Today is the anniversary of "the shot heard round the world" Battle of Lexington and Concord that kicked off the American Revolution. Like many things this should be a bigger deal in our schools.
Showing posts with label American Revolution. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American Revolution. Show all posts
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
More Linky Links
More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Bad Bunny and the SCOTUS precedent that denies Constitutional rights to Puerto Ricans. Knew they were considered US citizens but article does not mention that Puerto Ricans do not pay taxes.
Monday, January 12, 2026
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Jonathan Turley on Jack Smith and Smith's disdain for the 1st amendment.
- Is the Iranian regime about to collapse?
- Some Americans say they will go without healthcare as Obamacare costs spike. First it was "If you like your doctor - you can keep your doctor" and now its "If you like your plan you can keep your plan." It was a lie all along.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Javier Milei and rent control. This is the way. We've known for decades that rent control is a bad policy.
- From the archives: Paul Graham - How to Think for Yourself.
- We need to talk about Ken Burns' American Revolutionary War documentary. Burns originally wanted to cut Shelby Foote from his Civil War documentary. That's all you need to know about his sensibility.
- Jonathan Turley: GWU students call for RFK Jr. to be barred from campus.
Friday, July 04, 2025
Thursday, June 05, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- I'm a day late on this but this Stanley Cup preview is worth you time.
- The Possibility of Weasels. You will run into weasels in all walks of life but the first step is to be aware of the danger.
- Steelers sent a letter to season ticket holders after players appeared at Trump rally. I'm truly curious how many of the fans who complained had a first name of Karen.
Friday, April 18, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Two if by sea. Today is a big anniversary in American history.
- Tulsi Gabbard exposes Biden Administration program to censor and deplatform ordinary Americans.
- This could have been the new putting a Sumo wrester in net during hockey games.
Monday, November 11, 2024
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Money saving tips from Mr. Money Mustache
- From the archives: The last battle of the American Revolutionary War was actually fought in India?
- Succession by Defenestration. Not sure if Jonathan Turley coined that phrase but I like it!
- Politically Homeless: Considering voting Republican for the first time. There's a lot of people in the same situation.
Monday, November 13, 2023
Some Memes You May Enjoy
Many a truth is said in jest.
- I laughed at this though can't explain why I did
- Truth
- Also true.
- Genius
Saturday, June 24, 2023
Quotes for Today
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
"Recognize and adapt to the true nature of the world around you; don't expect it to adapt to you." - Charlie Munger
"There is no past and no future; no one has ever entered those two imaginary kingdoms. There is only the present." - Leo Tolstoy
"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes." - Colonel William Prescott
"How many times have you listen to a speech and thought 'I wish that had been longer?' If you want to make a speech better, make it shorter." - Paul Graham
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
The Day the American Revolution Began
On this day in 1775, the American Revolution began with "the shot heard round the world." Sadly the Battle of Lexington and Concord is barely taught in school anymore and only Massachusetts celebrates the event as a holiday. However, even in Massachusetts Patriots Day is known more as Marathon Monday than the celebration of one of the most consequential days in world history.
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
The Day the American Revolution Began
On this day in 1775, the American Revolution began with "the shot heard round the world." Sadly the Battle of Lexington and Concord is barely taught in school anymore and only Massachusetts celebrates the event as a holiday. However, even in Massachusetts Patriots Day is known more as Marathon Monday than the celebration of one of the most consequential days in world history.
Saturday, July 17, 2021
More Linky Links
More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Did the last battle of the American Revolutionary War really happen in India?
- This article helps explain why I'm excited for the upcoming Boston College football season. Planning on going to the UMass game and maybe one at Chestnut Hill too.
- Heh Heh
Friday, July 16, 2021
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- We Need a Leader. Another analogy between the American Revolution and our situation today that's worth your time. (HT American Digest)
- Heh Heh
- Glenn Reynolds: The Navy needs to stay focused - or we're doomed. This worries me as well.
Thursday, July 15, 2021
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Interesting look at comparing the Intolerable Acts of 1774 to our situation today. Not a perfect analogy but the parallels are there. (HT Borepatch)
- Noah Smith: Why Cuba is having an economic crisis. Good analysis.
- And speaking of Cuba - today's Must Read! We take our freedoms for granted in the US. And like most precious things - you don't really know what you had until its gone.
- Matt Taibbi: Spying and Smearing is "Un-American," not Tucker Carlson.
