Captain Blackadder
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Captain Edmund Blackadder is the main fictional character
in the fourth and final series of the popular BBC
sitcom Blackadder
, Blackadder Goes Forth
. He was played by Rowan Atkinson
.
Having spent the last three years in the trenches of the First World War
, Captain Blackadder is an accomplished career soldier who holds the overly-enthusiastic and idealistic volunteers he commands in withering contempt. He also harbours little respect for his superiors, whose failure to grasp the concept of modern industrial warfare has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths for very little territorial gain; he once described the war as "a gargantuan effort by Field Marshal
Haig
to move his drinks cabinet six inches closer to Berlin
". Naturally, Blackadder spends most of his time trying to get out of the trench
es before the insane General Melchett gives him the order to "climb out of the trenches and walk very slowly towards the enemy". Blackadder's attempts to escape are opposed by Melchett, who does not realise the futility of the war, and Melchett's assistant Captain Darling, who does. Darling and Blackadder have a natural animosity towards one another, since Darling is aware that Blackadder is attempting to avoid his duty, while Blackadder hates Darling for his comfortable position in a French chateau
35 miles behind the front. Darling would gladly see Blackadder killed by German
machine gun
s, although the two bury the hatchet without saying a word when Darling is posted to the front line in the final episode (for the first time in the series they courteously greet each other as "Captain").
Captain Blackadder claims to have joined the army
in 1888, when "if you saw someone in a skirt, you shot him and nicked his country". He joined the 19th/45th East African Rifles
, when Britain
was fighting colonial
wars during the Scramble for Africa
, a time when "the prerequisite for any battle was that the enemy should under no circumstances carry gun
s". He described the military as having been "little more than a travel agency for men with unusually high sex drives". He was hailed as the 'Hero of Mboto Gorge' in 1892, where he had faced "ten thousand Watutsi warriors armed to the teeth with kiwi fruit and dry guava
halves". He even saved the life of Douglas Haig (later Field Marshal Douglas Haig
) when he was nearly killed by a pygmy
woman with a sharpened mango
. At some point before the First World War, Captain Blackadder transferred to the local regiment of Cambridge
(either the Cambridgeshire Regiment
or the Suffolk Regiment
). Upon the outbreak of war
, Blackadder was quite shocked when 4,500,000 heavily-armed Germans "hoved into view".
Blackadder shares his trench with Private S. Baldrick
, and Lieutenant George. Although well-intentioned, both fail to understand their predicament and demonstrate a high level of incompetence, hindering Blackadder's escape attempts and augmenting his sense of frustration.
Continuing the trend of the previous series, he is more intelligent and passive than previous Blackadders. He appears to have a good knowledge of history as he often refers to past events and people (although usually to insult others). His social status is unknown (his mocking of George for his aristocratic background suggests he may be upper-middle class).
He is the only Blackadder
seen to have enjoyed romantic success (although all apparently managed to father children): Prince Edmund
was found repulsive by women and forced into an arranged marriage with a child; Lord Blackadder
was jilted by his fiancée, Kate (Bob) and ended up consorting with prostitutes, and Mr. E. Blackadder
was tricked by Amy Hardwood but found genuinely attractive only by Mrs. Miggins, whom he despised and who eventually eloped with his cousin MacAdder. Captain Blackadder conducted an affair with Nurse Mary Fletcher-Brown (although he later justified this as counterespionage). Though his interest in her was not genuine, she later admitted attraction to him.
His tunic displays him having earned 4 medals, in order from left to right they are: The Queen's South Africa Medal
, The King's South Africa Medal
, The 1914-15 Star
and the French Croix de Guerre
which Lt. George St. Barleigh, MC also has.
for the 'Big Push'. His final recorded words, uttered while standing in the trench with Darling, George and Baldrick (along with the infantry company he commanded), were "Good luck, everyone." after which he blew a whistle. Blackadder is believed to have been killed in action
after going over the top, though his actual fate is uncertain.
In a 2005 BBC
documentary series showcasing some of Britain's favourite sitcoms, The Blackadder edition of the series, presented by John Sergeant
, revealed that the original ending of this series had Baldrick
, George, Darling
and the troops under Blackadder's command unambiguously killed. Blackadder himself only feigned death and was the only survivor.
In the documentary "Blackadder Rides Again", the unedited version of the ending is shown where Blackadder plays dead and lies down, getting up only after the gun-fire stops with Baldrick, George, Darling and Blackadder's troops dead.
