Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 19:13:32 -0700 (PDT) From: mark.spiegel@lmco.com (Mark Spiegel) To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: tms2@mail.ptd.net Subject: Re: Guns and freedom [Was: Re: On "intelligent people" and"dangers to BSD"] Message-ID: <200004040213.TAA29538@sgi523.lmms.lmco.com> In-Reply-To: <no.id>; from "Thomas M. Sommers" at Apr 3, 100 6:32 pm
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: : Mark Spiegel wrote: : > : > Gates?!?!? that paper shuffler was hiding in his tent when : > the battle took place. Benedict Arnold, the later infamous : > traitor, became famous for leading the colonists to victory : > at Saratoga. : > : > And the troops he led were overwhelmingly MILITIA. : > : > Washington explicitly called for the militia to turn back : > Burgoyne because he couldn't spare more than the corps of : > sharpshooters he did send. These few and whatever stragglers : > there were from the loss of Fort Ticonderoga were the only : > army regulars. : : Can you point me to a good OB for the battle? http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle/episode4.html The broadcast has a greater amount of information than the site. It seems to be replayed every so often, or you can buy VHS tapes from the site. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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