(October 28, 2010 at 12:00 pm)Minimalist Wrote:Quote:The Battle of New Orleans remains the most decisive defeat in British history.
Not to quibble on technicalities but you cannot have it be a "decisive" battle in a war that is already over.
One-sided defeat? Perhaps. Although Isandlwana was pretty one-sided as well.
Quote:Although Isandlwana was pretty one-sided as well.Oh yeah, the Zulu wars. A British column was overrun
by about 12,000 Zulu warriors. Here's more on that battle...
http://www.britishbattles.com/zulu-war/isandlwana.htm
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