Crimea Painting

[davidlpope]

The 93rd was also engaged at the Battle of New Orleans on 8 January 1815, and almost succeeded in breaching Jackson's line:



Regards,

Todd

Of course, it took the U.S. Marines to stop the Highlanders, as illustrated by the painting by Col Waterhouse, below.



Cordially,
David

[macwilkin]

Of course, it took the U.S. Marines to stop the Highlanders, as illustrated by the painting by Col Waterhouse, below.



Cordially,
David

Of course they were behind defensive works. :mrgreen:*

*I'm kidding of course. No disrespect to the Marines, even though the British defeated them at the "Bladensburg Races". There I go again btw, tradition says that the British refused to burn the Marine Barracks in Washington DC because the Leathernecks fought well at Bladensburg, which you can't say about the majority of American forces engaged there.

New Orleans was a battle that should have never been fought, since the Treaty of Ghent that ended the war was signed two weeks before the battle.

Again, no disrespect meant towards the Marines. I have a lot of respect for the USMC because they remember their history.

T.

[Nervous Jock]

I believe today is the anniversary of the Charge of the Light Brigade.