In my opinion, Marjoribanks was one of the few outstanding officers on our side. Most of them seemed to die early. :'( For those interested in...
So, Mark, are you offering to write one? Being that you are in the UK, and have access to the resources??? :o Susan, I'll leave that to the...
Ben wrote: I have Cornwallis The American Adventure by Franklin & Mary Wickshire, Houghton Mifflin Co 1970. Also, Cornwallis The Imperial Years, ...
Rob, What a small world. Mr Burnham was from, and grew up in, my home county of Dorset. :o Thanks for the link. Best wishes, Mark
Eric, I believe that there hasn't been a recent study of Lord Cornwallis. I certainly don't have one in my collection, which does seem a glaring...
Linda, Thanks for sharing the photos with us, and giving us a flavour of the event. I trust you enjoyed yourself. Best wishes, Mark
On one of my recent blogs, I mentioned the merger of British regiments that has recently taken place. In particular, the merger of light infantry...
Ben, I think I can answer that to some extent. It would be acceptable to look at a figure of say 66% over ther period of the war, due to...
Mike, I think we could discuss some of these individuals in more depth later, or maybe you'd like to continue the discussion by private mail? I'm...
Steve, Thanks for the clarification. Like you, I think the sum quoted is remarkable for it's time. In my mind it raises the question; why was...
Mike, A pleasure! I meant what I wrote. Two very interesting characters that were, I'm sure you're aware of, cousins. Along with Pitt the Elder;...
Steve, I don't understand that. ??? I believed that Washington only became aware of Arnold's correspondence, with Clinton, at the time of Andre's...
Eric, You sound awfully like Susan there. :-\ "Spammers"? Nothing to with Monty Python, I suppose. But, I bet you've seen Eric Idle's...
Well, Maryland Mark is not around at the moment, so I'm going to slip one under his radar. :o I'm well aware how history 'can change' over the...
Mike, Yes, you're spot again. ;D I promise that I'm not being patronising, but I'm really impressed with your knowledge in this area. Though...
Perhaps this one is a bit harder! >:( I was born in Dublin, coming from an Anglo-Irish family. I became a notable political thinker, orator, and a...
Mike, Your recollection is very close. He was technically imprisoned for libel. Which, of course, he was guilty of! :-X Best wishes, Mark
Spot on, Mike. ;) How did you know? He's certainly an interesting character, but not a well-known one. Best wishes, Mark
For those who might be interested in an overview of British regiments, I have attached a link to my favourite web-site dealing with the subject. It...
As a child, I was a playmate of the future King George III. I spent my early adulthood as an ordained Priest, but died an aetheist. I became a Whig...
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