Wellington's close call reminds me of the incident during the American Revolution in which Captain Ferguson was so impressed with an American officer's bravery that he couldn't bring himself to shoot the man in the back. I would like to think he was honorable enough to have held his fire even if he had known that officer was none other than George Washington, and that one bullet could possibly have won the war for the British. Of course, we'll never know for certain.
@sandynathan I'm frequently amused by the courtesy that was often displayed in wartime. One of the examples that comes to mind was when shortly before Robert E. Lee's surrender to U.S. Grant in the American Civil War, when Grant was urging Lee to give up and Lee was as much as telling Grant to go to hell, Lee still signed his messages to Grant with "Very Respectfully, Your Obedient Servant, R.E. Lee".
wot? no sir john moore?
wigarmy 3 months ago
Wellington's close call reminds me of the incident during the American Revolution in which Captain Ferguson was so impressed with an American officer's bravery that he couldn't bring himself to shoot the man in the back. I would like to think he was honorable enough to have held his fire even if he had known that officer was none other than George Washington, and that one bullet could possibly have won the war for the British. Of course, we'll never know for certain.
Arbeedubya 8 months ago
@Arbeedubya a very nice thought there mate, your right we will never know however it just shows that there was true honour in war then.
sandynathan 8 months ago
@sandynathan I'm frequently amused by the courtesy that was often displayed in wartime. One of the examples that comes to mind was when shortly before Robert E. Lee's surrender to U.S. Grant in the American Civil War, when Grant was urging Lee to give up and Lee was as much as telling Grant to go to hell, Lee still signed his messages to Grant with "Very Respectfully, Your Obedient Servant, R.E. Lee".
Arbeedubya 8 months ago
A very interesting series so far. Thanks for uploading.
matrags 11 months ago
Thank you for uploading this :)
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