Monday, April 20, 2020
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- And so it begins - Germany sends China a $162 billion bill for cornavirus damage.
- And Israel is right behind. But they are suing China via US courts. The discovery process will be interesting and the damages could be in the trillions.
- Harsh but fair assessment
- How Bill Clinton opened the way for the mess we're in
- Interesting steps the Wynn will be implementing at their casino table games. Cleaning the chips will be the big challenge.
- China didn't warn public about likely pandemic for 6-key days. China is asshole!
- April 19th 1775, the day the American Revolution began. Happy Patriots Day!
- And so it begins - Germany sends China a $162 billion bill for cornavirus damage.
- And Israel is right behind. But they are suing China via US courts. The discovery process will be interesting and the damages could be in the trillions.
- Harsh but fair assessment
- How Bill Clinton opened the way for the mess we're in
- Interesting steps the Wynn will be implementing at their casino table games. Cleaning the chips will be the big challenge.
- China didn't warn public about likely pandemic for 6-key days. China is asshole!
- April 19th 1775, the day the American Revolution began. Happy Patriots Day!
Thursday, January 17, 2019
Battle of Cowpens
Today is the anniversary of one of the most significant battles in the history of the United States and nobody seems to notice. A short history of the Revolutionary War could read like this:
- The British surrendered at Yorktown after being surrounded by the Continental Army on land and bottled up by the French fleet at sea.
- The British were stuck at Yorktown because they had been so long occupied in the South by battles like the disaster (for the British) at Cowpens
- Cowpens was made possible by Valley Forge and the victory over the Hessians at Trenton
- The French navy was brought into the war because of the overwhelming victory over the British at Saratoga.
- Trenton was made possible by the Continental Army slipping out of Long Island where they really should have been trapped and destroyed by the British
- Long Island was made possible by the victory over the British in the siege of Boston which in turn was made possible by the guns taken from Fort Ticonderoga and by the start of the war at Lexington and Concord.
Of the above - the Battle of Cowpens (which happened 237 years ago today) is probably the least remembered.
If it is remembered it is probably the version that was put forth in the Mel Gibson movie The Patriot. In the movie there is a battle without a name in which Gibson's character asks his irregular infantry to get off two shots and then retreat to trick the British into chasing after them. This is the same basic "plot" to the Battle of Cowpens. The Jason Isaacs character of the dark-hearted Col. Tavington is loosely based on Col. Banastre Tarleton who led the British troops at Cowpens. Unlike the battle in the movie, however, in real life Tarleton (nee Tavington) escapes to fight another day.
One other note that may only interest me. In the movie The Patriot, Gibson's character uses straw soldiers to convince the British to let captives escape. In real life this trick was used but it was used by the British to allow the "captive" loyalists to escape Boston via ships in the harbor under the cover of "troops" placed overlooking the city on Bunker Hill. The troops later turned out to be straw dummies.
- The British surrendered at Yorktown after being surrounded by the Continental Army on land and bottled up by the French fleet at sea.
- The British were stuck at Yorktown because they had been so long occupied in the South by battles like the disaster (for the British) at Cowpens
- Cowpens was made possible by Valley Forge and the victory over the Hessians at Trenton
- The French navy was brought into the war because of the overwhelming victory over the British at Saratoga.
- Trenton was made possible by the Continental Army slipping out of Long Island where they really should have been trapped and destroyed by the British
- Long Island was made possible by the victory over the British in the siege of Boston which in turn was made possible by the guns taken from Fort Ticonderoga and by the start of the war at Lexington and Concord.
Of the above - the Battle of Cowpens (which happened 237 years ago today) is probably the least remembered.
If it is remembered it is probably the version that was put forth in the Mel Gibson movie The Patriot. In the movie there is a battle without a name in which Gibson's character asks his irregular infantry to get off two shots and then retreat to trick the British into chasing after them. This is the same basic "plot" to the Battle of Cowpens. The Jason Isaacs character of the dark-hearted Col. Tavington is loosely based on Col. Banastre Tarleton who led the British troops at Cowpens. Unlike the battle in the movie, however, in real life Tarleton (nee Tavington) escapes to fight another day.
One other note that may only interest me. In the movie The Patriot, Gibson's character uses straw soldiers to convince the British to let captives escape. In real life this trick was used but it was used by the British to allow the "captive" loyalists to escape Boston via ships in the harbor under the cover of "troops" placed overlooking the city on Bunker Hill. The troops later turned out to be straw dummies.
