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Interesting how, once we get past the soldiers and admirals and mistresses, the major figures are churchmen and philanthropitsts, male and female. Were those better times, and people?

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Braddock's Defeat, as it is popularly known, is often used a lesson in how inflexible the British Army was. In all point of fact, the whole thing was an accident inwhich Britsh and French forces plowed into one another. Braddock was of the mind that his men, 44th and 48th Regiments of Foot, were "gentlemen" and would fight as such. His men had to cut the road to Duquesne and were, perforce, strung out for miles, thus offering the Indians their opportunity once the engagement begun. Among the many in the fight destined for greatness were Daniel Boone and Daniel Morgan, Ensign William Crawford (whose death by torture would be hideously well-documented) and Charles Scott, Thomas Gage, Charles Lee, George Washington, and Horatio Gates. By contrast, the Battle of Lake George was a British victory, largely becausae it was led by Sir William Johnson, who had traded with (and married into) the Six Nations and had many Iroquois allies among his forces, and understood Indian warfare.

I may be wrong, but I believe you left out Gabrielle Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve who wrote Beauty and the Beast in 1740.

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Elisha is pronounced El-I-sha.

Shenandoah is pronounced SHEN-an-doe-ah.

Panama is pronounced PAN-a-ma.

Those who accuse George Washington of being a slave owner show their ignorance. The slaves were those of the Custis family and went to Martha on his death. They were never in Washington's name.

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Howe was interested in creating a light infantry capability in the British Army similar to Rogers' Rangers. He was a good friend of Robert Rogers.

Wolfe was not as handsome as the painting in the vid. When asked by a comrade if his fiancee had a cameo of him, he replied, "Do you think she wants one?".

Louisbourg was one of the toughest nuts to crack in the French and Indian War. The Black Watch attacked the emplacements with their Claymores after their ammo ran out. The Forbes name is still honored in Pittsburgh; the Pirates' old home stadium was Forbes Field. Fenimore Cooper placed a lot of the blame for the massacre at Fort William Henry at Montcalm's feet. PS Please tell me there's a Part II. No James Wolfe? No Richard Rogers?

Too bad Catherine The Great didn't inherit more of mom's looks.

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Lady Mary's accounts of her travels started the Orientalist fad in England that lasted into the 20th century and fueled the careers of TE Lawrence and Gertrude Bell.

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I only watched this to see if there was anyone I knew that died in 1764, but alas, I wasted my time, didn't recognize any of them

Talented is pronounced TAL-en-ted.

Nice to see Tennent's bio haas the right term - Scotch-Irish and not Scots-Irish (invented to make the mountaineerfs sound more elegant). "Official chief" mistress. Yeah, it really is different over there. She also invented the hairdo. PS Antoinette was popular?

My grandparents were still young teenagers at that time, but oh the history that they experienced in their lives ❤

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Harold Lockwood was my great uncle. He died of the Spanish Flu while on a war bond drive. I remember the family talking about him in the late 50’s early 60’s when I was just a kid. He was the top up and coming actor of his time and his loss was felt.

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Death from riding accidents was very common even through the 19th Century. PS Asa is pronounced A (long a)-sa. Euripides is pronounced YOUR-ip-i-dees.

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I was 9 when they died. On a side note, Montgomery Clift is said to be haunting his house

Si glad to see Alice White included...she was such a wonderful star!

The Townshend Acts were the replacement for the Stamp Act. Much like our current malAdministration (as opposed to the incoming Administration), the Limeys showed that they could not learn from their mistakes. This would continue through 1938.

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The photo used with Vincent J Donehue was actually that of Ralph Bellamy from "Sunrise at Campobello" which Donehue had directed

Even his car's been discontinued. The deNesle sisters were part of a long tradition. The O'Murphy sisters were also mistresses of Louis, but had their nude portraits immortalized by Boucher.

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The whole story of the Baaston Massacre is that a squad of British troops was confronted by a mob of 300 - 400 people. John Adams (who later sponsored the Alien and Sedition Acts) defended the 9 British troops accused of manslaughter. Attucks, along with 2 other men, died at about the same time. Boucher was lucky to have died when he did. The Terreur would have surely introduced him to the National Razor. PS Crispus' surname is pronounced AT-ux.

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It's tuberc ulosis not tuber culosis

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I believe Catherine II was one that was lost in 1796

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Since the US didn't exist during his life, I doubt Wayles ever wore a US Army uniform.

Montgomery lives on in many place names in the original 13 states. PS I believe Cholmondeley is pronounced CHUM-lee.

Bunker (actually Breed's) Hill was the one the British didn't want to die on. A very poorly thought out engagement exemplifying the days when a British oficer bought his commission. The Prescott brothers were not related to William Prescott, who commanded the defense of Bunker Hill.