stevebrownauthor.bsky.social
Author of eight books on British Army topics for the period 1793 to 1815.
Family historian. Sometime muso. Builder of small WW2 planes.
Touchstones: Zappa. XTC. Richard Thompson. King Crimson.
Morale commensurate with the fortunes of the Baggy Greens.
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Perhaps Canadians need to learn some good old-fashioned Australian rhyming slang for Trump and his kabinet.
Septic Tank = Yank.
Seppo’s for short.
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Supporting all the way, from Australia.
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Yep - over for a quick visit to my aged parents. Back to Geelong later this morning.
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At least like us Canada always turned up on time, not 2-3 years late
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Absolutely not Rob. Time to remember that we have been Canada’s ally far longer than US. Could even cheekily point out that the the queen of Denmark (i.e. Greenland) is Australian.
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But we are home to the world's longest vowels, Charles.
Evidence: Maaaaaaaaate.
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And the S&T Waterloo one.... took half a day to set up.
Have you tried the Tiller/WDS series?
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Terry Crowdy - Napoleons Infantry Handbook has good tactical chapters
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Imperial Bayonets by Nafziger is worth a look, although it may have been late 90's.
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2/ Should have mentioned that it is about the composition of Wellington's and Spanish forces in the Lines.
#NapoleonicHistory #FOLTV #britisharmy
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Actually no, that was his father. So yes he might want one.
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Hmmmm… he was actually the 1st Earl of Portsmouth so he might consider that a demotion
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I wonder if a similarish logic might explain the officers named Bacon and Essex
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2/ Late correction: the last officer is actually Wetwang March.
I think I went on one of those in about 1978. It didn't do any good, what with wetwangs being now almost extinct
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There is a suburb of Brisbane in Queensland named Mount Ommaney, after John Mansell Ommaney. Related, I believe, as a great nephew.
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3/ It is also worth noting that the commissions before the age of 13 or 14 would have been 'on paper', since Ellis is on record as having being present in person commanding a company (as captain) aged 14, but not before. Infant officers were usually recorded as being 'on the recruiting service'.
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2/ Although I hasten to add that Ellis was a very competent CO and was mortally wounded at Waterloo; and that common sense prevailed in Blake's promotions to field officer rank - being a lieutenant colonel at 36 was in fact about the average age back then.
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Second Addendum: Despite being spelt 'Rotten' on many Army Lists, the officer concerned was actually and correctly spelt John Rotton.
Here is his gravestone in Bath.
www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Ro...
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rictornorton.co.uk/eighteen/179...
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Late Addendum: I stand corrected. It is in fact Lord Cadwallader Blayney. Irrespective, he still sounds like one of the bad guys on Outlander.
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Colonel Julius Caesar, Coldstream Foot Guards, 1709-1762.
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Not Admiral Sir Thomas Poo Beresford? 😁 There was a general also named Manley Power - one of Wellington’s brigadiers
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A great choice!
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Plus, there is the issue of acoustics. Snicko is designed to detect edges at low level and in front of it, not subtle glides off the bat face and gloves nearly two metres above it.
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@rorymuir.bsky.social !
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I haven’t read it yet. Can send you the chapter if you like
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Let me know if it (the book) is good. I'm sure the ale is!