#general melchett

[mywitchcultblr]

I love you in every world— signed your dearest 'chipmunk'

#jeeves and wooster #bertie wooster #reginald jeeves #george #gorgeous georgina #general melchett #blackadder #gay #queer #lgbtqia+ #memes #jooster

[lacking-hydration]

(Thinks about Blackadder goes Fourth and gets filled with dread LIKE A BOSS)

#seriously i think major star was really sweet even if the writers didn't quite want it to be #george talking about how nice she feels in that sort of form.. and after she goes to that gala #with melchett the way she TALKS ABOUT THE WHOLE THING #(all of season three not withstanding) shout out to the last season for making George the most transwoman ever #despite trying REALLY hard to be like #and what if shes pretty? and what then? what if Blackadder the only one who doesn't find her pretty cause hes dumb? #what if this episode confirmed that George likes men and is probably bi/pan? #what then? #consider the following #Lieutenant The Hon. George Colthurst St Barleigh #lt. george #General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett #general melchett #putting their full legal names in here thats whats up #blackadder goes forth #my arts

[thedeadleafs]

Advanced World War I Tactics with General Melchett

We talk a lot about this in my house - you know, how the very last thing the enemy would expect us to do is to make the same stupid mistake over and over again... therefore if we do it again we'll really catch them by surprise this time!

General Melchett shares some of his wisdom en gives an insight in the life of a British general during the first world war. Behold as grand tactics unfold beneath your very own eyes and grasp you with this A-historic comedy. "He fails to understand or comprehend the basic concepts of modern trench warfare and is totally unable to come up with a new strategy that would suit it. Instead he continuously sends men to a senseless death with seemingly no tactics at all."

#Blackadder #stephen fry #lol #videos #tv shows #hugh laurie #Rowan Atkinson #Tony Robinson #Tim McInnerny #World War I

[e350tb]

Gallipoli: The End of the Myth by Robin Prior

Those interested in military history, in my experience, are prone to hyperbole. A while back, when I reviewed John Buckley’s Monty’s Men, I defended Field Marshal Montgomery’s reputation, for he is sometimes derided as a poor general. My defence was based on his strengths, but reading anything about Gallipoli reminds me of the other side of that coin - that there are many generals far, far worse.

It is worth clarifying what Prior means by ‘the myth’ in the title of this book, because one might initially think he’s speaking of ‘the Anzac myth.’ This isn’t the case. ‘The myth’ is that, had something gone differently, or had someone showed more gumption, or if the British troops had been less racially degenerate - yes, that’s a real suggestion that was made - the campaign might have been won. Prior responds very convincingly that it didn’t matter if the Dardanelles had been forced by the British Navy, or if the Sari Bair Ridge had been taken in the August Offensive - it would have made no difference, because the entire conception of the campaign was fundamentally flawed.

This book is a frustrating read, although this is not Prior’s fault. The constant failure of leaders - in the government, Navy and Army - to appreciate reality, the haphazard planning, the complete failure to regard the enemy, logistics, terrain, the capabilities of unsupported infantry and the complexities of amphibious landings is so prevalent - not just from Churchill but most his colleagues, Kitchener, Fisher, the Admiralty, Hamilton and his staff, Birdwood and dozens of others - that it reads almost like satire. One could imagine Blackadder’s General Melchett devising the Battles of Krithia. The few glimmers of competence, for example from Major Frankland at Helles and the inimitable Brudenell White during the evacuation, only make this circus of military ineptitude all the more infuriating.

In the process, Prior reevaluates some of the old scapegoats for the failure of the campaign. He notes Alymer Hunter-Weston - while he generally deserves his reputation as an incompetent butcher, Prior notes that Hamilton failed to show any control over him, and by the end of his time at Helles, he and his French counterpart were starting to change their tactics in response to the slaughters at Krithia. Suvla Bay, meanwhile, is evaluated in its proper context - not as any great strike across the Peninsula, but as an attempt to create a supply base in the north which, despite being conducted with little finesse, did ultimately succeed at its (ultimately pointless) task. Prior charges that General Stopford and his New Army men were in many ways a useful scapegoat for the failures of Birdwood down at Anzac.

Ultimately, though, Prior’s Gallipoli might be described as a Greek tragedy - not in the noble sense of Hector dying to Achilles at the gates of Troy, but in the squalid sense of the Greek army being slaughtered while Achilles has a sook in his tent. Ultimately, Gallipoli was a campaign that was an intensely pointless, intensely idiotic and intensely sad episode in the history of the First World War, and as Prior poignantly puts it, didn’t shorten the war by a single day. I would fully recommend this book as perhaps the archetypical example of how not to run a battle.

