Comments by "Big Blue" (@bigblue6917) on "The Military Career of Comanche's rider, Myles Keogh" video.

  1. Bremner's Ghost I have to second that. Reading about his actions during the Napoleonic War I thought he would have made a great commando leader in WW2 the way he raided places. He later helped Brazil defeat Portugal and harassed it much larger Portuguese fleet all the way across the Atlantic. He was a combination of Nelson and Wellington.
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  2. Definitely history worth remembering. That battle cut short the lives of some very talented soldiers. I remember watching a documentary "Custer's Last Stand Battlefield Detectives" which used archaeology to give clearer understanding of what happened that day on the battlefield. I thought was very interesting. As I have taken part in field walks for archaeology I can appreciate the value this gave to a better understanding of what happened.
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  3. Tellgryn I understand what you are saying but still much can be discovered. I have walked a Roman site which later became an Anglo-Saxon village and has been in continuous occupation since. Which means there has been 2000 years of people on the site. But still we were able to reveal much about the original Roman town from 2000 years ago. Short of taking bulldozers to the site of the battle much would still be in place. Yes some cartridges may have been picked up but bullets would more then likely been buried in the soil through force of impact. Short of time travel I think they gave a much better understanding of what went on that day and a somewhat clearer understanding of how the battle unfolded.
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