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Re:How many summer Y Combinator fundees decided not to conti... by python_kiss on Saturday March 17, 2007 @07:08AM (#4738)
Three notable generals who successfully implemented this strategy are Tariq ibn-Ziyad, Hurnan Cortez, and Xiang Yu. They managed to take on armies many times their size by deliberately cutting off any channels of exit.

Read more about them here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariq_ibn-Ziyad

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernan_Cortez

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiang_Yu

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Re:How many summer Y Combinator fundees decided not to conti... by volida on Wednesday March 21, 2007 @08:35AM (#5365)
you may be interested in this then: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marathon
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