My fourth great-grandfather, a soldier along with his brother and two cousins in the New Hampshire Militia fought alongside their fellow compatriots and defeated the British and their paid German mercenaries at the Battle of Bennington.
My fourth great-grandfather would laugh now at one of the current British subjects attempting to lecture one of his fourth great-grandchildren on the wonders of being a resident of a ‘Progressive’ loser island.
The Revolutionary War (American War of Independence)
1777 - Our cannon is captured by General John Stark from the British in the Battle of Bennington.
By 1777 the American soldiers who had fought alongside the British against the French in Quebec were now fighting for independence from Great Britain. British General John Burgoyne led an army south from Quebec in attempt to separate New England from the other American colonies. In August, Burgoyne sent a detachment of about 800 Hessian (German) troops under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum towards Bennington, Vermont to steal some horses and cattle. Baum was opposed by General John Stark, who led a New Hampshire Militia of 1,500 men. Stark had been ordered to march to Saratoga, New York, but was ignoring these orders.
When he encountered the Hessians, Stark reputedly told his militia men “There are your enemies, the Red Coats and the Tories. They are ours, or this night Molly Stark sleeps a widow!” (Note: the General’s wife, Molly Page Stark, grew up in the Dunbarton, New Hampshire house which still stands on Route 13 by Page’s Corner.)
Colonel Baum was inexperienced, hampered by his inability to speak English, and outnumbered. He requested reinforcements, and Burgoyne sent another 600 Hessian troops led by Colonel Heinrich von Breymann. However, von Breymann disliked Baum so he marched his men as slowly as possible and arrived after Baum and his troops had surrendered. After more fighting, von Breymann retreated, leaving behind all of his artillery pieces.
American casualties were 30 killed and 40 wounded. British losses were 200 killed and 700 captured. It was a great American victory.
http://www.newbostonhistoricalsociety.com/cannon.html#1777
And I am laughing at your ignorance that I am a subject. I am not, and never have been, given that I was born well past the 1st January 1949, when the British Nationality Act 1948 came into being, which clearly states in law that all British people are citizens. Your comment solidifies for me my idea that you are quite ignorant about the UK.
BTW, its the progressive loser UK that has a conservative govt and leader currently, not the US. Its the progressive loser UK that has UKIP, a truly conservative party, as the fastest growing political party in the country.
I don’t know what your beef is with my nation. Clearly we rankle you for some reason. Frankly, life is short and I don’t care.