"Slovenian Volunteers in Mexico " Topic
6 Posts
All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.
Please be courteous toward your fellow TMP members.
For more information, see the TMP FAQ.
Back to the Mexican-American Wars Message Board
Areas of Interest19th Century
World War One
Featured Hobby News Article
Featured Link
Featured Ruleset
Featured Showcase Article Need a classic airliner for your Pulp scenarios?
Featured Workbench Article Having scratchbuilt a flying monitor, dampfpanzerwagon  now paints and bases the model.
Featured Profile Article
Featured Book Review
|
Please sign in to your membership account, or, if you are not yet a member, please sign up for your free membership account.
| Tango01 | 30 Oct 2016 3:28 p.m. PST |
"With the help of the French army, Maximillian, brother of Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph, was installed as Emperor of Mexico. Maximillian Ferdinand of Habsburg (1832-1867) set out to Mexico to overthrow the Republican government of Benito Juarez and revive the monarchy. The counterrevolution, however, was suppressed. In the wake of their victory, the Mexican Republicans captured Maximillian and shot him. Thus Maximillian's dreams of the Promised Land, which were also harboured by Mexican volunteers nicknamed as MEKSIKAJNARJI, were smothered after three years. The dreams were destroyed by Maximillian's death, insanity of his wife Charlotte as well as disappointed and decimated Meksikajnarji…"
More here
gisby.info/maxslav.htm Amicalement
Armand |
| goragrad | 31 Oct 2016 3:03 p.m. PST |
You are slipping Tango - TMP link Same title even. |
| Tango01 | 31 Oct 2016 10:19 p.m. PST |
Anyone could have a bad day my friend… (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
| goragrad | 01 Nov 2016 2:42 p.m. PST |
It happens. It also appears that I am the only one with Slovene ancestry or who at least cares to comment. |
| Tango01 | 02 Nov 2016 11:34 a.m. PST |
|
| fraserk | 13 Dec 2016 7:54 p.m. PST |
I appreciate the link.. No Slovenian ancestry though :) |
|
