Posted on 11/26/2012 5:20:41 PM PST by Coleus
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Baylor, Waco, Massacre.
The British commander, Charles “No Flint” Grey ordered his men to go in with no flints on their muskets and using only bayonets, the same tactic he used successfully at the Battle of Paoli.
From the thread’s title, one might have thought this was about the recent Baylor-Kansas State game. Baylor University is named for a great-nephew of Col. George Baylor, the Revolutionary officer whose unit was overrun.
Something peculiar about this year is that the article was written by a daughter of Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg.
I note Ms. Schlossberg quotes two homeschooled students in her report on the commemoration. (I doubt Ms. Schlossberg sought them out for any special attention ... more likely she latched onto them because they were the only students attending. )
The prisoners from the massacre were interrogated at the Reformed Church in Tappan, NY by Maj. John Andre. After Andre's capture as a spy in Tarrytown, NY, Gen. George Washington staged Andre's espionage trial in the same church were he conducted his interrogations of Baylor's men. Andre was hanged down the street from the church on the Tappan NY, Northvale NJ border.
I’m watching revisionist WW Two History as told by Oliver Stone on Showtime. Suddenly, they move to re-hab Communist agent and two-time Roosevelt VP Henry Wallace. Of course, Oliver and company have their own agenda! No?
I think the Baylor Massacre got re-enacted last week vs Kansas State.
Here's the story of the massacre.
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Here's the story of the massacre.
The RevWar/Colonial History/General Washington ping list
Wow. I never knew any of this and I grew up around there and love Revolutionary War History. I thought Andre was beloved by Continentals who petitioned Washington not to hang him. Love Washington even more now
Brits were too afraid to come out and fight during the day.
thanks for the info. I wouldn’t have put the 2 together.
Andre was well liked by some of Washington’s officers, and the intention was to exchange him for American prisoners. However, Andre’s snobbishness led to his demise. He couldn’t help himself in writing insulting letters to Washington during his captivity. Just when Washington was starting to listen to his officers, Andre would rifle off another letter to Washington that was insulting in tone to the General.
Wow, I’ll add that to my RW trivia list. Thanks! You learn something new on FR every day.
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Thanks Coleus, and long time no hear from.
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