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Battle of Cowpens
Today is the anniversary of one of the most significant battles in the history of the United States and nobody seems to notice. A short history of the Revolutionary War could read like this:
- The British surrendered at Yorktown after being surrounded by the Continental Army on land and bottled up by the French fleet at sea.
- The British were stuck at Yorktown because they had been so long occupied in the South by battles like the disaster (for the British) at Cowpens
- Cowpens was made possible by Valley Forge and the victory over the Hessians at Trenton
- The French navy was brought into the war because of the overwhelming victory over the British at Saratoga.
- Trenton was made possible by the Continental Army slipping out of Long Island where they really should have been trapped and destroyed by the British
- Long Island was made possible by the victory over the British in the siege of Boston which in turn was made possible by the guns taken from Fort Ticonderoga and by the start of the war at Lexington and Concord.
Of the above - the Battle of Cowpens (which happened 237 years ago today) is probably the least remembered.
If it is remembered it is probably the version that was put forth in the Mel Gibson movie The Patriot. In the movie there is a battle without a name in which Gibson's character asks his irregular infantry to get off two shots and then retreat to trick the British into chasing after them. This is the same basic "plot" to the Battle of Cowpens. The Jason Isaacs character of the dark-hearted Col. Tavington is loosely based on Col. Banastre Tarleton who led the British troops at Cowpens. Unlike the battle in the movie, however, in real life Tarleton (nee Tavington) escapes to fight another day.
One other note that may only interest me. In the movie The Patriot, Gibson's character uses straw soldiers to convince the British to let captives escape. In real life this trick was used but it was used by the British to allow the "captive" loyalists to escape Boston via ships in the harbor under the cover of "troops" placed overlooking the city on Bunker Hill. The troops later turned out to be straw dummies.
- The British surrendered at Yorktown after being surrounded by the Continental Army on land and bottled up by the French fleet at sea.
- The British were stuck at Yorktown because they had been so long occupied in the South by battles like the disaster (for the British) at Cowpens
- Cowpens was made possible by Valley Forge and the victory over the Hessians at Trenton
- The French navy was brought into the war because of the overwhelming victory over the British at Saratoga.
- Trenton was made possible by the Continental Army slipping out of Long Island where they really should have been trapped and destroyed by the British
- Long Island was made possible by the victory over the British in the siege of Boston which in turn was made possible by the guns taken from Fort Ticonderoga and by the start of the war at Lexington and Concord.
Of the above - the Battle of Cowpens (which happened 237 years ago today) is probably the least remembered.
If it is remembered it is probably the version that was put forth in the Mel Gibson movie The Patriot. In the movie there is a battle without a name in which Gibson's character asks his irregular infantry to get off two shots and then retreat to trick the British into chasing after them. This is the same basic "plot" to the Battle of Cowpens. The Jason Isaacs character of the dark-hearted Col. Tavington is loosely based on Col. Banastre Tarleton who led the British troops at Cowpens. Unlike the battle in the movie, however, in real life Tarleton (nee Tavington) escapes to fight another day.
One other note that may only interest me. In the movie The Patriot, Gibson's character uses straw soldiers to convince the British to let captives escape. In real life this trick was used but it was used by the British to allow the "captive" loyalists to escape Boston via ships in the harbor under the cover of "troops" placed overlooking the city on Bunker Hill. The troops later turned out to be straw dummies.
Monday, May 29, 2017
HMS Jersey
On this Memorial Day it is good to remember not just those who have given their last full measure in the past few generations but also the earliest Americans who gave their all. The story of the HMS Jersey is a good place to start:
One of the most gruesome chapters in the story of America’s struggle for independence from Britain occurred in the waters near New York Harbor, near the current location of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. From 1776 to 1783, the British forces occupying New York City used abandoned or decommissioned warships anchored just offshore to hold those soldiers, sailors and private citizens they had captured in battle or arrested on land or at sea (many for refusing to swear an oath of allegiance to the British Crown). Some 11,000 prisoners died aboard the prison ships over the course of the war, many from disease or malnutrition. Many of these were inmates of the notorious HMS Jersey, which earned the nickname “Hell” for its inhumane conditions and the obscenely high death rate of its prisoners.Abraham Clark of New Jersey was a signatory of Declaration of Independence. Both of Clark's sons were captured and held prisoner on the HMS Jersey. His eldest son died there of STARVATION! More that twice as many Americans died aboard those British prison ships that actually died in battle during the Revolutionary war.
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