And today we accept the chains of slavery in the form of mortgages, car payments, insurance premiums, big screen TV’s, sports games and booze to drink while watching the big game - we would be entirely unwilling to give any of that up in the name of freedom. We have failed the legacy of the Founders and the true patriots.
It was a tactical victory and allowed Cornwallis to continue his march north and achieve another series of battlefield victories before finally being stopped and surrendering at Yorktown some seven months later.
Nonetheless, the 90 minute action at Guilford Court House inflicted so many casualties on the army of Cornwallis, it helped make the eventual Yorktown victory inevitable.
A forgotten battle of the Revolutionary War and patriots to consider.
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If George Washington were a General in today’s Army, he would be fired for being a discriminatory hater (Washington had men punished for homosexual sodomy). Washington’s overt Christianity would also be taboo.
James Monroe was wounded at the battle of Trenton. If he had been killed, the Monroe Doctrine would be called something else.
How many Americans can name the last battle of the War of the American Revolution (Cuddalore, fought in India in 1783).
I’m reading Washington’s Immortals right now. This should be required reading in high schools. So much in there that I never learned or read.
Thanks for the ping. Added to my reading list. 87% 5-star reviews on Amazon! Maybe the highest I’ve seen!
“the sacrifices of many wealthy colonists”
There has been speculation that this led Benedict Arnold to work for the British; he had put up a lot of his own money and wasn’t being re-paid.
The aspect of having to fight loyalists, while fighting the British, would be of great interest to preppers, I would think.
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Maryland “Freak State” PING!
John Batchelor interview author of Washington’s Immortals.
This podcast is a good overview of the book.
My 5th and 6th Great-grandfathers fought as local militia in Schoharie County NY. Several cousins as well. My 6th Great Grandfather was captured and held for a year by the British. My 5th Great Grandfather and several cousins were killed by Chief Joseph Brant and his fellow tribesmen who were fighting with the British. The majority of the male members were wiped out except my 6th Great Grandfather. Most lost their homes several times over. They paid a heavy price for our freedom.