1. Who was the officer who met a Burmese General in single combat under the sunny walls of Rangoon in 1824, slew him and then donned his late opponent's gold hilted sword and jewelled scabbard? (Clue - He was killed in the 1st Sikh War). 2. From what regiments came - a.) Sir Philip Sydney. b) Duke of Marlborough. c) Wolfe. d) Duke of Wellington. e) Sir John Moore. f) Field Marshal the Earl Alexander of Tunis. 3. Whose regimental march is The Thin Red Line? 4. What was the date of the Battle of Borodino? Answers 1. Sir Robert Sale. 2. a) Buffs: b) Grenadier Guards: c) 20th Foot: d) 33rd West Riding; e) 51st Koyli f) Irish Guards. 3. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. 4. 7th September 1812. Back to Table of Contents -- Wargamer's Newsletter # 165 To Wargamer's Newsletter List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1975 by Donald Featherstone. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com