At the dinner party at the beginning of Blackadder Back and Forth (1999), a portrait of Captain Blackadder is positioned on the wall behind the present Blackadder. See Blackadder Hall.
Captain Blackadder also has a cameo in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier
, fighting at the Battle of Mons
.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
in the fourth and final series of the popular BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
sitcom Blackadder
Blackadder
Blackadder is the name that encompassed four series of a BBC1 historical sitcom, along with several one-off instalments. All television programme episodes starred Rowan Atkinson as anti-hero Edmund Blackadder and Tony Robinson as Blackadder's dogsbody, Baldrick...
, Blackadder Goes Forth
Blackadder Goes Forth
Blackadder Goes Forth is the fourth and final series of the BBC situation comedy Blackadder, written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, which aired from 28 September to 2 November 1989 on BBC One....
. He was played by Rowan Atkinson
Rowan Atkinson
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson is a British actor, comedian, and screenwriter. He is most famous for his work on the satirical sketch comedy show Not The Nine O'Clock News, and the sitcoms Blackadder, Mr. Bean and The Thin Blue Line...
.
Having spent the last three years in the trenches of the First World War
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, Captain Blackadder is an accomplished career soldier who holds the overly-enthusiastic and idealistic volunteers he commands in withering contempt. He also harbours little respect for his superiors, whose failure to grasp the concept of modern industrial warfare has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths for very little territorial gain; he once described the war as "a gargantuan effort by Field Marshal
Field Marshal
Field Marshal is a military rank. Traditionally, it is the highest military rank in an army.-Etymology:The origin of the rank of field marshal dates to the early Middle Ages, originally meaning the keeper of the king's horses , from the time of the early Frankish kings.-Usage and hierarchical...
Haig
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, KT, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCIE, ADC, was a British senior officer during World War I. He commanded the British Expeditionary Force from 1915 to the end of the War...
to move his drinks cabinet six inches closer to Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
". Naturally, Blackadder spends most of his time trying to get out of the trench
Trench
A trench is a type of excavation or depression in the ground. Trenches are generally defined by being deeper than they are wide , and by being narrow compared to their length ....
es before the insane General Melchett gives him the order to "climb out of the trenches and walk very slowly towards the enemy". Blackadder's attempts to escape are opposed by Melchett, who does not realise the futility of the war, and Melchett's assistant Captain Darling, who does. Darling and Blackadder have a natural animosity towards one another, since Darling is aware that Blackadder is attempting to avoid his duty, while Blackadder hates Darling for his comfortable position in a French chateau
Château
A château is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor or a country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally—and still most frequently—in French-speaking regions...
35 miles behind the front. Darling would gladly see Blackadder killed by German
German Empire
The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...
machine gun
Machine gun
A machine gun is a fully automatic mounted or portable firearm, usually designed to fire rounds in quick succession from an ammunition belt or large-capacity magazine, typically at a rate of several hundred rounds per minute....
s, although the two bury the hatchet without saying a word when Darling is posted to the front line in the final episode (for the first time in the series they courteously greet each other as "Captain").
Captain Blackadder claims to have joined the army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
in 1888, when "if you saw someone in a skirt, you shot him and nicked his country". He joined the 19th/45th East African Rifles
19th/45th East African Rifles
The 19th/45th East African Rifles is a fictional regiment of the British Colonial Army in the BBC comedy series Blackadder Goes Forth.In the series, Captain Edmund Blackadder states that he is a former member and participated in the famous Battle of Mboto Gorge of 1892 in Upper Volta, in which the...
, when Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom during the period when what is now the Republic of Ireland formed a part of it....
was fighting colonial
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...
wars during the Scramble for Africa
Scramble for Africa
The Scramble for Africa, also known as the Race for Africa or Partition of Africa was a process of invasion, occupation, colonization and annexation of African territory by European powers during the New Imperialism period, between 1881 and World War I in 1914...
