More patriots died (over 10,000)--typically of disease or starvation--on these floating Buchenwalds than died in battle...
Though over 225 years ago, it makes me angry thinking of it.
Fort Green Park Conservancy Prison Ships Martyrs' Monument:
Posted on 03/23/2010 6:18:29 AM PDT by Pharmboy
While you're on the subject, The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution by Bernard Bailyn. Based in part on the political pamphlets from then.
Interesting find.
More patriots died (over 10,000)--typically of disease or starvation--on these floating Buchenwalds than died in battle...
Though over 225 years ago, it makes me angry thinking of it.
Fort Green Park Conservancy Prison Ships Martyrs' Monument:
“just could not figure out what we were so mad about.”
Gee, just like liberals today. And I mean, Joe Schmoe liberals.
Why would we be against “free” “health” (as opposed to medical?) care? Why would we be against seatbelt laws? Why would we be pro-gun? I mean, it’s all to make everything nice!
Over the years I have posted many times on the prison ships. The most common number usually given now is 11,000 dead.
On a personal note, I attended high school withing 500 yards of the monument.
I’d heard that there was some bitterness between loyalists and rebels even up into the 20th century! I see this a lot on “You Tube”, when reading the comments sections on some of the most innocuous videos.
Look on videos of some of the marching songs from GB and US. Also, look on other pages w/videos/songs like “The Battle Of New Orleans”, etc.. There are some battleaxes on there at times back and forth, and this 200 yrs. or more later!
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Thanks Pharmboy. Nice pic of Burgoyne. Gentleman Johnny got the shaft not merely for his own silliness, but also by General Howe, who was supposed to move north in support and to link up, and decided to seize Philadelphia instead. He wound up getting recalled as a consequence of that. |
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I’ve wondered why New York city just seems a bit....hmmmm....not TOTALLY American in my eyes. Of course it is (and has been) extremely left wing liberal, for a very long time, so that doesn’t help, in my view, in respecting someones American patriotism—but also the knowledge that is was early captured and totally controlled by the Brits during the War of Independence...and it was a hotbed of Tories, well, maybe that’s why I’ve never really liked the place.
I dunno. Perhaps my great-great-great-great-grandfather’s spirit influenced my attitude.
Thanks for your thanks...of course I didn’t do anything, and we only found this out recently from geneology. I hope my speculations on my personal distaste for NYC didn’t insult you.
I have a good friend originally from Brooklyn, and I know there are many fine people there.
Timely. Never quit!
BOTH sides committed atrocities. During and after the war.
Could you put me on the GGG list? Thanks.
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