On the 5th November 1854 a smaller British and (yes) French army beat off an assault by the Russians at Inkerman in the Crimea. It was known as “The Soldier’s Battle” as men fought small engagements due to poor visibility in dense fog.
The Russians had massed 32000 men on the Allied flank and headed for the 2700 man 2nd Division, commanded today by the aggressive Pennefather. Instead of falling back in the face of superior numbers, he advanced. The British had their rifles to thank this day as they took a terrible toll on the musket armed Russian Infantry, who were hemmed in by the valley’s bottle neck shape. The British 2nd Division pushed the Russians back onto their reinforcements and should have been routed by the Russians’ numbers, but the fog and the British Light Division saved them. Three successive Russian commanders were killed in this engagement.
The Russians other 15000 men approached and assailed the Sandbag Battery, but they were routed by 300 British defenders vaulting the wall, blunting the lead Battalions, who were then attacked in the flank. More Russian attacks ensured the Battery exchanged hands several times.
The British 4th Division was not as lucky. Arriving on the field, its flanking move was itself flanked and its commander, Cathcart, killed. This enabled the Russians to advance, but not for long. They were soon driven off by French units arriving from their camps and made no more headway.
The battle was lost and they had to withdraw.
This was the last time the Russians tried to defeat the Allied troops in the field. Despite this reverse, however, the Russian attack had seriously stalled the Allies from capturing Sevastopol. They had to instead, spend one harsh winter on the heights overlooking the city, before it fell in September of 1855.
The British suffered 2573 casualties, the French 1800 and the Russians 11959.
Who wins this fight?
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With the release of the Watchmen movie I thought a little who wins poll might be fun.
As to those who might ask which Question, Vic Sage is the one I’m refering to here.
I have to go with a draw here. I think Nite Owl and Rorshach get there first but at a higher cost in collateral damage resulting in the tie. Rorshach would leave a trail of corpses which to me negates the speed confered by the direct approach.
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I have no idea who Question is. Robin is obviously the partner I’m accustomed to with Batman.
I’d probably say draw not knowing what clean up entails. Justice? Punishment? Eradication of crime by any means necessary?
Nite Owl seems to be equivalent to Batman in gadgetry, but I think Batman may have the edge in mental ability and physical prowess.
But I can’t compare the other two through my ignorance of Question.
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Question is an old Charlton hero and is a template for Rorshach.
The Question would fight crime in with his own brand of black and white justice, letting wrongdoers know that crime would no longer be tolerated in “his” city. Their actions would be dealt with by an objective standard of ethics. Sage would often times elicit information from criminals by threatening to expose them to the same gas that changes him into the Question. They assume the exposure is fatal, though its effects are most likely harmless. Another form of intimidation by Sage would be the calling card he’d leave baring a question mark, which releases that same special gas.
http://www.comicvine.com/question/29-3211/
I always think of the late 80’s Question from DC though which is one of my favorite books. Robin didn’t really fit to compare it to Rorshach/Nite Owl.
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Actually, I think that Batman has a significant edge in technology. And it would probably come down to whether you would allow Batman to supply the Question with his pick of goodies from Batman’s toybox.
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I voted draw, because they are drawings. :wink:
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i would think that batman would beat rosharch and night owl, with or without the question for back up,
batman has defeated the joker, mr freeze, cat woman, the scarecrow, the list is endless,i have never heard of sage, although he seems like a crafty character, exposing criminals to toxic gas, and getting them to do his bidding
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I’m not informed enough to vote on this issue.