PugJesus@piefed.socialM to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · 1 month agoYou have horses! What were you thinking!?media.piefed.socialimagemessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up1200arrow-down10
arrow-up1200arrow-down1imageYou have horses! What were you thinking!?media.piefed.socialPugJesus@piefed.socialM to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square12linkfedilink
minus-squareNo1@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·1 month agoOh, so when the history books write “The army destroyed all the crops as they advanced.” it was actually, “The horses were hungry and ate the crops” lol
minus-squarePugJesus@piefed.socialOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoWhile grazing concerns could actually be very serious historically speaking, generally horses just don’t eat fast enough for rampant destruction of that type. Much easier to set a few fires, or get some farm-boys with sickles to cut it all down.
Oh, so when the history books write “The army destroyed all the crops as they advanced.”
it was actually, “The horses were hungry and ate the crops”
lol
While grazing concerns could actually be very serious historically speaking, generally horses just don’t eat fast enough for rampant destruction of that type. Much easier to set a few fires, or get some farm-boys with sickles to cut it all down.