1812 Crown Forces Commanders: I am directed by the Deputy Adjutant General, Peter Twist to request all Crown Forces Officers and Non Commissioned Officers to...
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Tom Fournier
tom4141fournier
Nov 2, 2003 1:52 am
Hello everyone ... Many may have heard the Cornwell's latest installment, Heretic, in his Grail Quest series is now available. Checking out his official...
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hq93rd
Nov 2, 2003 8:21 am
... Don't get me started on the inaccuracies contained in that painting...although it's nice to see the 93rd at least portrayed somewhat correctly in trousers...
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hq93rd
Nov 2, 2003 8:29 am
... Actually, it may be somewhere out in the Pacific Time. I just noticed posts of mine being labeled as two hours later... Hmmmmm.... B in HollywoodLand...
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hq93rd
Nov 2, 2003 8:35 am
... attempt to rise above the "Partisan"; comments.<< What a novel concept! You mean I can now, and finally -- after too many years, look forward to attending...
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Kevin & Allison Windsor
kevinwindsorca
Nov 2, 2003 1:55 pm
I have noticed that at events south of the border I (we) usually get booed going off or coming on the field, and at one event I was asked why a good American...
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petemonahan@...
petemonahan
Nov 2, 2003 2:32 pm
Tom Thanks for the news on Cornwall - who I gather was at the last "Napoleonic Warfare Fair" in the UK recently explaining why he writes good stories but poor ...
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PEGGY MATHEWS
sgtlambert
Nov 2, 2003 3:11 pm
Ah, try not to sweat the ignorant B. I try to ignore people's concerns about what uniform I wear (unless they are trying to keep me from playing) and just do...
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PEGGY MATHEWS
sgtlambert
Nov 2, 2003 3:16 pm
I remember at Crysler's Farm in '02 getting lustily booed by the public while marching with the US forces. Frankly didn't bother me one bit. We represented...
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Terry Lubka
terry1813
Nov 2, 2003 4:05 pm
... <kevin.windsor@s...> wrote: Do the American forces get this treatment when they come up here? (I know there are a couple of spectators on this list) Do...
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abateman
abateman2001
Nov 2, 2003 4:34 pm
... From: <petemonahan@...> ... (Jester ?) ... coincidences and ... one too. ... I'm in the middle of reading Heretic right now and I'm enjoying it. I...
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Tom Fournier
tom4141fournier
Nov 2, 2003 4:40 pm
Hi Peter I have not yet read Heretic, although I must admit to enjoying Vagabond. You see the Sharpe and Harper formula evolving in a totally different time...
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Tom Fournier
tom4141fournier
Nov 2, 2003 4:50 pm
Hi Kevin I am not challenging, merely seeking clarification ...good natured booing in the spirit of the event or nasty, don't like you booing? My experience is...
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Peter Catley
pcatleyuk
Nov 2, 2003 5:46 pm
To broaden the perspective a little, in the UK we find that the public do sometimes take an anti-French attitude at the Battlefield but rarely or never away...
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Peter Catley
pcatleyuk
Nov 2, 2003 6:05 pm
I agree with Tom, I certainly don't mind the public taking sides in good fun, but occasionally the sentiment slips a bit over the line and we have to do our...
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PEGGY MATHEWS
sgtlambert
Nov 2, 2003 8:21 pm
Well at least he got to South America in "Sharpe's Devil" to unknowingly assist in the fanciful plot to rescue Napoleon. One of the more enjoyable reads in...
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Ray Hobbs
dismas_3
Nov 2, 2003 8:30 pm
Of course, Michael, by the time Sharpe got to St. Helena, Napoleon had already escaped:->) See "Emperor's New Clothes" - a fun movie, 2001. My favourite line...
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PEGGY MATHEWS
sgtlambert
Nov 2, 2003 8:43 pm
A movie often recommended to me that I haven't seen yet. I just don't seem to rent movies, but I will have to see that one. Sounds delightful. Didn't...
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historyatlarge@...
tontaegun
Nov 2, 2003 10:37 pm
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historyatlarge@...
tontaegun
Nov 2, 2003 10:37 pm
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historyatlarge@...
tontaegun
Nov 2, 2003 10:38 pm
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historyatlarge@...
tontaegun
Nov 2, 2003 10:46 pm
Booed! Doesn't bother me. Reenacting isn't much different than playing a sport. You'll find honest partisans everywhere and, otherwise, small minds know no...
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Kevin & Allison Windsor
kevinwindsorca
Nov 2, 2003 10:49 pm
I could have misunderstood, but it did seem like a don't like you. don't get me wrong, most are great people, but some are real red coat haters....
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natty10000
Nov 3, 2003 2:04 am
Been by the site a couple of times in the last couple of weeks and it seems pretty clear that, despite an apparent agreement about a land swap to save the site...
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ebclemson
Nov 3, 2003 2:05 am
I would not be suprised that sometimes the crowd may boo,etc. It is human nature, if in jest and fun understandable, and if in hate, in ignorance but not...
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Ed Seufert
easeufe
Nov 3, 2003 2:39 am
... From: Tom Fournier To: WarOf1812@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 11:40 AM Subject: [WarOf1812] Re: Bernard Co rnwell/Sharpe News Its too...
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PEGGY MATHEWS
sgtlambert
Nov 3, 2003 3:07 am
Well actually I was in the American camp with Plauche's battalion, so may have missed some crowd reactions. However, I would have to say that in my experience...
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hm95thfoot
Nov 3, 2003 3:27 am
... Orleans. I was searching the web one day and found "Sharpe's Gator" ... Well, it's worth what its price is, I suppose. Fan fiction is more for the writer...
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Tracy
tracyforsyth...
Nov 3, 2003 5:39 am
Kevin us spectators on the side lines sometimes boo the American forces and being a spectator we don't know if it an actual American or a "cross dresser we boo...
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dybvad2987
Nov 3, 2003 8:31 am
Anyone have a Japanese Charleville repro that they're willing to sell? P.D. Lockhart...
