tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post8958261477806401524..comments2023-10-25T12:05:13.761-04:00Comments on Barbara Martin: My Town Monday - Isaac Brock (War of 1812) - The Battle of Detroit - Part 2Barbara Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-70438379410115002252015-06-08T20:23:53.286-04:002015-06-08T20:23:53.286-04:00G, welcome. Warfare will never cease as there will...G, welcome. Warfare will never cease as there will alwyas been someone who wants power over someone else, despite any mediation on the topic.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-55707078578125510022015-06-04T12:36:34.951-04:002015-06-04T12:36:34.951-04:00Warfare is a fascinating subject. Despite the dubi...Warfare is a fascinating subject. Despite the dubious morality of using violence to achieve personal or political aims. It remains that conflict has been used to do just that throughout recorded history.<br /><br />Your article is very well done, a good read.ghttp://www.greatmilitarybattles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-27259902199201965482011-03-13T16:06:47.131-04:002011-03-13T16:06:47.131-04:00thanks barb. you really saved us.
do you know a b...thanks barb. you really saved us. <br />do you know a bill Joly? :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-46877335049559756652008-08-06T20:26:00.000-04:002008-08-06T20:26:00.000-04:00Bernard, they did have a reliable supply line; onl...Bernard, they did have a reliable supply line; only Tecumseh kept raiding the supply wagons en route. Also, things might have gone quite differently if Hull wasn't so terrified of the Indians method of massacre: extermination. Once in awhile the aboriginals took prisoners and used them as slaves.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-66205611570722914022008-08-06T12:55:00.000-04:002008-08-06T12:55:00.000-04:00I really like this series. It illustrates clearly ...I really like this series. It illustrates clearly how unimaginative America's leaders were at the time. If they had used common sense and logic, they would have fortified the border, and concentrated on their grievances on the seas and lakes. Instead, they risked their new found freedom on a lark in a land mass where they could have no reliable supply line.BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-65687881431983800892008-08-05T21:24:00.000-04:002008-08-05T21:24:00.000-04:00Linda, Isaac Brock is considered a hero by Canadia...Linda, Isaac Brock is considered a hero by Canadians, and we're looking forward to the upcoming 200th anniversary in 2012.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-75824055286103535192008-08-05T20:51:00.000-04:002008-08-05T20:51:00.000-04:00Very interesting post, Barbara. A little known par...Very interesting post, Barbara. A little known part of North American history.<BR/><BR/>LindaLinda McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291670592316021851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-91560000317443687842008-08-05T19:42:00.000-04:002008-08-05T19:42:00.000-04:00Ruth, well, you will learn some of it here.Ruth, well, you will learn some of it here.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-79642020291619871882008-08-05T15:15:00.000-04:002008-08-05T15:15:00.000-04:00Thanks, I need that. I know next to nothing about ...Thanks, I need that. I know next to nothing about Canadian history.Ruth L.~https://www.blogger.com/profile/01008932486010118709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-13951300905774414182008-08-04T23:39:00.000-04:002008-08-04T23:39:00.000-04:00Steve, I will post the names of a few of the milit...Steve, I will post the names of a few of the military books Brock carried around with him to review in part 3.<BR/><BR/>David, I find it's easier to learn about history in small doses as some of the larger volumes or books about history can be dry. Though Pierre Berton's book is easy to read.<BR/><BR/>Mary, you can go back in time where locations have their historical recreations. Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-63843189310807259942008-08-04T20:02:00.000-04:002008-08-04T20:02:00.000-04:00Interesting stuff, Barbara. Thank you for sharing ...Interesting stuff, Barbara. Thank you for sharing all your research. I love it when history comes alive!debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676300309029588465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-15174789922852491922008-08-04T19:26:00.000-04:002008-08-04T19:26:00.000-04:00I find all this so fascinating. Sometimes I just a...I find all this so fascinating. Sometimes I just ache to be able to to go back to this time and see with my own eyes what it was really like. It is easy to think of the past as a load of dates and facts from history, but of course it was a whole world of wonder that we can hardly grasp. It is lovely to see it all come alive like this, so thank you for writing this.<BR/><BR/>I love the men hidingMary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-15020463220109762612008-08-04T19:09:00.000-04:002008-08-04T19:09:00.000-04:00I just love posts like this. Lots of information a...I just love posts like this. Lots of information about a little slice of history I've misplaced.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-19296821089073740892008-08-04T16:55:00.000-04:002008-08-04T16:55:00.000-04:00Such subterfuge-- shades of Sun Tzu!Thanks for the...Such subterfuge-- shades of Sun Tzu!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the entertainment!Steve Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-22987321080479043422008-08-04T15:54:00.000-04:002008-08-04T15:54:00.000-04:00Charles, the touch about using the cast-off unifor...Charles, the touch about using the cast-off uniforms was nice, too.<BR/><BR/>Bernita, they were men of their word. Something one doesn't see too much these days.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-39643887820625751952008-08-04T13:11:00.000-04:002008-08-04T13:11:00.000-04:00Barbara, thank you.Both Brock and Tecumseh were of...Barbara, thank you.<BR/>Both Brock and Tecumseh were of the Kiplingesque type.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-77266849502080885452008-08-04T13:02:00.000-04:002008-08-04T13:02:00.000-04:00Ah, love the tidbits about strategy, like lighting...Ah, love the tidbits about strategy, like lighting all the fires. Cool stuff.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-73376239666183002612008-08-04T11:48:00.000-04:002008-08-04T11:48:00.000-04:00Travis, my pleasure to provide these posts.Travis, my pleasure to provide these posts.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-76283821317400315792008-08-04T11:20:00.000-04:002008-08-04T11:20:00.000-04:00Patti, there is a Tecumseh Street in Toronto and t...Patti, there is a Tecumseh Street in Toronto and that's how its pronounced here.<BR/><BR/>Terrie, perhaps the choices of the next good bits will be easier. There are so many little side stories that are interesting in their own right. It seems a shame to leave them out.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-59165333662055217552008-08-04T11:04:00.000-04:002008-08-04T11:04:00.000-04:00I love this stuff.I love this stuff.Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-73269172071783678062008-08-04T10:31:00.000-04:002008-08-04T10:31:00.000-04:00Pam, there were tough choices all around in this b...Pam, there were tough choices all around in this battle. Choices that changed the course of history.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-37046430808707323652008-08-04T10:26:00.000-04:002008-08-04T10:26:00.000-04:00Reb, thank you for your kind comment.Reb, thank you for your kind comment.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-53360358706770227642008-08-04T10:12:00.000-04:002008-08-04T10:12:00.000-04:00Thanks, Barbara,Another wonderful post. I look for...Thanks, Barbara,<BR/><BR/>Another wonderful post. I look forward to part three.<BR/><BR/>TerrieTerrie Farley Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980849018232866773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-90994940208068193172008-08-04T10:08:00.000-04:002008-08-04T10:08:00.000-04:00We have a charming town named Tecumseh not far fro...We have a charming town named Tecumseh not far from here. They pronounce it Tecumsey though. Maybe he did also, come to think of it.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476278785366059110.post-54975582022123663682008-08-04T03:51:00.000-04:002008-08-04T03:51:00.000-04:00Wow. I'm spellbound. The imagery in this is wonder...Wow. I'm spellbound. The imagery in this is wonderful "500 braves painted for war paddled silently across the river toward Fort Detroit." Imagine the sound of the paddles in the water. And General Hull knowing all the terrifying paths ahead and not knowing which to take. By not wanting to see his friends and family massacred (who would make that choice for those we love) he knew he would be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com