, a time when "the prerequisite for any battle was that the enemy should under no circumstances carry gun
Gun
A gun is a muzzle or breech-loaded projectile-firing weapon. There are various definitions depending on the nation and branch of service. A "gun" may be distinguished from other firearms in being a crew-served weapon such as a howitzer or mortar, as opposed to a small arm like a rifle or pistol,...
s". He described the military as having been "little more than a travel agency for men with unusually high sex drives". He was hailed as the 'Hero of Mboto Gorge' in 1892, where he had faced "ten thousand Watutsi warriors armed to the teeth with kiwi fruit and dry guava
Guava
Guavas are plants in the myrtle family genus Psidium , which contains about 100 species of tropical shrubs and small trees. They are native to Mexico, Central America, and northern South America...
halves". He even saved the life of Douglas Haig (later Field Marshal Douglas Haig
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, KT, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCIE, ADC, was a British senior officer during World War I. He commanded the British Expeditionary Force from 1915 to the end of the War...
) when he was nearly killed by a pygmy
Pygmy
Pygmy is a term used for various ethnic groups worldwide whose average height is unusually short; anthropologists define pygmy as any group whose adult men grow to less than 150 cm in average height. A member of a slightly taller group is termed "pygmoid." The best known pygmies are the Aka,...
woman with a sharpened mango
Mango
The mango is a fleshy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The mango is native to India from where it spread all over the world. It is also the most cultivated fruit of the tropical world. While...
. At some point before the First World War, Captain Blackadder transferred to the local regiment of Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
(either the Cambridgeshire Regiment
Cambridgeshire Regiment
The Cambridgeshire Regiment was a territorial infantry regiment of the British Army from 1908 to 1961.-Pre 1908:The regiment had its origins in the rifle volunteer corps formed in Cambridgeshire in 1860. By 1880 the volunteer units in the county had amalgamated as the battalion-size 1st...
or the Suffolk Regiment
Suffolk Regiment
The Suffolk Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army with a history dating back to 1685. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated with the Royal Norfolk Regiment as the 1st East Anglian Regiment in 1959...
). Upon the outbreak of war
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, Blackadder was quite shocked when 4,500,000 heavily-armed Germans "hoved into view".
Blackadder shares his trench with Private S. Baldrick
Baldrick
Baldrick is the name of several fictional characters featured in the long-running BBC historic comedy television series Blackadder. Each one serves as Edmund Blackadder's servant and sidekick and acts as a foil to the lead character...
, and Lieutenant George. Although well-intentioned, both fail to understand their predicament and demonstrate a high level of incompetence, hindering Blackadder's escape attempts and augmenting his sense of frustration.
Continuing the trend of the previous series, he is more intelligent and passive than previous Blackadders. He appears to have a good knowledge of history as he often refers to past events and people (although usually to insult others). His social status is unknown (his mocking of George for his aristocratic background suggests he may be upper-middle class).
He is the only Blackadder
Edmund Blackadder
Edmund Blackadder is the single name given to a collection of fictional characters who appear in the BBC mock-historical comedy series Blackadder, each played by Rowan Atkinson. Although each series is set within a different period of British history, each character is part of the same familial...
seen to have enjoyed romantic success (although all apparently managed to father children): Prince Edmund
Prince Edmund (Blackadder)
Prince Edmund Plantagenet, Duke of Edinburgh is a fictional character in the first series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder.-Character overview:...
was found repulsive by women and forced into an arranged marriage with a child; Lord Blackadder
Lord Blackadder
Edmund Blackadder, Lord Blackadder is the main character in the second series of the popular BBC sitcom Blackadder. He is played by Rowan Atkinson.The second series is set in Elizabethan England, and Edmund is a courtier to Queen Elizabeth I...
was jilted by his fiancée, Kate (Bob) and ended up consorting with prostitutes, and Mr. E. Blackadder
Mr. E. Blackadder
Edmund Blackadder, Esq. is the main character in the third series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder. He was played by Rowan Atkinson.The series was set in the reign of George III of the United Kingdom . The character is in keeping with the trend of the series Blackadder is lower in rank in this series,...
was tricked by Amy Hardwood but found genuinely attractive only by Mrs. Miggins, whom he despised and who eventually eloped with his cousin MacAdder. Captain Blackadder conducted an affair with Nurse Mary Fletcher-Brown (although he later justified this as counterespionage). Though his interest in her was not genuine, she later admitted attraction to him.
His tunic displays him having earned 4 medals, in order from left to right they are: The Queen's South Africa Medal
Queen's South Africa Medal
The Queen's South Africa Medal was awarded to military personnel who served in the Boer War in South Africa between 11 October 1899 and 31 May 1902. Units from the British Army, Royal Navy, colonial forces who took part , civilians employed in official capacity and war correspondents...
