Ah, but if you would read about the battle you would see that you didn't
lose (that one at least). The British had an overwhelming naval force.
Arnold knew that we would lose and we lost badly. But his real aim was
a delaying tactic and that was successful. You also gained Arnold as a
brigadier general when he defected to the British side in 1780. The
Continental Congress had treated him rather badly.
On 8/30/2016 9:03 AM, ChrisB wrote:
That’s an impressive looking place, Chuck. But I don’t want to read
about a battle if we lost :-)
Chris
On 30 Aug 16, at 01:51, Chuck Norcutt
<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
We recently returned after a 10-day trip to the Adirondacks to see
our good friends in Queensbury, NY (this family).
<http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=13461
<http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=13461>>. Right next
door to Glens Falls, NY, the headwaters of the Hudson River and
made famous by James Fenimore Cooper in "The Last of the Mohicans".
Glens Falls is the waterfall under which Natty Bumpo and crew hid
from the indians.
While there we went to the Sagamore Hotel on Lake George
<http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=20693
<http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=20693>>
Not to stay at the hotel but to take a several hour cruise on the
lake on one the Saratoga's tour boats. We stayed dry despite the
threatening weather.
<http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=20697
<http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=20697>>
I have many more pictures from the trip and may add a few more from
time to time. I will post one picture that you won't understand
unless you first read up on the Battle of Valcour Island
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Valcour_Island
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Valcour_Island>> There
you'll learn (if you didn't already know) that Benedict Arnold was
a hero before becoming a traitor. Lake Champlain is key to the
Battle of Valcour Island and Lake Champlain parallels part of Lake
George. Enjoy your New York state/Revolutionary War history
lesson.
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