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Posted on 12/21/2023 12:15:38 PM PST by CottonBall
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Cadbury too - he got his new collar today with a little chip to activate the doggie door. Put him outside in the rain and he meowed to come in but never even tried the door. So I let him in and he turned around and went right back out through the doggie door.
ahhhh, true.
James Woods
@RealJamesWoods
Deception during the War of Independence was risky, but when successful, as deadly as any effective military tactic. Given that colonists were taking sides, often in the same towns and neighborhoods, subterfuge was common, tricky, and dangerous. It was difficult to tell friends from enemies.
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On this day in history, February 24, 1781, Pyle’s Massacre takes place in North Carolina. The Patriot army had retreated into Virginia after the Battle of Cowpens in January. British General Lord Charles Cornwallis was camped at Hillsboro, North Carolina, recruiting local Loyalists to join his army. By mid-February, Colonel Henry “Light-horse Harry” Lee and Colonel Andrew Pickens were sent back into North Carolina to scout out British movements.
Colonel and Dr. John Pyle of Chatham County raised 400 Loyalists to join Cornwallis. Pyle requested a military escort for his men and Cornwallis agreed to this, dispatching Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton and his dragoons (soldiers on horseback) to bring Pyle to Hillsboro. Against orders, Pyle’s men took the time to visit with friends and family while they waited for Tarleton’s arrival.

Meanwhile, Colonels Lee and Pickens heard of Tarleton’s movements and set off to find him. A planned attack was suddenly called off when Tarleton’s camp moved again. Tarleton had arrived at the designated place to meet Pyle’s men, but since they had taken so long, they didn’t arrive on time and Tarleton was trying to find them.
On the morning of the 24th, the Americans captured two British soldiers and learned that Tarleton was only a few miles away at the O’Neal Plantation. As the Patriots marched down the road, they met two farmers who had been sent ahead of Pyle’s 400 men, who were now on their way to meet Tarleton. In a stroke of luck, the farmers mistook the Americans for Tarleton and his soldiers because both groups wore similar green jackets and plumes. Lee took advantage of the mistake and sent the farmers back to Pyle with orders to wait by the side of the road to allow Tarleton’s cavalry to pass.
As soon as the farmers left, Lee split up the men into several groups to surround the Loyalists. His own group kept straight on the road and found the Loyalists standing in formation on the side of the road just as they had been told. The other Patriots snuck through the woods and surrounded them on all sides. Colonel Lee approached Colonel Pyle and said some pleasantries, but when they reached out their hands to greet one another, a few Loyalists noticed the Patriots sneaking up in the woods and began firing on them. The Patriots began firing in unison on the Loyalists. The Loyalists, however, for the most part, were still confused and didn’t realize they were rebels. Pyle, still thinking Lee was Tarleton, yelled out, “Stop! You’re firing on your own men!” Others pleaded with the rebels, “Stop! We’re loyal to the King!”
A total of 93 Loyalists were killed and dozens wounded in just ten minutes, but not a single Patriot, hence the name Pyle’s Massacre. Pyle himself was severely wounded and hid in a pond until he could get away. (Later on he would switch sides and bring valuable intelligence to George Washington that helped defeat Cornwallis at Yorktown.)
Pyle’s Massacre served to dampen British efforts to recruit Loyalists and only a few weeks later, the Battle of Guilford Courthouse would severely cripple Cornwallis’ army, leading to his surrender at Yorktown in October.
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Thank you, https://revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com, for the main body of this essay.
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3:49 PM · Feb 24, 2024
from Panama
Are you feeling a little better today, Sweetheart?
*gentle hug*
Can I ask you a favor?
Can you post a picture of Cadbury?
I don’t think I’ve seen a recent picture of him?!
Could be I missed it, too!
*evil grin*
I’ll try again. Didn’t know I had to be patient! 🙂
Poland Spring water is petty famous!
I used to drink it when I lived in the city!
HA!
So true! We’re not all going to agree on everything. Need to focus on the big picture!
Ha!
Lol!
LOL!
I’m so far behind, I think I’m first!
The WORST water I ever tasted was in Ohio!
Hubby and I were traveling to Nebraska to
see his folks.
That coffee was SO bad, I thought maybe
it had been left on the pot burner too long,
The gas station/store clerk was so nice!
He made us another pot! Yay! Thank you!
Me and hubby sipping new coffee...
*GAK! ARGH!
*TRYING NOT TO HURT THE CLERKS FEELINGS*
We gave it up!
Who knew we had found the birth place of Starbucks!
*evil grin*
I was quite fascinated by the whole well witching process. Very cool.
When I find out about something like this, I am always intrigued by how it was first discovered. Just like how it was first discovered some organ secretion of the nether regions of a beaver taste just like vanilla!
Well those are the words I used the first time I tasted that snooty, high-end, supposedly impressive cup of Starbucks. Good grief. I had heard people talk about that coffee, then one day one of our suppliers at work (the Cambria rep from Minnesota) thought she’d impress us with a big tray of large Starbucks. All the cream and sugar in the world did not help that swill.
My husband did this to find the water pipe to our barn. He used thin metal rods and they crossed when he got near the line. He marked it for the fence installer, they ignored it and hit the pipe when they were diggin 😂🙄
Or that Civet poop would make good coffee? Really?
of course, I’ll go take one of him
Oh my goodness....that is priceless. So it worked even when the water was in the pipe? Very cool.
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