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The 21st Lancers (Empress of India's) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1858 and amalgamated with the 17th Lancers in 1922 to form the 17th/21st Lancers. Perhaps its most famous engagement was the Battle of Omdurman , where Winston Churchill (then an officer of the 4th Hussars ), rode with the unit.
The Daily Advertisers – 5th Lancers [3] The Dandies - 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards; The Dandy Ninth – 9th (Highlanders) Battalion Royal Scots [25]; The Death or Glory Boys - 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) later 17th/21st Lancers, then Queen's Royal Lancers [1] [3] (from the regimental badge, which was a death's head (skull), with a scroll bearing the motto "or Glory")
Based on a true story about a Virginia high school coach, starring Denzel Washington. The Replacements: 2000 Comedy Keanu Reeves in a fictional story about replacement players on a pro team during a league strike, loosely based on the 1987 National Football League strike which resulted in team's using replacement players. Brian's Song: 2001 Drama
Many of these feel-good movies are based on real events, which makes them even more fascinating. The true stories of America's most famous teams and players are filled with high-stakes drama and ...
The 1979 classic is based (very) loosely on the real-life 1970 Dallas Cowboys and chronicles life as a pro football star in that glorious era. Nick Nolte is at his best; likewise for Bo Svenson ...
Real, The Movie: 2005 Documentary Explores history of Real Madrid, incorporating some fictional elements. The Game of Their Lives: 2005 Drama Based on USA's massive upset of England in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Merry Christmas aka Joyeux Noël: 2005 Drama During World War I, soldiers put aside differences to play a game of soccer. Garpastum ...
Based on controversial true events involving five girls from Texas. Bring It On: Fight to the Finish: 2009 Comedy Fourth sequel to the 2000 film. Fired Up! 2009 Comedy Football players con their way into a cheerleading camp. Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader: 2012 Comedy An experimental drug makes a cheerleader grow 10 times her normal size.
Ain'ts: [1] Nickname given to the New Orleans Saints after their 1980 season of 14 consecutive losses. The name persisted somewhat as, although they would later qualify for the playoffs several times since then, they did not win a playoff game until their defeat of the defending Super Bowl champion Rams in the wild-card round of the 2000–01 playoffs.