Military Quiz

Questions

by Don Featherstone

1. What regiment won the nickname "Bloody" when they lost so many men at Salamanca that only 71 remained out of 412?

2. What was the name of the sole survivor of the Retreat from Kabul and what was the name of the town (fort) into which he rode?

3. Name the beach on D-Day where the Americans suffered heavy casualties?

4. Who wore the Blue Caps of the Indian Mutiny?

5. Who was the pretty private of the Royal Marines whose sex was only discovered when 12 wounds relegated her to hospital?


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