Historical Badasses

Historical Badasses: Naresuan the Great

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Think of the craziest fight you've ever been in. Bare knuckles? Sure. Sticks? Probably as a kid, I guess. Baseball bats? If you're unlucky. Knives and guns? Man, I really hope not. Elephants? Probably not. However, if you're a 16th-century king of Thailand, not only is there an elephant present, but two of

Historical Badasses: Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck

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I've done a lot of reading on the First World War as of late; one of the more recent discoveries from my Wikipedia rabbit-holes is that there was, as it turns out, a pretty significant amount of fighting between the Germans and the British in Africa starting in 1914. With

Historical Badasses: Mariya Oktyabrskaya

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We're gonna talk about tanks this week. I don't know about you, but for whatever reason, I had the weird thought the other day about how despite having an interest in military history of many stripes for much of my life, I realized I really know next to nothing about

Historical Badasses: Klondike Joe Boyle

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As a Canadian, I spent a lot of time learning about the Gold Rush in middle school history class; as a sports fan, I read about the early days of professional hockey as a young child. Little did I know that one of the men responsible for bringing one of

Historical Badasses: Juana Azurduy

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South America is known for a number of things - the Amazon, Simon Bolivar, the Andes mountains, Machu Picchu, and more - but something it doesn't always get enough credit for is its long and rich military history. From inter-tribal indigenous warfare to Spanish conquistadores to cultures rebelling against the shackles

Historical Badasses: Peter Freuchen

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If you ever wanted to meet the real-life Most Interesting Man In The World, Peter Freuchen might honestly have been your best bet. This week, let's delve into some more Arctic exploration, and discover why this Danish explorer is unquestionably one of the coolest people to ever walk this earth. Peter

Historical Badasses: Don Starkell

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The glory days of adventuring ended long ago, unfortunately - all the unknown territory of the world has long since all been mapped and travelled. While there may not be any new land masses to discover, though, there's still some pretty damn insane places to travel, though. The Amazon rainforest,

Historical Badasses: Henry Knox

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Canadians don't get to talk about American military history enough. It's a shame, too, because there's a lot of it there - schoolchildren get to talk about the world wars and Native rebellions quite a bit, but there's only one high-school course available in Ontario on American history. All the