, The King's South Africa Medal
King's South Africa Medal
The King's South Africa Medal was awarded to all troops who served in the Boer War in South Africa on or after 1 January 1902, and completed 18 months service before 1 June 1902. The medal was not issued alone but always with the Queen's South Africa Medal or QSA.The KSA was awarded only to those...
, The 1914-15 Star
1914-15 Star
The 1914-15 Star was a campaign medal of the British Empire, for service in World War I.The 1914-15 Star was approved in 1918, for issue to officers and men of British and Imperial forces who served in any theatre of the War between 5 August 1914 and 31 December 1915 .Recipients of this medal also...
and the French Croix de Guerre
Croix de guerre
The Croix de guerre is a military decoration of France. It was first created in 1915 and consists of a square-cross medal on two crossed swords, hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins. The decoration was awarded during World War I, again in World War II, and in other conflicts...
which Lt. George St. Barleigh, MC also has.
Attempts to avoid battle
Captain Blackadder's various attempts to avoid going over the top, by episode, include:- "Captain CookCaptain Cook (Blackadder)"Captain Cook" is the first episode of Blackadder Goes Forth, the fourth series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder.-Summary:When Field Marshal Haig unveils his new strategy to advance on the German trenches , Blackadder volunteers to be the Official War Artist.-Plot:The episode starts with...
": Posing as ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
chefChefA chef is a person who cooks professionally for other people. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who cooks for a living, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation.-Etymology:The word "chef" is borrowed ...
s while claiming Pope Gregory the Ninth invited the original cook away, with BaldrickBaldrickBaldrick is the name of several fictional characters featured in the long-running BBC historic comedy television series Blackadder. Each one serves as Edmund Blackadder's servant and sidekick and acts as a foil to the lead character...
as cook (thereby nearly poisoning Melchett and Darling). - "Corporal PunishmentCorporal Punishment (Blackadder)"Corporal Punishment" is the second episode of Blackadder Goes Forth, the fourth series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder.-Summary:Orders for Operation Insanity arrive and Blackadder breaches regulations by eating the messenger...
": Feigning communication problems by imitating static on the telephone and shouting out orders in GermanGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, disregarding a telegram ordering him to advance on the grounds that it was wrongly addressing one "Catpain Blackudder" and shooting General MelchettMelchettMelchett is a family line of fictional characters appearing in the British television sitcom series Blackadder, played by Stephen Fry. There were two main Melchetts: Lord Melchett and General Melchett.- Blackadder II :...
's favourite carrier pigeonCarrier pigeonA carrier pigeon is a homing pigeon that is used to carry messages. Using pigeons to carry messages is generally called "pigeon post". Most homing or racing type varieties are used to carry messages. There is no specific breed actually called "carrier pigeon"...
with its orders to attack, and then eating the evidence (i.e., the bird). This series of evasions got Blackadder court-martialCourt-martialA court-martial is a military court. A court-martial is empowered to determine the guilt of members of the armed forces subject to military law, and, if the defendant is found guilty, to decide upon punishment.Most militaries maintain a court-martial system to try cases in which a breach of...
led with the furious General Melchett himself acting as the trial's presiding judge, finding Blackadder guilty of killing the pigeon (as well as disobeying orders, as a side-note), and sentencing him to death by firing squadExecution by firing squadExecution by firing squad, sometimes called fusillading , is a method of capital punishment, particularly common in the military and in times of war.Execution by shooting is a fairly old practice...
. Blackadder is saved when the Minister of War, Lieutenant George's uncle, pardons him, without any particular help from the incompetent George. - "Major Star": Organising a music-hall performance under Melchett's suggestion, with Lieutenant George as the drag act "Gorgeous Georgina" (this plan was aborted when General Melchett fell madly in love with 'Georgina' and Blackadder was forced to fake "her" death, even after he got a genuine female for the act, Melchett still thought it was a drag act)
- Private Plane: Joining the Royal Flying CorpsRoyal Flying CorpsThe Royal Flying Corps was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War. During the early part of the war, the RFC's responsibilities were centred on support of the British Army, via artillery co-operation and photographic reconnaissance...
under Lord FlashheartLord FlashheartLord Flashheart is the name of two fictional characters who appeared in two episodes of the popular BBC sitcom Blackadder. They are both played by Rik Mayall....
