janner wrote:So the Danes were successful until they couldn't pretend they'd misunderstood what their officers had said. Is that your arguement, a dangerous combination of vocal clarity and incompetence?
No, but it's obvious, if Zeus himself descended from the heavnes, You would be rather dazed and confused and not in the fighting mood.
Why do you think the Swedes did so well early in the war, Swedish is a lot easier to understand than, Russian, Polish, German or Danish.
A lot easier to win when your soldiers understand your generals orders.
Same goes for Marlborough's success in the west. English is much easier to understand than, French or German.