Quote from: FierceKitty on 16 October 2016, 03:43:40 AM
Was there a battle for Minden? I didn't think it was big enough to fight about.

Indeed there was on 1 August 1759 - some of the British Infantry regiments came out of the battle literally smelling of roses.

British Cavalry on the other hand had a very bad day, having never moved into action. The cavalry commander, Lord George Sackville, was court-martialled and dismissed from the King's service for disobeying orders as he refused to advance despite being ordered to do so by the Army Commander numerous times.

There is a link on my Blog to the battle giving the main details. Quite a famous battle for the British and as Pierre says, they came up smelling of roses

I think FK is commenting on the for having replaced the more usual of,

Quote from: pierre the shy on 16 October 2016, 07:34:05 AM
Indeed there was on 1 August 1759 - some of the British Infantry regiments came out of the battle literally smelling of roses.

British Cavalry on the other hand had a very bad day, having never moved into action. The cavalry commander, Lord George Sackville, was court-martialled and dismissed from the King's service for disobeying orders as he refused to advance despite being ordered to do so by the Army Commander numerous times.

Sounds very like the Battle of Minden. I didn't know that the strategic objective was the capture of Minden; I thought it was about stopping a French offensive and protecting Hannover.

I remember there was a bit of a tussle over the last piece of Lemon Drizzle cake; would that be a 'Battle of Lemon Drizzle' or 'Battle for Lemon Drizzle'?

If lemon drizzle was the actual objective of the battle, then for. However, I have often heard the phrases the battle of Stalingrad, the battle of Atlanta, even though these were the objectives. The only one I can think of offhand is the battle for Berlin.

I think most serious historians discount the Battle of the Lemon Drizzle; it was really a piece of toast with honey.

Crumbs!

Oh dear, mustn't crumble.