The American Revolution?

Question

Can anyone provide me with some facts on the American Revolution that most people would have no knowledge of?
Some examples would be:

1. At Stony Point Battlefield, there were 52 women who were captured with the British garrison on the night of July 15, 1779 by the American Corps of Light Infantry. In spite of the fact that these women were not considered to be part of the army they were still included in the list of British prisoners taken at Stony Point.

it can be about almost anything...as long is it happened in the colonies and happened during the American Revolution. Also it should be about the American Revolution. Thank you.

-asian_al

Answer 1

Okay, you must understand that the British recognized camp followers as an adjunct to the army--while they were noncombatants, they served as nurses, laundresses, cooks, and in other capacities. Some were wives of soldiers, or daughters or sisters. Others followed an older profession--prostitution--and that's what generally comes to mind when one hears the term "camp follower." However, the British, in common with most European armies, recognized that these women were useful, and even came up with a ratio of how many camp followers were needed based on an army's size.

Therefore, the women captured were listed, even though this was unusual.

As to other matters, there wa a battle in New Jersey in Gloucester County, near the city of Woodbury. This was fought on the Delaware River, strategically imnportant to both sides because of the port at Philadelphia.

The battle took place on the gounds of a house owned by Quakers, who were pacifists and had nothing to do with fighting for either side.

According to legend, the lady of the house, Hannah Whitall, was spinning during the fight. I don't know of the truth or falsity of that, but there is another tradition that seems to me to be more factually based that the injured were treated in the Whitall house.

Then, in North Carolina, there was the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge--this lasted approximately three minutes on an early spring morning. American militia defeated a group of Tories, and one of the strategies used was tearing planks out of the bridge and liberally greasing what was left. The upshot was that more Tories died of drowning than from gunfire. The significance of this event is that it wasn't until late in the Revolution that the British invaded the southern colonies.

Answer 2

It often feels like it. Our two political parties have very different ideas as to what these United States should be and I don't believe we can be both. It is amusing to me that our differences are all around issues which have been faced by other Countries already. In Europe, as I understand it, there is movement away from social spending because the Governments have recognized the funding imbalance it creates. In China(the 'Communists') they have very little social spending because they can't afford it. I find it interesting that very few people have done the actual math, if you add up the budgets for Government Health Care Spending(or many other areas of spending) you find we already spend more per capita than many Countries with Universal Coverage. Go Figure! Some people feel the 'Bill of Rights' was a pick & choose buffet. Each enumerated Right will spark pages of debate. I love my land as much as any Patriot, but it is for the Constitution I have Passion, and I have sworn to support & defend it against all enemies, foreign & domestic. In the end though, the only geographical divide that kind of exists is between the Urban & Rural, and that is not solid. Any civil unrest could not really coalesce into battle lines, so I think we would just have to work it out. We might go into a 'rough patch' sometime soon and perhaps it will be called a Revolution, but not all out war, I pray not!

Answer 3

Lets go to our friend Ben Franklin, whom had played a very key role into the war ending. We had sent Franklin on a mission of getting the French to help us with weapons and other supply. After a few years it was evident that this was going to take some manipulation on the new found countries part.
With the French and the Brits always fighting we took advantage and promised the French this and that and then stuck them with empty promise.
So when you ask today why the French throw their nose in the air at Americans, it is for the fact that we gave no respect to them for helping us when the War....