#book review #gallipoli #gallipoli the end of the myth #robin prior #first world war #british army #anzac #turkey #ottoman empire #incompetence #wellington would have throttled hamilton

[asklordcaptaincastronova]

(we all know Watkyn sounds like General Melchett from Blackadder Goes Fourth

What the hell do Honoria and Anastasia sound like?)

#ooc

[barabajagal-aquarius]

Somebody to Love (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/story/319531367-somebody-to-love?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_myworks&wp_uname=Melchett&wp_originator=CoXaH5E1tSPvz9v6%2FTJjX1lsEYsfa1Gk1FaAK8d9eiv6dOU1iHdat1HBWGnN%2Fl2%2B52vIYoKtF4e%2FFgR%2FG8xHbirT6sk8uzgsq2YwxagZSDasy7CpbCHkilyXc224dbRS Evancya is a planet with a great deal of problems and a great deal of merits. How will Josiku, an 18 year old lad, navigate an era of great societal and political upheaval? An era of generational warfare that threatens to tear apart families, as the young finally find their voices.

#fantasy #highschool #music #parentalabuse #politics #romance #scifi #sixties #books

[aristo-men]

“Imagine Blackadder's General Melchett as a scented fop incapable of pronouncing his Rs, and you have Major-General Sir John Palmer Brabazon (1843–1922) – aka 'Beautiful Bwab'. Known as the last of the soldier dandies, an insane self-assurance made him 'brave' by default.”

From Twitter

[tesserariuss]

Well bugger me with a fish fork.

General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett

[infectedpaul]

nope fanedit but every time the nope appears instead of abels death toll its general melchett going BEHHH

#dex says things

[luthienebonyx]

Yuletide Recs

Eight recs from eight fandoms for Yuletide 2023. Housekeeper in a Spin (2728 words) by Anonymous Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: All Creatures Great and Small (TV 2020) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Siegfried Farnon & Mrs. Hall | Audrey Hall, Mrs. Hall | Audrey Hall & Everyone Characters: Mrs. Hall | Audrey Hall, Siegfried Farnon, Tristan Farnon, James Herriot, Helen Herriot Summary: "Mrs Hall's cross," Tristan told his brother. "I assumed it was your fault, but she doesn't seem cross with you."

"Why would she be cross with me?" Mr Farnon demanded. "When do I ever do anything wrong?" Comment: Excellent Audrey POV fic that really captures the feel of the show: light and slightly comic domestic/local matters, but with deeper, stronger and more serious thoughts and feelings underpinning them, so that the serious thing, when it emerges, hits with a kick in the guts. But overall, the warmth between the characters, particularly between Audrey and Siegfried, is what shines through.  

Major Opportunity (3092 words) by Anonymous Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Blackadder Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Edmund Blackadder/Kevin Darling Characters: Edmund Blackadder, Kevin Darling, George Colthurst St. Barleigh, Baldrick (Blackadder), Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett Additional Tags: Yuletide Treat Summary: After being presumed dead, Blackadder seizes his chance to escape the trenches, and hopefully avoid ending up actually dead.

Comment: Beautifully done Blackadder fic that would fit right into an episode - so of course it's full of memorable lines from everyone, up to and including General Melchett. I Will Never Leave You (9396 words) by Anonymous Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Gilded Age (TV 2022) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Ada Brook & Agnes van Rhijn, Mr. van Rhijn/Agnes van Rhijn, Ada Brook & Oscar van Rhijn Characters: Ada Brook, Agnes van Rhijn, Oscar van Rhijn, Mr. van Rhijn (The Gilded Age) Additional Tags: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Infant Death, Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con, Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault, Period-Typical Sexism, Period Typical Attitudes, Religion, Codependency, Dysfunctional Family Summary:

There are few bonds deeper than sisterhood. Over the years, Agnes has always looked out for Ada...and Ada has always made herself available to Agnes. Comment: A lovely, in-depth look at the strong and complicated bond between Ada and Agnes from early in Agnes's marriage up to the beginning of canon. It's Ada's POV, and the narrative is coloured by her perceptiveness and warmth, but I can really hear Christine Baranksi delivering every bit of Agnes's dialogue. The style is also very fitting for these characters and this time and place.

An Ingenue Looks at Seventy (1881 words) by Anonymous Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Only Murders in the Building (TV) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Loretta Durkin/Oliver Putnam Characters: Loretta Durkin, Oliver Putnam, Mabel Mora Additional Tags: Post-Season/Series 03, Character Study, old people fucking Summary:

Maybe this time, Loretta will get everything she ever dreamed of. Or at least a bigger piece of it. Comment: This was my main gift fic this year, and I've already posted about it, but I'm including it in my recs post as well, because I would want to rec it even if it hadn't been written for me. This story is everything I could have wished for when I requested a Loretta-centric fic. It's a beautiful character study, set post-canon, with guest appearances by Oliver and Mabel. I love everything about Loretta's POV, and the story is chock full of great lines, but I also really like the way her relationship with Oliver is depicted, both in public and in private. The author also gets extra points for the tag "old people fucking".

