BYC's Random Funny Posting Thread! Hosts Mike & Sally

[Hayden Goseek]

 

[Hayden Goseek]

 

[Hayden Goseek]

 

[Hayden Goseek]

Just a serious note to history.
On this day, 209 years ago, the United States fought the last major battle of the 'War of 1812'. Remembered as 'The Battle of New Orleans' fought just East of the city, a literal rag tag American Army took on the British, fresh from their defeat of Napoleon and delivered a resounding victory. This was the last time Americans fought to expel a foreign army from our soil.
It was an army composed of US Regulars, Marines, sailors, LA militia, French, Spanish, Creole, Acadian, Islano, German, Native, Haitian, pirates, American, "Free Black" and slaves. Now honestly, each one of the groups had a reason to hate each other. But they had a bigger reason to hate the British and had NO interest in them taking control.
Now, in spite of your 7th grade teacher's cute story about how the battle was fought after the Treaty, it was arguably the most important outcome in American history since Yorktown. The British were not after New Orleans but control of the Mississippi River and what we call the Louisiana Purchase. What would the United States look like after that? Before you answer, remember that the British considered Mississippi, Alabama and everything North of the Ohio to be Indian Territory. Without being able to trade on the River, Tennessee and Kentucky were about to join Spain. The New England states were actively pursuing a 'separate peace' with England when the War ended.
Instead, New Orleans became the Crowning Achievement of the country and I believe had more to do with "the United States are" becoming "the United States is" than he 'Civil War'. (Until the Civil War, January 8th Day was a National holiday second only to July 4th.) Thank you for allowing me to rant.

 

[Sally PB]

^^Thank you!!! Very informative and thought provoking.

 

[CapricornFarm]

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Bet you would like to meet her!

 

[CapricornFarm]

Just a serious note to history.
On this day, 209 years ago, the United States fought the last major battle of the 'War of 1812'. Remembered as 'The Battle of New Orleans' fought just East of the city, a literal rag tag American Army took on the British, fresh from their defeat of Napoleon and delivered a resounding victory. This was the last time Americans fought to expel a foreign army from our soil.
It was an army composed of US Regulars, Marines, sailors, LA militia, French, Spanish, Creole, Acadian, Islano, German, Native, Haitian, pirates, American, "Free Black" and slaves. Now honestly, each one of the groups had a reason to hate each other. But they had a bigger reason to hate the British and had NO interest in them taking control.
Now, in spite of your 7th grade teacher's cute story about how the battle was fought after the Treaty, it was arguably the most important outcome in American history since Yorktown. The British were not after New Orleans but control of the Mississippi River and what we call the Louisiana Purchase. What would the United States look like after that? Before you answer, remember that the British considered Mississippi, Alabama and everything North of the Ohio to be Indian Territory. Without being able to trade on the River, Tennessee and Kentucky were about to join Spain. The New England states were actively pursuing a 'separate peace' with England when the War ended.
Instead, New Orleans became the Crowning Achievement of the country and I believe had more to do with "the United States are" becoming "the United States is" than he 'Civil War'. (Until the Civil War, January 8th Day was a National holiday second only to July 4th.) Thank you for allowing me to rant.

What about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

 

[Hayden Goseek]

What about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

Good question. Pearl Harbor was an attack. It was also it was not a state then. Alaska WAS occupied along the Aleutian Islands, but again, that was pre-statehood.
There was occupation by both sides in the Civil War, but we did that to ourselves.

 

[Hayden Goseek]

 

[Hayden Goseek]