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To: henkster

From what I read in the first article, it would seem that no one was killed.

“Fearing the arrival of free-state reinforcements, Pate put up a white flag and the fighting stopped. The battle had lasted nearly three hours. Although several men were injured, no one was killed.”

Well, except the mules and horses:

“To ensure his enemy couldn’t escape, Brown ordered two of his men to shoot Pate’s horses and mules.”

http://cjonline.com/news/2015-04-13/john-browns-legacy-remains-controversial


9 posted on 06/01/2016 8:31:26 AM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: EternalVigilance

I’m not surprised, but I had to confirm my suspicions. These guys knew how to shoot, but didn’t know how to fight. Really, this was little different than me and my non-military friends playing paintball all afternoon at White River Paintball. Except the bullets were real. But from a professional’s view, this was not a well conducted “battle.”


10 posted on 06/01/2016 8:58:35 AM PDT by henkster (Don't listen to what people say, watch what they do.)
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