No, I'm not referring to our own PiobBear, who was invited to play the bagpipes for last year's celebration of St. Patrick's Day there.

Every schoolchild in Puerto Rico is taught about the last major invasion of the island by the British in the late 18th century. Today is the anniversary of that attack. It seems that the ten thousand British troops and German mercenaries who attacked the city of Puerto Rico (now called San Juan) were led by a Scotsman, Sir Gen. Ralph Abercromby. It was the largest assault of New Spain by the British Empire ever attempted.

I haven't been able to determine if Mr. Fitch was among the forces.