tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post7312287383089548454..comments2024-03-28T11:20:31.192-04:00Comments on Years That Answer: There are no suckers or losers in the U.S. Military #3 - last one, I promiseColettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-42653960018123208912020-09-11T08:18:33.083-04:002020-09-11T08:18:33.083-04:00See what happens when you drown horses!!! Interest...See what happens when you drown horses!!! Interestingly, the son of Jesse Rector (the Revolutionary War foot soldier) who I wrote about above married the daughter of a Loyalist officer, Reuben Simpson. So I have a 5th great grandfather on both sides of that conflict. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-5862867147500256482020-09-11T03:46:29.937-04:002020-09-11T03:46:29.937-04:00A couple of points: (a) The British commander-in-c...A couple of points: (a) The British commander-in-chief was bipolar and suffered from a weird disease which, I believe, turned his urine red or brown. I don't know about DT's urine but... (b) Germans (ie, Hessians) eventually made up about 30 per cent of the British strength. Not surprising given the British CinC was also Elector of Hanover, a town in northern Germany (I didn't know this even though I've dined there more than once).<br /><br />Look, I'm not saying things would have turned out differently if the Loyalist army (greatly expanded of course) had been constituted solely from the descendants of the troops Henry V commanded at Agincourt:<br /><br /><i>Then imitate the action of the tiger;<br />Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,<br />Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage;<br />Then lend the eye a terrible aspect;<br />Let it pry through the portage of the head<br />Like the brass cannon; etc, etc</i><br /><br />but perhaps we'd have done a little better and not drowned so many horses.<br /><br />At least our now ex-CinC showed a little grace when it was all over. As he said to John Adams: "I was the last to consent to the separation; but the separation having been made and having become inevitable, I have always said, as I say now, that I would be the first to meet the friendship of the United States as an independent power." Of course, it could have been fake news. Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-80137324561658039522020-09-10T14:30:45.637-04:002020-09-10T14:30:45.637-04:00That letter is a treasure. Soldiers from neither s...That letter is a treasure. Soldiers from neither side were losers or suckers. They were supporting their governments and the people living in their countries.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-66059062199715946152020-09-10T12:42:00.956-04:002020-09-10T12:42:00.956-04:00Wow, that is awesome that you have that informatio...Wow, that is awesome that you have that information. You 5th great grandfather was a hero and we are grateful to him and all those you have fought so honorably that the United States of America can exist. We are in perilous times now and I pray that we can come out of this whole. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-32141466188151430162020-09-10T11:09:00.438-04:002020-09-10T11:09:00.438-04:00Thanks, Ellen. This came from an SAR application. ...Thanks, Ellen. This came from an SAR application. The DAR has lots of information, too. And, of course, pension applications from that time period. I have been doing genealogy for a long time, and I have accumulated a lot of interesting information. Fun.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-28392820863805913552020-09-10T10:59:11.484-04:002020-09-10T10:59:11.484-04:00Amazing that you have these historic words from yo...Amazing that you have these historic words from your family to share with us. War was up close, wasn't it - sometimes now there are drones killing people. Thanks for sharing this!Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.com