Geography Game

The Chronicler · **Reply #2540 on:** March 08, 2010, 08:30:24 AM

Acapulco - Mexico

Noname · **Reply #2541 on:** March 08, 2010, 10:13:14 PM

Oman, Arabian Peninsula.

Malte279 · **Reply #2542 on:** March 09, 2010, 03:56:16 AM

Naseby - English village in the east midlands. Site of one of the decisive battles of the English Civil War in 1645 in which the Royalists were defeated.

Noname · **Reply #2543 on:** March 09, 2010, 04:03:04 AM

Yorktown, Virginia. The site of the final, decisive battle of the American Revolutionary war.

The Chronicler · **Reply #2544 on:** March 09, 2010, 08:15:34 AM

Newfoundland, Canada - The first English colony in the Americas, founded in 1583.

Noname · **Reply #2545 on:** March 10, 2010, 12:26:45 AM

Danbury, Connecticut.

Malte279 · **Reply #2546 on:** March 10, 2010, 04:16:26 AM

Yazoo - City, county, and river in Mississippi. The later playing a role as a major obstacle to the Federals during the Civil War's Vicksburg campaign.

Noname · **Reply #2547 on:** March 10, 2010, 04:32:53 AM

Oberlin, Ohio. A small town known for its liberal college.

The Chronicler · **Reply #2548 on:** March 10, 2010, 08:15:21 AM

Nepal - country in the Himalayas between India and China. Mt. Everest is found on its border with China.

Noname · **Reply #2549 on:** March 10, 2010, 05:41:48 PM

Lhasa, Capital of Tibet, currently occupied by China.

Malte279 · **Reply #2550 on:** March 11, 2010, 05:24:13 AM

Ardennes - A region of forest, hills, and mountains in Belgium, the Netherlands, and the northeast of France which has gained tragic fame as one of Europe's main battle grounds, the Romans and Franks already fought battles in this region in their respective times and more battles between most of the major powers of European history took place there in the 17th to 19th century. In WW1 the region saw bloodshed again. For some reason it was still considered impossible terrain for an enemy attack in 1940 until said attack came

Finally the battle of the Bulge also took place in that region.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #2551 on:** March 11, 2010, 05:38:43 AM

Shiloh - the site of another bloody battle, this time during the American Civil War.

Malte279 · **Reply #2552 on:** March 11, 2010, 05:47:37 AM

^ Aye, also the site where the highest ranking general to be killed in action on the southern side during the Civil war fell (many mistake Stonewall Jackson for the one, but it was Albert Sidney Johnson).

Harrisburg - capital of Pennsylvania. In much of the world the name Harrisburg is associated with the worst nuclear accident in American history (which still went of lightly compared to what could have happened). I remember that when on 9/11 a plane over Pennsylvania was first mentioned I really went like "Please, please, don't let the nuclear power plant in Harrisburg be the next target!"
By the way, there was another accident there last November which again didn't turn out as bad as it could have and did not compare to the case in 1979, but still it is kind of disturbing.

The Chronicler · **Reply #2553 on:** March 11, 2010, 08:21:28 AM

Glasgow, United Kingdom - largest city in Scotland

Noname · **Reply #2554 on:** March 11, 2010, 04:30:28 PM

Waterloo, site of the very famous battle in which Napoleon was finally defeated for good.

Malte279 · **Reply #2555 on:** March 11, 2010, 05:49:52 PM

^ It is kind of funny that Wellington there determined to call the battle after the village close to which his headquarters was which of all possible names had to be named Waterloo

The story is even stranger if one considers that for a while an alternative name suggested mainly by Bl¸cher had been in use. If the battle had been named after the place where the two commanders met it would have been the battle of "La belle alliance" which would translate to "the beautiful alliance" which would be quite fitting considering the many nations assembled on the battlefield against Napoleon (the English made up for only a small portion of the "English" army actually). Perhaps the name "La belle alliance" sounded too French so one better settled down on the Waterloo

In spite of being one of the most famous battles in human history the battle of Waterloo arguably was rather pointless. Even if Napoleon had won that day he was bound to be defeated ultimately. His defeat had been sealed more than a year ago (actually much earlier already) and at least with regard to the question of whether or not Napoleon was to continue to rule France in the long run even a victory of Napoleon at Waterloo probably wouldn't have changed anything at all anymore... oh wait, this is the geography game, isn't it?

Ocana - Sticking with locations of the Napoleonic wars Ocana was the site of the greatest single victory of the French over the Spanish on the Iberian peninsula (which otherwise proved to be a site of a war of attrition the effects of which can hardly be overestimated (though often they are underestimated; overshadowed by Napoleons disastrous attack on Russia)). Ocana is a town in the Spanish province of Toledo.

Noname · **Reply #2556 on:** March 11, 2010, 06:17:29 PM

Argentina, a land Napoleon never touched.

Interestingly, even he had won and somehow managed to regain his previous power as "Emperor", Napoleon was believed to have been sick, and possibly would have died within a couple of years no matter what the outcome of Waterloo or any similar battle. He died in exile at St. Helena within a short time, in any case.

Malte279 · **Reply #2557 on:** March 11, 2010, 06:35:20 PM

^ Napoleon did not, but still parts of Argentina (then a Spanish colony) became a theater of war during the Napoleonic wars when the British launched an unsuccessful invasion in 1806 - 1807.

Staying within the theme of Napoleonic wars our next place is

Austerlitz - actually that name is kind of dated for the Czech town of Slavkov u Brna where on December 2nd 1805 (the first anniversary of his staged coronation) Napoleon won what is often perceived as his greatest victory. Outnumbered by the Austrian and Russian forces in this battle that was also referred to as the "Three Emperor's battle" (in spite of the fact that emperor Francis II of Austria and the Holy Roman Empire (which was dissolved as a consequence of this battle) was not present at all). Also... oh well... geography game it is

Noname · **Reply #2558 on:** March 11, 2010, 11:19:59 PM

Zimbabwe, Africa. This has nothing to do with Napoleon or his wars.

Serris · **Reply #2559 on:** March 11, 2010, 11:44:51 PM

Australia - home to the Inland Taipan.