This Day In History: Aug 22, 1776 - British Invasion Of New York

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[ETL]

Although PBS, it actually was/is an excellent series with little if any liberal bias. There are two other such series, one titled “The American Revolution”, the other, simply, “The Revolution”. They are probably on YouTube and/or DailyMotion as well.

[teeman8r]

Huzzah! for the Old Line State.

[the OlLine Rebel]

It irks me about “400”. When I read multiple histories of the RevWar it varied from 200 to 400, often agreed as closer to 300. Just like the Spartans, and was thus often referenced.

By most histories only 9 MDers remained after 5-6 bayonet charges against Germans and Scots. Stirling was captured because he waa compromised, not because he just gave up.

[the OlLine Rebel]

They used to be legendary.

Now most ignore e RevWar.

MDers were unquestionably the best troops of the rebellion.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Your cousin? Wow.

[the OlLine Rebel]

I think Camden is perhaps much worse.

Pustering fool Gates ran away.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Washington chose to believe the wrong reports.

But ultimately the manner inwhich troops conducted themselves in the Philly campaign would push the French into officially helping. (”Saratoga” is overrated as the reason for French involvement.)

[teeman8r]

thanks for that, as a Maryland come here on the shore, many of the fighting men were from the land of pleasant living...

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[W.]

Thanks again, glad this new computer’s got lots of HD space!

[fella]

It was the beginning of the long retreat to Trenton. During which the chaff of the summer soldiers was winnowed out from the true patriots.

[ETL]

Definitely check out episode 3 when you can. It deals with the Battle of Brooklyn/Battle of Long Island.

[Jane Long]

Bookmarking!!
Thanks for posting.

[Jane Long]

Ping!

[W.]

Will do, maybe start tonight. Sittin’ out on the 2nd floor porch diggin’ the sweet weather & listening to jams... [In NW Ohio]

[major-pelham]

Good point, I did say perhaps. Brooklyn was awful.

[SamAdams76]

Thanks for the ping, this was a very interesting article!

[Jane Long]

You are welcome.

How did you come across this (exactly) two year old ping? Have you been spending time in the WayBack Machine? :-)

[SamAdams76]

I have a very unusual method to searching Free Republic. I use search engines to pull up threads on topics I'm interested in. Sometimes, I pull up older ones but they are still live!

I seriously thought this thread was from yesterday and not two years ago.