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DNA Unable to Prove Bones in Savannah Are Revolutionary War Hero Pulaski - Circumstantial Case Made
Associated Press ^
| Jun 21, 2005
| Russ Bynum
Posted on 06/21/2005 8:05:51 PM PDT by Pharmboy
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A true hero. Someone ping the American Revolution and Polish lists. Thanks.
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posted on
06/21/2005 8:05:52 PM PDT
by
Pharmboy
To: All
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posted on
06/21/2005 8:08:05 PM PDT
by
Pharmboy
(There is no positive correlation between the ability to write, act, sing or dance and being right)
To: Pharmboy
Thank you for the posts, Pharmboy.
Heroes are rare.
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posted on
06/21/2005 8:19:56 PM PDT
by
Spirited
To: Pharmboy
A hero proved in liberating strife.
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posted on
06/21/2005 8:23:12 PM PDT
by
Mr. Silverback
(SPC Casey Sheehan died trying to save his buddies. His leftist mom says it "wasn't worth it.")
To: Pharmboy
Cheers to the memory of this friend of the American Revolution.
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posted on
06/21/2005 8:24:30 PM PDT
by
Ciexyz
(Let us always remember, the Lord is in control.)
To: SunkenCiv; blam
Pinging the majordomos of the Gods, Graves and Glyphs list.
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posted on
06/21/2005 8:26:22 PM PDT
by
Ciexyz
(Let us always remember, the Lord is in control.)
To: Pharmboy
The father of American cavalry was not Pulaski.
There were SEVERAL far better cavalry officers than Pulaski.
There was: Col. Harry Lee of 1st Dragoons.
There was Col.Sheldon of the 3rd Dragoons
There was: Col. William Washington of the 3rd Dragoons.
There was Col. Stephen Moylan of the 4th Dragoons.
Pulaski was a late comer to the American cavalry scene and drew MOST his troopers from the other regiments of Contential Dragoons. While very nice that he came over to volunteer his services, ALL the other AMERICAN Dragoon leaders were far superior to him in skills and ALL of them survived the war and were not known to be foolhardy or brash in battle.
May I suggest any person who wants to know more about American Dragoons, google the subject.
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posted on
06/21/2005 8:30:52 PM PDT
by
Lion in Winter
(Getting old is NOT for sissies.... trust me, I know!)
To: Lion in Winter
Sorry, it is Col. Sheldon of the 2nd Dragoons( not 3rd).
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posted on
06/21/2005 8:32:05 PM PDT
by
Lion in Winter
(Getting old is NOT for sissies.... trust me, I know!)
To: Pharmboy
Casimir Pulaski (1747-1779)
Pulaski Image
After surviving numerous bloody campaigns against Russia, Count Casimir Pulaski retired to France in 1777, bitterly disappointed and deeply depressed at Poland's failure to defeat her foes.
In Paris Pulaski met Benjamin Franklin, who was recruiting volunteers to fight in America's War of Independence. Mindful that England had recommended that Poland be partitioned by her hostile neighbors in 1772, Pulaski enthusiastically responded to Franklin's plea for assistance. In his letter of introduction to Washington, Franklin wrote of Pulaski as "an officer famous throughout Europe for his bravery and conduct in defense of the liberties of his country against ... great invading powers".
While awaiting his formal appointment by Congress, Pulaski was invited by Washington to serve on his staff during the Battle of Brandywine in September, 1777. Pulaski's performance during this baptism of blood in America earned him a commission as Brigadier General of the entire American cavalry.
Pulaski on Battlefield
In 1779, Pulaski was ordered to join General Lincoln in the South to help recapture Savannah. After French General D'Estaing, leader in the attack on the southern capital, fell wounded, Pulaski is reported to have rushed forward to assume command and raise the soldiers' spirits by his example and courage, only to be mortally wounded himself. Pulaski was named the "Father of American Cavalry", and remains one of the well known figures of the American Revolutionary War. There is hardly a state in America without a county or town, street or square, monument or tablet, school or highway named in grateful memory of General Casimir Pulaski.
