Battle of Bunker Hill and Colonial stuff.

[the ringo kid]

Back to the Revolutgionary War. When the British chased Washington up one side of the Hudson River and down the other, there were many Hessians and other mercenaries who saw all that arable land and decided to desert. I grew up in the little town of Sherman, CT, near the NY border. There is a Wanzer Mountain in Sherman, named for a 'Hessian' who deserted, and built a house and farm in the southern part of the town. He only had daughters, so the name died out, but probably some of his descendents are there today,

I hope to take a month sometime, to travel that part of the Country to look at all the Revolutionary War battlefields and museums.Bunker Hill, Valley Forge, and some others are abig must for me.

 

[bummer]

The Luftwaffe fought at Bunker Hill????

Just like they did when they bombed Pearl Harbor

 

[Cyrano]

I hope to take a month sometime, to travel that part of the Country to look at all the Revolutionary War battlefields and museums.Bunker Hill, Valley Forge, and some others are abig must for me.

Thee's an old Quaker meeting house in Quaker Hill, NY. It was pretty run down about 30 years ago when I last saw it, but you could still see the marks of the hobnail boots of the British soldiers who billeted there.

 

[walnutred]

The Loyalists were not Americans in the sense that this term is used today. They were British subjects, and wished to remain as such.

Historians now believe that the percentages of the population that took sides were about 20% each for both the Loyalists and Rebels. The remainder were uncommitted.

Loyalists, Fence-sitters, and Patriots [ushistory.org]

My 8th grade history teacher said the percentages were 1/3 Loyalist, 1/3 Rebel and 1/3 "I don't care, just leave me alone". I always figured he was pretty close.

 

[the ringo kid]

Thee's an old Quaker meeting house in Quaker Hill, NY. It was pretty run down about 30 years ago when I last saw it, but you could still see the marks of the hobnail boots of the British soldiers who billeted there.

That would be interesting to see. Basically see where some of them walked (ala) finding Dinosaur tracks. Id love to see other places too--like: Lexington, Concord etc.