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There was a battle, described by Tacitus I believe, where the soldiers fought for so long that they took breaks, sitting down and conversing with their opponents.
I thought this might be 2nd Bedriacum, but I'm not sure, but I do believe it was during the Civil Wars. I need the exact reference for this description of the 'chatting' armies. Does anyone remember where this is?
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yes it was during the civil war but I cannot remember which event it was, if memory serves well the soldiers complained about the conflict ,why they were fighting each other.To late to look in my Penguin Classic but the referance is in there.
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Well, I recall reading it in the book 'Year of the 4 Emperors:69AD'
Not sure who the source was tho'
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Technicly Enemys do not talk friendly with the opposing team. :wink:
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Was it after the legionary Mansuetus was killed by his own son in the confusion of battle, who was in an opposing legion and didn't know his own father had joined up from Spain? Word spread quickly in the battle shocking both sides into a short ceasefire (IIRC more locally to that part of the battlefield), the men cursing the war. Of course, it didn't last too long, but the son was left to give the funeral rites to his father. I think it was night by the time of the incident, and it was the 2nd Battle of Bedriacum/Cremona.
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That's what I had been thinking of Jim, but Brennivs has just cleared it up for me, and was referring to the situation in Spain during the earlier civil war.......I will let him tell that story! 8)
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Okey doke.
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Similar things have happened in various wars, two I know about were the American Civil War, where the North traded coffee for tobacco with some soldiers from the South, and spent a night drinking and chewing during a long battle. I've heard of two stories of that sort from Europe in WW2.
When the lull happens, if the people can converse, the soldiers will almost always agree that there wouldn't be a war if they had it their way, but they do keep their duty and obligation once the battle starts. Strange thing, war.
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The Christmas Truce of WWI first comes to my mind.
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Gaivs rrats another grey matter job .If memory serves me well :lol: :lol: Pompeys and Caesars troops were extending fortifcations when the troops relised that they were recruited from the same town :?: or they were at one point one of Caesars captured Legions which had fought along side each other :?: I would need to read it but it is in Caesars Civil War Spain. Also If memory serves well it was an ex Caesar soldier that killed Pompey on the beach to help end the war :?: Please correct me were I am wrong
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Tony,
I do believe you are right...but let me check wikipedia and I'll get back with you.... :lol:
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Quote:Tony,
I do believe you are right...but let me check wikipedia and I'll get back with you.... :lol:
Please, copy and paste the entire article here. Could you also post the discussion page as well.
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Jim,
I hope you know I'm being sarcastic! You know though, I am a product of public skool! :wink:
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