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Seamus
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 Posted - October 13 2008 : 5:59:19 PM
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| Easy, now.....we Provincials might feel slighted. I do agree, however,.....way too many Rangers. |
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Fitzhugh Williams
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Posted - October 14 2008 : 10:27:51 AM
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| Well, I watched DVD #2 last night and it was much better footage than was in DVD #1. And you have no idea how much it pains me to say this, but the Brits looked much, much better than the French. They were dressed well, performed the drill well, marched well, and in short looked really great. The French, on the other hand, looked like tomorrow's fertilizer. The camera seemed to concentrate on two people. The first had everything wrong with his dress, his gun, accoutrements, etc. and spent most of his time trying to get his Brown Bess to fire. The other had a bad haircut and a goatee and a cheap uniform, or at least one that had that dollar store look. I really hope that the producers of the final product don't use these two guys in their work. There were many others who were much better but for some reason didn't seem to make in into the pics. But there seemed to be a certain casualness that pervaded the French, where they were just loading and shooting without any thought to what they were doing. They didn't even properly shoulder their fusils, just sort of lifted them and fired. It was awful. Any of our Southern Rev War militias could outperform them. So I have to say (choke...) congratulations to the Brits. You deserve it! |
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Seamus
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Posted - October 14 2008 : 12:41:16 PM
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Fitz, I know how hard it was for you to write your last Post. I want you to know, dear friend.....I FEEL YOUR PAIN!!
.....and, seriously, thank you for your kind words. We really try hard to be right and perform well.
Would you like an Application for membership? I could probably get WW to sponsor you. Well, maybe. Hmmmmmmm, perhaps not......but I would.
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Life's journey is not to
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in a well preserved body,
but rather to skid in sideways,
totally worn out, shouting
'...holy sh*t ...what a ride!'
~~Mavis Leyrer, Seattle
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Fitzhugh Williams
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Posted - October 14 2008 : 1:12:57 PM
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If I lived in PA it might be something to think about!
I personally think that Louisbourg turned out a lot better than Ticonderoga. And this might have been due to more Canadian units participating, or at least a higher ratio. I think that with next summer's events being at Niagara and Quebec, the Canadian units will be there in number and things will improve. The "American" French just don't get it. |
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Wilderness Woman
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Posted - October 14 2008 : 1:21:50 PM
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Pardon me a minute while I go outdoors to check the temperature. Although the weather forecast didn't indicate a sudden drop, I have the amazing feeling that Hell has just frozen over!
Fitz, now you see what I mean about the Sunday footage? There really is some great stuff in there. Even though I am not a soldier, like Seamus, I appreciate your kind words. I was so proud of our group and the way they fought that day. And the Highlanders... wow. How can one not admit that they are most impressive? 
My feeling is that those of you French just didn't have a lot to do. You were all "stuck" behind the abatis and couldn't go anywhere, other than to rotate troops up to the wall. Because so much was hidden from view, perhaps they got a bit lax? The show really was all about the British side of things, and in particular, the Highlanders.
Sponsor??? For membership in the Augusta Regiment??? For Miss-yer Lay-Fran-say??? Oh...... all right. I guess I could do that. ~ said very grudgingly ~
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Fitzhugh Williams
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Posted - October 14 2008 : 3:14:52 PM
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| I can't speak to Sunday, but on Saturday the goings on behind the fortifications were pure nonsense. They didn't show enough of the action on Sunday to be able to say. Notice how you see the left end of the logs over and over? The camera never moved. So the whole center and right of the line never made it to the DVD. Maybe they were better, but I doubt it. I am looking forward to Quebec and hoping for better things there. |
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Posted - October 14 2008 : 4:03:41 PM
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You are right about that camera. I noticed that, as well. The person who was operating the camera from the scaffold on the British side seemed to be more experienced or better at it than the person behind the French lines. Perhaps he or she just has a better eye for what to pick to shoot.
I am planning on going to Quebec, and I think several from our regiment plan to, as well. I wasn't able to go to Louisbourg, but I think I can manage this one. Sure don't want to miss it. |
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Posted - October 14 2008 : 4:17:04 PM
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| Shall I bring an extra Greencoat, weskit and equipment to Quebec, Fitz? |
Life's journey is not to
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in a well preserved body,
but rather to skid in sideways,
totally worn out, shouting
'...holy sh*t ...what a ride!'
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Fitzhugh Williams
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Posted - October 15 2008 : 10:38:06 AM
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I shall be in white for that one. And hopefully will be able to work my way into some additional scenarios, maybe. But, come to think of it, I will have two white justaucorps by then, so if you would like to wear one for a while, you would be most welcome to do so.
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Posted - October 15 2008 : 12:25:41 PM
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| Hahahahaha!! Thanks, Fitz, but.......... no, thanks....... |
Life's journey is not to
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in a well preserved body,
but rather to skid in sideways,
totally worn out, shouting
'...holy sh*t ...what a ride!'
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Posted - October 15 2008 : 7:21:18 PM
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Hey Fitz,
Ill wear it! Been thinking of maybe going to QC as a marine....should have my fusil de grenadier done by then..i know, not a 28/48 or whatever, but thats the parts i was able to get....
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Posted - October 16 2008 : 08:20:09 AM
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| After he thinks about it for a while, Seamus will change his mind. I am certain of that. |
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Posted - October 16 2008 : 08:38:57 AM
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Oh, my, my, my..... [WW taps her fan into her hand and smiles knowingly] These French! Such unrealistic dreams they dream. Such arrogance, to think that the whole world must be France. Tsk, tsk, tsk.
I know my Captain very well, and I know he would never betray his King and Pennsylvania. (At least, not during this war!) No, Miss-yer Lay-Fran-say... you will never see that Green Coat turn into a white one. Never.
