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Cost of Living, US, 2017.

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François-Hubert Drouais (1727-1775): Portrait of a Lady said to be Mademoiselle Dore. 1765

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Portuguese Legion in French service, 1812, plate by R. Knotel

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Soldiers of the Central companies

Voltigeur in full dress

Mounted rifleman

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“The Spitfire Sisters” - Female pilots from the ATA, Britain 1940

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Crossbow bolts, Central Europe, 15th century #history #museum #gun #medieval #arrow #archery

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South Carolina Georgia Ranger and his dog

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“Slaughter was commenced before Lieutenant Colonel Tarleton could remount his horse, the one with which he led his dragoons being overturned by the volley… the loss of officers and mean was great on the part of the Americans, owing to the dragoons so effectually breaking the infantry, and to a report among the cavalry that they had lost their commanding officer, which stimulated the soldiers to a vindictive asperity not easily restrained.”

- Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton of the British Legion explaining the so-called Waxhaws Massacre in his A history of the campaigns of 1780 and 1781, in the southern provinces of North America, page 30. 

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The cavalry that Coll. Tarleton commands is a provincial corps, and makes rather a singular figure; for as service has been consulted more than shown, their horses are all manner of colours and sizes. Their uniforms are a light green waistcoat, without skirts, with black cuffs and capes, and nothing more. Their arms consist of a sabre and one pistol. The spare holster contains their bread and cheese. Thus lightly accoutred, and mounted on the swiftest horses the country produces, it is impossible for the enemy to have any notice of their approach till they actually receive the shock of their charge.

A London newspaper describes the uniform and equipment of Tarleton’s British Legion in 1780. (via bantarleton)

are you fucking telling me they had a cheese sandwich in their pistol holster

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The Loyalist and African American Escape from Yorktown

On the 19th of October 1781, Washington won his most famous victory following the capitulation of the Crown Forces garrisoning Yorktown, Virginia. For Earl Charles Cornwallis and his fellow officers, defeat meant bitter embarrassment and shame. For their British and Hessian soldiers it meant the same, coupled with the potential of spending the rest of the war in the miserable conditions of an American prison camp. For the Loyalists and African Americans, however, the defeat spelled the potential for death or enslavement. 

Cornwallis was well aware of this, and sought immunity for Loyalists as part of the tenth article of capitulation. Washington refused this article, leaving Cornwallis with no choice other than to abandon formal attempts to negotiate his allies to safety. The British, however, did not give up on more clandestine means of escape. Washington permitted that a single British sloop, the Bonetta, be allowed to sail to British-held New York without being searched, for the purpose of carrying dispatches. Numerous African Americans and Loyalists were smuggled onboard. The ruse was almost discovered where a Patriot commander, General Nelson, demanded he be allowed to inspect the sloop for blacks and “enemies of the state.” Nelson’s French allies, however, insisted that he adhere to the articles of capitulation, and let the sloop go. It reached New York safely, though “guards were placed along the shore to prevent runaways from escaping to the ship, although it was feared many were already hidden onboard.” The Governor of Virginia also wrote angrily to Cornwallis, claiming ‘negroes are attempting to escape by getting onboard the Bonetta… [where] they will endeavour to lie concealed from your lordship until the vessel sails.’ It is not known if Cornwallis ever replied. Washington himself was only able to recover two of the slaves who had fled his plantation. 

The British also hit upon another ingenious means of smuggling ex-slaves to freedom. Under the articles, officer’s servants were not to be separated from their masters, and were allowed to travel with them on parole, and subsequent freedom. An eyewitness recorded that the ships bearing the British officers were “packed together, with two servants to each officer.” Another commented on fifty men and women “whose faces were hidden” - Americans who had deserted the Revolutionary cause, and knew they faced the potential of execution if caught. 

Cornwallis was known to have 4000 or 5000 black recruits at Yorktown and Portsmouth. Smallpox killed about sixty percent of those that caught the disease, but in this case some were inoculated against it, so perhaps half the runaways were spared, though wounds and typhus also took a huge toll. Maybe 2000 survived. It is impossible to establish what happened to them. A proportion of the survivors, perhaps half, must have been forced back into slavery.

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The fact that so many people don’t know who Sybil Ludington, Deborah Sampson, or Molly Corbin (Molly Pitcher) are or what they did during the American Revolution makes me really sad

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dismounted British Legion cavalry as it would have looked during the Revolutionary War

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The Prince of Orange rallies the Dutch 5th Militia regiment at the battle of Quatre Bras, June 16th 1815. 

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A to Z Me

  Rules: Copy this post into a new text post, remove my answers and put in yours, and when you are done tag up to 10 people and also tag the person who tagged you.. And most importantly, have fun! tagged by @wolfecalm! I tag: Anyone who wants to do this, you can say I tagged you.

a - age: 39 b - biggest fear: Losing people I love. c - Missing from the original post d - drink you last had: Water. e - every day starts with: Changing into PT’s for work. f - favorite song: "Nobody Praying for me” Seether. g - ghosts, are they real: If you believe in them h - hometown: Nice try

i - in love with: well, Im married soo.... j - jealous of: who is there to be jealous of k - killed someone: United States Army Infantryman deployed 3 times you tell me l - last time you cried: last Veterans day m - middle name(s): Not today n - number of siblings:1 o - one wish: that my children are always healthy and happy p - person you last called/texted: my wing man r - reasons to smile: 46 days till turkey season s - song last sang: "Nobody Praying for me” Seether. t - time you woke up: 0515 u - underwear color: Grey

v - vacation destination: Scotland, ALL OF IT w - worst habit(s): Smoking x - x-rays you’ve had: my head, back and right leg y - your favorite food: Venison z - zodiac sign: Libra.

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British Legion cavalry reenacted at Fort King George Darien Georgia

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well then

After a horrid deer season, i am finding myself struggling to get ready for turkey season.