"A l'eau c'est l'heure!" – The Sailors of the Guard (AB Figures)

[Jemima Fawr]

A unit profile of one of my favourite Napoleonic units: http://www.jemimafawr.co.uk/2018/07/12/a-leau-cest-lheure-the-sailors-of-the-imperial-guard/

 

My wargames blog: http://www.jemimafawr.co.uk/

[Not Connard Sage]

Hello sailor?

Or is it just my appalling French accent? 😉

Obvious contrarian and passive aggressive old prat, who is taken far too seriously by some and not seriously enough by others.

[Jemima Fawr]

It’s the motto of the French Navy: “To the water, it is the hour!”

My wargames blog: http://www.jemimafawr.co.uk/

[Jemima Fawr]

Possibly… 😉

My wargames blog: http://www.jemimafawr.co.uk/

[Not Connard Sage]

Jemima Fawr wrote:

It’s the motto of the French Navy: “To the water, it is the hour!”

I know, but it still sounds like ‘hello sailor’ if say it with a bad French accent, ‘al-lo say-l-ur’. 🙂

 

Obvious contrarian and passive aggressive old prat, who is taken far too seriously by some and not seriously enough by others.

[Jemima Fawr]

(It’s a very old joke, but don’t tell anyone…) 😉

My wargames blog: http://www.jemimafawr.co.uk/

[Jemima Fawr]

(The motto of the French Navy is actually ‘Valeur et Discipline’…) 😉

My wargames blog: http://www.jemimafawr.co.uk/

[Not Connard Sage]

Jemima Fawr wrote:

(The motto of the French Navy is actually ‘Valeur et Discipline’…) 😉

 

No honneur et patrie?

 

🙂

Obvious contrarian and passive aggressive old prat, who is taken far too seriously by some and not seriously enough by others.

[grizzlymc]

I prefer Ms Fawr’s motto.

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