[malakhi]

Rather, it is a celebration of a small force defeating a much larger French force.

Well, in that case, it does seem silly. I mean really, celebrating beating the French?

[SoothingDave]

Well, in that case, it does seem silly. I mean really, celebrating beating the French?

In most cases, a point of denigration. But this year, an especial reason for a fiesta.

(Truthfully, any victory which kept the French (mostly) off our continent is to be celebrated. And I don't just say that cause I grew up in the pivotol area where the French and Indian War happened. But it doesn't hurt.)

SD

[al_c]

Well, in that case, it does seem silly. I mean really, celebrating beating the French?

LOL again! I wonder how many dropped-once-never-shot French muskets they have in some of those bargain shops in the border towns across the Rio Grande!