Crepusculine Confabulations (2324 words) by Anonymous Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Reluctant Widow - Georgette Heyer Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Francis Cheviot/Louis de Castres Characters: Francis Cheviot, Louis de Castres Additional Tags: AU, Character Death Fix, Yuletide, Gift Fic Summary:

Two conversations, in twilight, to bracket the events of the novel. That is: you didn't think that Francis was being wholly truthful, did you? Did you? Comment: The Reluctant Widow will never be on my list of favourite Heyers, for a bunch of reasons, but the stand-out feature of it is Francis Cheviot - and this post-canon story focused on Francis does not disappoint. Full of nicely Heyer-ish language plus some VERY Francis machinations, this is overall an excellent portrayal of Francis.

A Case Report Regarding the Brick Lane Murders (5866 words) by Anonymous Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Rivers of London - Ben Aaronovitch Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Peter Grant & Thomas Nightingale Characters: Thomas Nightingale, Peter Grant (Rivers of London), Miriam Stephanopoulos Additional Tags: Case Fic, Period-Typical Racism, Period Typical Attitudes, Series level violence, There's a Murder, Yuletide 2023 Summary:

A case NIghtingale worked in 1919 gives insight into a new murder investigation. Comment: An excellent case fic that really captures the feel of canon. The case has links to another case Nightingale worked on in 1919, very, very early in his career, and the depiction of how he was in his late teens compared to how he is now, really makes this story stand out.

Little Intimacies (1344 words) by Anonymous Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Wheel of Time (TV) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Moiraine Damodred & Lan Mandragoran, Lan Mandragoran/Maksim Characters: Lan Mandragoran, Maksim (Wheel of Time) Additional Tags: Mid-s2 Summary:

Two nights after Moiraine sends him away, Lan has a conversation with another Warder. Comment: A beautifully written study of Lan at a very particular point in time. Moiraine is not physically present, but she is still present all the way through the story.  

Yes, Lord President (4826 words) by Anonymous Chapters: 4/4 Fandom: Yes Minister Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Jim Hacker, Humphrey Appleby, Bernard Woolley Additional Tags: Period Typical Attitudes, very loosely based on a true story Comment: This story is brilliant and I love it. It is everything that anyone could ever want in a Yes Minister fic. The author has absolutely nailed Hacker, Sir Humphrey and Bernard, and the plot is administratively absurd enough to be an episode of the show. It is structured like the Yes Minister books, with excerpts from Hacker's diary and from official files, which also works really well. I laughed and laughed and laughed reading this - and there truly is no higher praise for a story based on a show that did likewise.

#yuletide #recs #yuletide recs

[hitchell-mope]

He’d get along with General Melchett.

#aliens in the attic #jake pearson

[lacking-hydration]

:C

#blackadder #blackadder goes fourth #Lieutenant The Hon. George Colthurst St Barleigh #General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett #hugh laurie #stephen fry #this show is. so stupid

[beattoquarters2]

General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett, VC,

[elswhere]

#blackadder #blackadder goes fourth #stephen fry #general melchett #my gifs #fitz gifs #i have a mini heart attack every time #this is for a friend of mine mostly but also me #for reasons

[tally-ho-hurrah-bravo]

do you think george (more like georgina) and melchett called each other silly goose

#its possible. #blackadder #blackadder goes forth #general melchett #gorgeous georgina #lieutenant george

[mythicalsuperwho]

What I think different Blackadder characters would use as a mask:

-Blackadder would wear a plain black one and say something about not needing to decorate the fabric keeping his bodily fluids to himself.

-George would have something with flowers. Probably yellow. Would come into the scene while Blackadder was giving his opinion on patterned masks.

-Baldrick would have one on the back of his head and say, “This way, people behind me can’t get me sick”. Or something of that nature. Probably a medical mask he found on the ground.

- General Melchett would have one with the plastic in the front, but only around where his mustache is.

-Captain Darling would have one that’s plain black as well, but it would have the plastic filter in the corner. He would also have it monogrammed. Blackadder would make fun of this customization.

-Lord Flashheart wouldn’t wear one and say, “Everyone needs a little Flashheart!” Then say something else sexual and ignorant. If he had to wear one, he would have a bandana. His mustache would as well be visible to a certain extent.

#hugh laurie #stephen fry #blackadder #rowan atkinson #blackadder goes forth #general melchett #captain darling #george #baldrick #lord flashheart