(not knowing that green pilots had an even worse survival rate). He later accepted capture by Baron von RichthofenManfred von RichthofenManfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen , also widely known as the Red Baron, was a German fighter pilot with the Imperial German Army Air Service during World War I...
so as to escape through the 'humiliating' punishment of spending the rest of the war teaching home economicsHome EconomicsHome economics is the profession and field of study that deals with the economics and management of the home and community...
in a GermanGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
conventConventA convent is either a community of priests, religious brothers, religious sisters, or nuns, or the building used by the community, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Anglican Communion... - General HospitalGeneral Hospital (Blackadder)"General Hospital" is the fifth episode of Blackadder Goes Forth, the fourth series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder.-Plot:The episode opens with George and Baldrick playing "I spy", to Blackadder's great annoyance and boredom...
: Working on a counterespionage assignment in a British field hospitalField hospitalA field hospital is a large mobile medical unit that temporarily takes care of casualties on-site before they can be safely transported to more permanent hospital facilities...
under "Operation Winkle" - And perhaps most famously: feigning insanity by sticking two pencilPencilA pencil is a writing implement or art medium usually constructed of a narrow, solid pigment core inside a protective casing. The case prevents the core from breaking, and also from marking the user’s hand during use....
s up his nose, putting underpantsUnderpants-Boxer shorts:Boxer shorts, or simply boxers, have an elasticated waistband that is at or near the wearer's waist, while the leg sections are fairly loose and extend to the mid-thigh. There is usually a fly, either with or without buttons...
on his head and saying, "Wibble."
The end
In the final scene of the series, Blackadder shows the first (and, so far, only) sign of bravery (or resignation) from any Blackadder in the series. Finally deciding that continuing to avoid battle would be just as futile as taking part, he accepts his fate and leads an equally frightened Captain Darling, Lieutenant George and Private Baldrick over the top of the trench and out into no man's landNo man's land
No man's land is a term for land that is unoccupied or is under dispute between parties that leave it unoccupied due to fear or uncertainty. The term was originally used to define a contested territory or a dumping ground for refuse between fiefdoms...
for the 'Big Push'. His final recorded words, uttered while standing in the trench with Darling, George and Baldrick (along with the infantry company he commanded), were "Good luck, everyone." after which he blew a whistle. Blackadder is believed to have been killed in action
Killed in action
Killed in action is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own forces at the hands of hostile forces. The United States Department of Defense, for example, says that those declared KIA need not have fired their weapons but have been killed due to...
after going over the top, though his actual fate is uncertain.
In a 2005 BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
documentary series showcasing some of Britain's favourite sitcoms, The Blackadder edition of the series, presented by John Sergeant
John Sergeant (journalist)
John Sergeant is a British television and radio journalist and broadcaster.-Biography:The son of a missionary who was also a distinguished linguist, Sergeant is of Russian Jewish origin on his mother's side. Sergeant's early life meant that he followed his father's work, and was raised in...
, revealed that the original ending of this series had Baldrick
Baldrick
Baldrick is the name of several fictional characters featured in the long-running BBC historic comedy television series Blackadder. Each one serves as Edmund Blackadder's servant and sidekick and acts as a foil to the lead character...
, George, Darling
Kevin Darling
Darling is the name of several fictional characters played by Tim McInnerny in the British mock-historical sitcom Blackadder. Introduced in its fourth iteration, Blackadder Goes Forth, Captain Kevin Darling is main character Captain Edmund Blackadder 's intellectual peer and bitter rival; while...
and the troops under Blackadder's command unambiguously killed. Blackadder himself only feigned death and was the only survivor.
In the documentary "Blackadder Rides Again", the unedited version of the ending is shown where Blackadder plays dead and lies down, getting up only after the gun-fire stops with Baldrick, George, Darling and Blackadder's troops dead.
At the dinner party at the beginning of Blackadder Back and Forth (1999), a portrait of Captain Blackadder is positioned on the wall behind the present Blackadder. See Blackadder Hall.
Captain Blackadder also has a cameo in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier is an original graphic novel in the comic book series The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Kevin O'Neill. It was the last volume of the series to be published by DC Comics. Although the third book to be...
, fighting at the Battle of Mons
Battle of Mons
The Battle of Mons was the first major action of the British Expeditionary Force in the First World War. It was a subsidiary action of the Battle of the Frontiers, in which the Allies clashed with Germany on the French borders. At Mons, the British army attempted to hold the line of the...
.