To: baseballmom
Casimir Pulaski (1747-1779)
To: Pharmboy
There has always been a huge statue of Casimir Polanski in Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI. I have been there four times in the last two yrs. and cannot find a 5 ton statue.
Are there any RI Freepers who can help me out? The Polanski was situated near the long gone Ferris Wheel. Also, the dog sculpture is missing...I wonder what that old dog did to get erased?
THE BAD GUYS ARE STEALING OUR HISTORY. We've beem reamed by Buddy Cianci, and now, by "Diva Dave" Cicilline, a "progressive homosex ineffective tiny little piece of prison trash and in charge of the City of Providence, also nephew to child rapist, Joe Bevelaquia. Remember! It' all about the children with this family.
The old ways have to go in our communities. We are in the "blue state" death throes for the likes of Patches and his Dad, aka The Swimmer, and Linc Chaffee, and Jack Reed.
LET'S STOP THE MADNESS NOW. I'LL STAY AND FIGHT. YOU RI'ERS NEED TO COME OUT AND STOP THE CORRUPTION, WHICH IS ALL WE'VE EVER KNOWN. In RI, if one wants to escape the corruption, the union stranglehold, and the low level of expectation that is guaranteed to every PVD child, then the only only only choice is to move away. I have done that, and daily resent the factors that forced my move. I would come back to RI, if it were ever free of the sinister and ACCEPTED criminals who run it.
I'D SOONER MOVE TO WARSAW....THAT IS THE STATE OF PROVIDENCE RI.
To: snippy_about_it; SAMWolf; Mayor; Valin; Zavien Doombringer
To: Lion in Winter; Pharmboy
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posted on
06/21/2005 8:42:36 PM PDT
by
Pyro7480
("All my own perception of beauty both in majesty and simplicity is founded upon Our Lady." - Tolkien)
To: ishabibble
Reminds me of the Chinese cultural revolution.
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posted on
06/21/2005 8:57:55 PM PDT
by
blam
To: Pharmboy; Ciexyz
Just adding this to the GGG catalog, not sending a general distribution. Thanks Ciexyz for the ping, and PharmBoy for the topic. Please FREEPMAIL me if you want on, off, or alter the "Gods, Graves, Glyphs" PING list --
Archaeology/Anthropology/Ancient Cultures/Artifacts/Antiquities, etc.
The GGG Digest -- Gods, Graves, Glyphs (alpha order)
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posted on
06/21/2005 10:43:12 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(FR profiled updated Tuesday, May 10, 2005. Fewer graphics, faster loading.)
To: Lion in Winter; All
"Light Horse" Harry Lee (father of Robert E. Lee) is one of my favorites of the Revolution...and I have no argument with you. What they might mean here is that he was the only classically trained calvarly officer, since, as I'm sure you know, dragoons are not synonymous with calvalry (for those unfamiliar, dragoons were mounted infantry who would ride to where they were needed in battle, dismount, and fight. Their name came from the short musket, or dragon--perhaps because it breathed fire--that they carried [dragoon, in French]).
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posted on
06/22/2005 3:25:06 AM PDT
by
Pharmboy
(There is no positive correlation between the ability to write, act, sing or dance and being right)
To: ishabibble
When I get an application from a kid and the resume says "Brown University" they need to be super-terrific to overcome that obstacle in my mind.
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posted on
06/22/2005 3:27:53 AM PDT
by
Pharmboy
(There is no positive correlation between the ability to write, act, sing or dance and being right)
To: Pyro7480
Going to check out that link to "The Marquis de la Rouerie".
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posted on
06/22/2005 9:25:51 AM PDT
by
Ciexyz
(Let us always remember, the Lord is in control.)
To: Pharmboy
Thanks for the post...............Polish Heritage (4th generation removed) Bump!
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posted on
06/22/2005 9:30:13 AM PDT
by
DoctorMichael
(The Fourth-Estate is a Fifth-Column!)
To: DoctorMichael
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posted on
06/22/2005 9:32:32 AM PDT
by
Ciexyz
(Let us always remember, the Lord is in control.)
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