Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 War of 1812. I hope the Brits don't burn down Washington again. I'm ok with putting the fires out and stuff but rebuilding would be too expensive. Anybody want to lead the assault on Montreal? Watch the bombardment of Fort McHenry from the Bay? I bet New Orleans has a real party. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 War of 1812. I hope the Brits don't burn down Washington again. I'm ok with putting the fires out and stuff but rebuilding would be too expensive. I am not so sure that this is a bad idea. Might run some of the rats out. Anybody want to lead the assault on Montreal? Watch the bombardment of Fort McHenry from the Bay? I don't have a passport so Montreal is out for me, and I get sea sick so cancel Ft. McHenry also. Looks like you are on you own there, Marshal. I bet New Orleans has a real party. :lol: N'Oleans ALWAYS has a party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxB42cjHTGg&feature=player_detailpage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Windshadow Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 "Ran through the Wires"????? who ever transcribed the lyrics for that must have been a Yankee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 "Ran through the Wires"????? who ever transcribed the lyrics for that must have been a Yankee! I noticed that myself. Not a very good proof reader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted November 19, 2011 Author Share Posted November 19, 2011 "Ran through the Wires"????? who ever transcribed the lyrics for that must have been a Yankee! Don't know 'bout that. Most Yankees can spell Mississippi. "Briars"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I just posted it fer the music, not the inaccurate lyrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I, personally, liked that the army was lead by Old Hit Creek. That damn Yankee not only never heard of briar, or the word "nigh", but apparently never read a history book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The O'Meara Himself Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Thoughts about the war of 1812, part one; What, exactly, was that war about anyway? The U.S. claims to have won it. England claims to have won it. Did anbody win it? There's a book about it named "The Dawns Early Light" that has a sort of different spin on things. The Brits intended to attack Baltimore. They found out about it in Washington D.C., mustered a force and rode off to defend Baltimore. The British navy screwed up and sailed up to D.C. thinking it was Baltimore. They landed troops (The Royal Green Jackets) who marched to the White House unopposed because all the fighters had gone to Baltimore. The Brits entered the White House and found it set up for a banquuet to celebrate the American victory at Baltimore. They ate all the banquet food, drank the wine and had a grand old time, then got orders to return to the ships. One of the Brit bigwigs had figured out they were not really in Baltimore. On the way out of the White House they torched the place to let everyone know they'd been there. Then they sailed off. (They never did get to Baltimore.) The American fighters in Baltimoe figured out no one was coming and rode back to D.C. and tried to figure out what the hell had happened. 700 Kentucky riflmen marched to D.C. to join the fight. None of them had a gun. The army didn't have any extra guns so they told the Kentuckians they'd be a fighting reserve force, but withiut firearms. The Kentuckians said "We might be from the back woods but we're not idiots" and they marched back to Kentucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 WAR IS HE77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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