To: PeaRidge
"Sullivan knew his depleted forces couldn't win against the British without the French, so he retreated to the northern part of the island, leaving ambushes..." I hope the newspaper journalist from Rhode Island realizes it isn't actually an island.
6 posted on
11/18/2004 11:33:30 AM PST by
Trinity5
To: Trinity5
Here is an interesting factoid:
Between 1795 and 1805, more than 100,000 Africans were sent to America on 934 Rhode Island owned and based vessels.
7 posted on
11/18/2004 11:43:04 AM PST by
PeaRidge
("Walt got the boot? I didn't know. When/why did it happen?" Ditto 7-22-04 And now they got #3fan.)
To: Trinity5
...."I hope the newspaper journalist from Rhode Island realizes it isn't actually an island.
"......
They're talking about Newport, which is on Aquidneck Island, part of Rhode Island.
15 posted on
11/18/2004 7:36:24 PM PST by
aShepard
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