Re: Cyber Squad

DracSpy@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 1/20/2000 7:46:39 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> Thomas.Barclay@sofkin.ca writes:
> 
> >   I can not remember the individuals name but there was a Fuedal
> >  Japanese
> >  army that was being pursued by an army of much greater size.  A
samurai w=
> >  as
> >  said to have volunteered to defend a small bridge to slow down the
opposi=
> >  ng
> >  army.
> >    The opposing army upon seeing the lone samurai on the bridge
lined up h=
> >  is
> >  archers and let loose.  The samurai, using his naginata, proceeded
to
> >  deflect the arrows.  They then sent in the infantry to clear him
off.  Af=
> >  ter
> >  several minutes and dead and wounded later they withdrew.
> >    THey then sent a group to ford the difficult river and attack
from both
> >  sides.  After several more minutes and several more dead and dying
the
> >  withdrew.	THe opposing army decided to leave at the point and
honored th=
> >  e
> >  samurai.
> >    Of course I think he later died of the wounds later but this is
pretty
> >  impressive.  Something like this could only happen before gunpowder
thoug=
> >  h.
> 
> I remeber another story simular to that one but set in another milue.
> H-some-thing-or-other was the name of the guy, I think.
> -Stephen

Roman legend : Horatius at the bridge... held up, IIRC the Etruscans
while the bridge was being demolished under him from behind.

Poetry fragment :

 Then up spake brave Horatius,
		  The Captain of the Gate:
	 'To every man upon this earth
		  Death cometh soon or late.
	 And how can man die better
		  Than facing fearful odds,
	 For the ashes of his fathers
		  And the temples of his Gods?'
					Lord MacCaulay

-- 
Barry Cadwgan ( BCADWGAN@FL.NET.AU )
http://www.users.fl.net.au/~bcadwgan/homepage.htm
"The end does not justify the means.  
 The end is the sum of the means,
 as the road travelled determines the destination." 
Valijon Starbringer (Hellflower Trilogy, Eluki bes Shahar)