway a few hardy folk have attempted my impenetrable quiz and requested some additional clues so here we are….rest assured I do not believe people are that interested in my future projects so hope nobody has wasted too much time on the quiz. In fact in a classic wargamer butterfly moment I have even started a second mini project in the last week but more of that in another post.

Questions

1. British ground forces commander in Norway May 1940

2. First major battle in the Anglo-Zulu war

3. The last English king to die in battle

4. The victory which cost Sir John Moore his life

5. First name of the Major General who lost his life leading the assault at Ciudad Rodrigo

6. American General who captured fort Ticonderoga 1775

7. Battle which saw Burnsides futile frontal assault on Confederates in 1862

8. Nelsons most famous victory

9. Greek Persian battle 490BC

10. Battle where English longbows rules the day 1415

11. Bravest of the Brave

12. Fredericks inconclusive victory may 1757

13. The most hotly contested American landing beach Normandy1944

14. Muslim rules area of Iberian Peninsular upto to 1492 (two word answer)

15. Major and very bloody Union defeat in Georgia

16. British commanding officer at Bunker Hill

17. Crimean battle 14 September 1854

18. Famous Parliamentarian victory in Northamptonshire 1645

19. Anglo-Saxon king January 1066

CLUES

The letters to the answers are spell the words  AIRCRAFTMAN POACHING

There are three words in the answer

The following tank will form part of the project

Please don’t take this too seriously but have a great Christmas 👍

Matt