Even the elderly, women, and children are capable of acts of great courage and heroism. Stand erect! Thus Paraguay's Blonde Beast and his army of invalids willingly fought to the Death at Piribebuy.
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Moments after Colonel Palleja's death, his men chose to present arms in his honour while still under Paraguayan fire. Today, his death is commemorated as the Day of the Uruguayan Infantry.
Funeral of Colonel LeΓ³n de Pallejas, Spanish Carlist exile and mercenary in the service of Uruguay, killed in action at the Battle of BoquerΓ³n while storming the Paraguayan trenchline.
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Bit of a bellcurve at play where only the intelligent & the stupid understand that credit cards are 100% better than debit cards.
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"Travels Across the Southern Altai Mountains: Journeys along the Irtysh and Bukhtarma Rivers, 1809-1916" is now available in paperbook & on kindle!
A collection of travelogues about from Russia's Empire in the Altai Mountains, the "Alps of Siberia"
amazon.com/dp/B0HH88P1R4
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You will never have a 13y/o wife who attempts to avenge your death by pretending to be a boy... Brazil once possessed maidens capable of love in its highest form.
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In another moment or so she might look down and notice your presence! What will you do?
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If a foid asks me anything I pretend I haven't heard of it and then I ask if they want ice cream
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Two anecdotes of heroism, including one where two crippled and lame men crawled towards each other with hate in their hearts.
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Paraguayan soldiers displayed a level of fanaticism nearly without equal, routinely preferring death, they often literally forced the enemy to kill them. Echoes of Japan...
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