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Posted - October 16 2008 : 09:17:00 AM
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Got THAT right, WW!!
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in a well preserved body,
but rather to skid in sideways,
totally worn out, shouting
'...holy sh*t ...what a ride!'
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Seamus
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Posted - August 14 2009 : 6:45:31 PM
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What I did last summer
by Fitz Williams
Click on the pics if you want to make them bigger.
Made the trip to Crown Point last weekend with some stops along the way. The first was Binghamton, but no pictures. Mighty easy to get lost in that place!
The next was Ticonderoga to see the museum again, and to take more pics of the fusils.
This is the new Mars Center we heard so much about. Some turons are drilling in front of it.
This is where the Brits were camped last summer. Seems nice now. Then it was under water.
This is what the French lines look like now.
I guess the logs will just stay there until they rot. At the event in June they did not use them. Seems a shame.
Then I went to Johnson Hall, the second home of Sir William Johnson.
Then to Fort Johnson. This is the better of the two sites. It's where all the history happened during the F&I!
Then I went to Joumonville's Glenn. It was a rainy morning, no one else around anywhere, mist rising from the forest floor, rain dripping off the trees. Perfect time for a ghost.
But this is all I saw.
Then on to Braddock's Grave site. This is the monument on the side of US 40.
And this is the original grave site, where Washington burried him under the road to conceal the location.
And last, and probably least, Fort Necessity.
Well, it's good to be back home.
Not really!!!
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Posted - August 14 2009 : 7:12:43 PM
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Very nice photos, Fitz! I'm glad you went into my Mohawk Valley (home of my ancestors). You didn't mention Fort Stanwix, so I assume you didn't travel that far west along the Mohawk River. It's a shame, if you didn't. It would have been very worth your time, as it's a gorgeous rebuild. Maybe next trip.
I love both the Johnson homes. The garden behind Fort Johnson is very nicely done with lots of period plants. There is another Johnson home up there, located in Amsterdam, called Guy Park. It was built by Guy Johnson, who was Sir William's nephew... and son-in-law!...in 1773. It is now a museum. If you were on Rte 5, on the north side of the river, you drove right past it. I've never been in that one.
What route did you take south from there?
And finally, what on earth did you stop to see in Binghamton??? A bathroom??? |
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Posted - August 15 2009 : 12:04:17 AM
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And finally, what on earth did you stop to see in Binghamton??? A bathroom???
That and an Econo Lodge. Where I-81 and I-88 come together. It's not really obvious which exit to take.
When I left Fort Johnson I drove south until I picked up I-88 to Binghamton. Don't know the road numbers.
I am not familiar with Fort Stanwix. I guess I will have to go there next summer. I plan on going to Ogdensburg for the 250th of La Presentation (excuse the misspelling), and will use I-81 for most of the trip.
And speaking for Fort Necessity, the Rangers tell the visitors that the earthworks around the fort are original, but a bad reconstruction of the fort was done in 1932, and from the pictures taken at the time it looks like the original earthworks, if there were any, would have been wiped out. Besides, Washington had about 150 men, and Frye's reinforcements would have added another 150 or more, and then McKay's SC Independent Company another 60 or more, for a total of close to 400. There is no possible way to get 400 men inside those earthworks, not to mention any animals and wagons they may have had with them.
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Posted - August 15 2009 : 08:45:05 AM
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| I've said it before and I'll say it again. If the three amigos were heading from Lake George to winter in Can-tuck-ee, they had one long walk ahead of them! And where were they going to find a Delaware-speaking woman for Uncas? I thought everybody around that area would have spoken Shawnee. Pick her up along the way, I guess. Of course, they never would have make it anyway if they headed west. |
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Posted - August 15 2009 : 08:52:02 AM
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I know right where that Econo Lodge is! My house sits almost directly across the Chenango River from that motel. Yes, that whole interchange area is quite confusing to someone who is not familiar with it.
Do a Google on Fort Stanwix to find out more about it. Wikipedia is a good place to start for a pretty accurate and detailed description of its history.
The new Marinus Willet Education and Visitor Center is very nicely done. When I sat and watched the short film about the Battle of Oriskany and Seige of Fort Stanwix, I cried. I was watching my Palatine ancestors.
It's a special fort for me, along with Fort Ti. In addition to the Battle of Oriskany ties, my lad Cornelius Drake was a part of Col. Elias Dayton's New Jersey troops who rebuilt the fort in 1776. They also built Fort Dayton at present day Herkimer, NY (no longer exists) before moving north to Fort Ti for the winter occupation of 76-77.
You should definitely make the short side trip to see Fort Stanwix next summer.
I also hope to be at Fort La Presentation, if not with the Augusta, then with Weiser's Battalion. I don't want to miss that one. |
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Posted - August 15 2009 : 10:23:35 AM
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| You know, I live within a few miles of where my ancestors did, and I have visited, and have many pictures of all their graves. I visit them from time to time. My 4-g grandfather fought with Andrew Barry at Walnut Grove, and at Ninety-Six and other local sites. But I have never felt a real affinity with them. I have great respect for them and all they did, and love to read the stories told about them, but I just don't seem to feel that "connection". But when I stand on the shores of Lac Champlain, and see lines of men in white coats, and think about all that happened there, then I feel the affinity, and feel a connection I have never felt about events in the south. |
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Posted - August 16 2009 : 9:25:33 PM
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| I know exactly what you mean! There is just something about that part of my state....... |
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Posted - November 21 2009 : 7:30:24 PM
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With all this talk about the sites in New York State, I just remembered something. The river which connects Lake George with Lake Champlain is call the La Chute. And the falls (which I jumped from last year) are called the Falls of the La Chute. But the word for "falls" in French is La Chute, so that's like saying the falls of the falls. Oh well, I thought it was interesting!  |
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