Posted on 07/04/2017 2:32:11 PM PDT by Eagles Field
I always savor the insight Freeper History Buffs offer, especially the spirited difference in opinion. The easy answers are Washington, Jefferson, the like. Who are the ones unsung, where the tide may not have turned without?
There is no one except George Washington who fits the description, no one who could even come close. This is not just an “ easy” answer, it’s the vety obvious truth. He is the Father of Our Country in every possible way.
You’re a baronet in my book, Sir.
Actually, I think it was Pickering’s South Carolina Troops who broke at the Battle of Camden.
But he did broadcast the Swamp Fox series. I loved it.
It just didn’t have the legs that Crockett had.
Disney also had western mini series like Elfego Baca, Texas John Slaughter and Zorro.
I watched them all religiously as a kid
My ancestor, Isham Dansby died in South Carolina fighting for independence
Revisionist historians say that, but contemporary and 19th century accounts suggest the American force was about half that size. He reported to Greene that he had 800, but probably picked up another few hundred irregulars by the time of the battle.
Footnoted numbers here:
http://www.mountvernon.org/digital-encyclopedia/article/battle-of-cowpens/
Disney was great back then. I liked Swamp Fox. Zorro was my favorite.
BTW I heard Will Hutchins (Sugarfoot from Warners) interviewed on WBZ Saturday night. Great sense of humor.
Thank you, m’lady.
Disney also produced a large number of first class movies back then.
A few of them are “Treasure Island”, “20,000 Leagues Beneath The Sea”, “Swiss Family Robinson”, and on and on including all the ones Annette was in.
I would say John Adams.
I think the U.S. Constitution says something about titles of nobility.
Thanks.
The fellow I named was commander of an earlier French fleet sent to help us. De Grasse did indeed command the French fleet that disrupted the English Navy come to reinforce or rescue the British at Yorktown.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Chesapeake
Don’t forget Johnny Tremain.
I recently read the McCullough biography of John Adams. He was such a nice man in his old age, going for walks in the countryside, reading a book if someone would bring him one. I hope to be like that when I’m old.
Also, “Kidnapped” and “Rob Roy”.
Disney liked Robert Louis Stevenson tales.
Washington made it happen.
“The Fighting Prince of Donegal,” 1966 ... the year I was born.
I recently read that, in the UK’s eyes at least, a baronetcy is not a title of nobility.
The UK defines nobility to start at baron.
So viscount would be a problem.
Good point. Although a baronet’s title is heritable, Sir John and Lady Smith are considered “gentry,” rather than “nobility,” and their children (other than the oldest son) are commoners.
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