古德明英語軍事小故事：糊 糊 涂 的 戰(zhàn) 爭(中英對照)
古德明《征服英語》之英語軍事故事，古德明，香港英語教育作家，他開了一個《征服英語專欄》，在專欄中專門用英語寫了世界近代史上的軍事小故事，用英語講述歷史中那些驚心動魄的戰(zhàn)爭。
糊 糊 涂 的 戰(zhàn) 爭
the battle of zorndorf was fought on 25 august 1758 between the russians under count william fermor and the prussians under frederick the great, and ended in prussian victory. during the battle, the russian cavalry was routed and had to flee towards the lines of the russian infantrymen but these, confused by clouds of dust and gun smoke, mistook them for the prussians and opened artillery fire.
a conversation after the battle speaks volumes about battles.
frederick: that was a diabolical day. did you understand what was going on?
catt: your majesty, i had a good grasp of the preliminary march, and the final arrangements for the battle. but the rest escaped me.
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