I love history and especially enjoy learning of little known events. This is a good story. I may have to order the book. The story of the valiant sacrifice of a colonial unit that gave thier all to allow the fledgling colonial army to escape near certain annihilation. Charging a vastly superior force of Redcoats they bought, with thier lives, a precious hour for the army to escape the trap they found themselves in. Described as "an hour, more precious than any other in history". Makes me wonder, are there generations today willing to make that kind of sacrifice for freedom? Exclusive--O'Donnell: American Thermopylae 1776
I never heard of this battle until now. Thank you! EDIT: "...are there generations today willing to make that kind of sacrifice for freedom?" I've been thinking about this for about an hour and thought I would give you my answer. Yes, I believe they would. Why? Because many have made that sacrifice and made it for much, much less, in Vietnam, in Afghanistan and places we don't know and never hear about just like this battle. I believe, when the meat meets the metal that our youth will meet the challenge.
Calvin Coolidge made one of the best speeches of the 20 th century at a memorial service for Col. Colvill of the 1 st Minnesota Vol. in Cannon Falls Minnesota in July 1928, just before everything fell apart. Great grad father was of about 20 or so who got thru ther whole thing uninjured as far as I know. Grand father grew up going to the meetings the vets had and knew most of the Civil War vets in local area, he was born in 1873. First read the speech at about 10, had it read to me before that Dedicating a Memorial to Colonel William Colvill Given the order to charge the Confederate advance of 2 brigades, they did, at the recall after the charge 47 of the original 262 were there, the rest killed or wounded. The next day, the survivors were involved in the repulse of Pickett's charge an additional 17 were killed or wounded. 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment monuments at Gettysburg It also lists the battles they fought in before and after Gettysburg. Destroyer Roberts and the other tin cans during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. After firing its torpedeos and damaging a cruiser, it charged and engaged several cruisers and 4 battleships with its 5 in guns. Needless to say it was sunk, but it bought time for the escort carriers to retreat into a rain squall. How 1 U.S. World War II Destroyer Charged a Japanese Armada of 4 Battleships In our past as Americans, we were expected to do our duty and if necessary die and the price of our present freedom was paid for by the blood and all too often death of those men. When the present non violent leftest wish to destroy our past, remind them that as Americans they have the right to state their views and ask them what would happen if they spoke their minds about some topics in the peace loving Muslim middle east. Saudi woman given 34-year prison sentence for using Twitter
