Where in mainland Britain did 3,000 French troops fight combined Scots and English forces to a standstill?

Question

It took about a year, before both sides called it quits.

Answer 1

You must have some of your facts wrong, the Scots would never have been fought to a standstill and would never have called it quits.

The Scots would have fought to the last man, with the cry NO SURRENDER

Answer 2

Never in recorded history.

Answer 3

Never heard of that have to be honest. Sure you've got your facts right.

Answer 4

Aldershot NAAFI?

Answer 5

The Siege of Leith - 1559 I belieth.....

http://www.leithhistory.co.uk/2006/11/26...

http://www.electricscotland.com/history/...

Yey, thanks for the CLUE about the ladders being too short LOL. Yes indeedy, it was the Seige of Leith hehehe.

I think it may have shown this in the recent Elizabeth movie, not 100% sure ...

PS, YOU HEARD IT FROM JEDI KNIGHT 007 FIRST. The Jocks don't know their own history LOL.

Answer 6

Well that's a new one and sounds similar to other rumours such as the USS Constitution sailing calmly up the Clyde and the crew going ashore at Glasgow to beat up the natives.  Never had a Glasgow kiss then?

Nah!

The only Frogs of the Napolionic period who actually landed here in UK did so on a desolate Welsh beach somewhere and were frightened off by a bunch Welsh women who were wearing national costume and who at distance, wearing red shawls etc, looked liked guardsmen . . . .

http://www.answers.com/topic/french-revo...

Last frog invasion of Breten

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Invasi...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fQrA1Q3h...

Finally, the Scotts do not do 'standstill warfare'.  Their Idea of war, is somewhat similar to us Welsh and the Celts in general, is to keep going until the enemy finally crash and give in.

Nah!  A Froggy dream. . . . .

Anyway, it's an historical and well documented fact that whenever the French army came up against the mad darlings of Scotland that they would turn and turn, but only after they had murdered their own officers.

Blimey!  Don't make me laff.

Here's one fore you.

Q: What is the difference between a slice of toast and a group of Frenchmen?

A: You can make soldiers out of the slice of toast.

Don't believe me?  Then ask your question in a crowded Glasgow pub at about 10.30 of a Saturnight - watch out for flying glass . . . . nuts.

Look don't want to scare you right, but a pal of mine who has now passed on and who served with the Black Watch in WW2, told me that his officer dashed past him waving a heavy claymore over his head, shouting some family battle cry as he laid into the Germans with it.  The rest just followed with bayonets fixed - just don't look at the blood and you'll be okay after a wee dram of two.

NATIONAL ANTHEM OF SCOTLAND

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mydYTYWYp...

Celtii bew - the living Celts