tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post5340629605383527197..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: The Calm Before the StormOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-30096867904566748702021-06-15T17:56:51.552-07:002021-06-15T17:56:51.552-07:00I need to check that out!I need to check that out!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13655404678075406352021-06-15T17:47:22.597-07:002021-06-15T17:47:22.597-07:00This may have already been discussed in an earlier...This may have already been discussed in an earlier post, but have you watched Outlander? Season 4 seems somewhat aligned to what you're writing here, although it's the Mohawk and Cherokee vice Abenaki and Mohican.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-14848757194091604672021-06-15T17:15:43.492-07:002021-06-15T17:15:43.492-07:00The Mississippi is a good dividing line, but I'...The Mississippi is a good dividing line, but I'm old school I guess. (1700s old school!)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77930500884305284442021-06-15T16:49:10.326-07:002021-06-15T16:49:10.326-07:00To me the west & east divide at the Mississipp...To me the west & east divide at the Mississippi river but I was really impressed on my last trip with the sign at the 100th meridian in Oklahoma on I-40, it was the "dividing line" between the dry west and the wet east.<br /><br />I was on I-40 because I wanted to stop at the Big Texas Steak Ranch in Amarillo, great steak and I got to watch a guy eat the "free" 72oz steak and all the sides! Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450082315014407506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45446489421525250762021-06-15T16:36:09.921-07:002021-06-15T16:36:09.921-07:00Rob - Oh you Westerners! (Which to me is anything ...Rob - Oh you Westerners! (Which to me is anything west of Pennsylvania.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71966077885336346832021-06-15T16:35:30.519-07:002021-06-15T16:35:30.519-07:00TB - Six states, only six. However, if one refers ...TB - Six states, only six. However, if one refers to the Northeast, then it's nine (or so). One list I've seen has the Northeastern states being Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. I have never included Maryland or Delaware on that list. But that's just me.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79353259208102322432021-06-15T16:21:05.691-07:002021-06-15T16:21:05.691-07:00You understand!You understand!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450082315014407506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29726908212342112012021-06-15T16:02:06.377-07:002021-06-15T16:02:06.377-07:00Rob, I am also not from the East and so "New ...Rob, I am also not from the East and so "New England" is sort of this amorphous geographic blob that encompasses two, seven or nine states depending on the day...Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29712496463219119942021-06-15T10:14:29.735-07:002021-06-15T10:14:29.735-07:00Always.Always.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-25182836729886491342021-06-15T10:12:56.925-07:002021-06-15T10:12:56.925-07:00"War to the knife, and knife to the hilt"..."War to the knife, and knife to the hilt"<br />Boat GuyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-19865680757279029712021-06-15T09:02:19.644-07:002021-06-15T09:02:19.644-07:00The background is important, especially as this is...The background is important, especially as this is unfamiliar ground for a lot of folks.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-41382462649990570132021-06-15T09:01:05.058-07:002021-06-15T09:01:05.058-07:00Hearing only what you want to hear, that's bee...Hearing only what you want to hear, that's been happening for a long time!<br /><br />More maps, definitely need more maps.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20455405686486028762021-06-15T08:59:17.461-07:002021-06-15T08:59:17.461-07:00It's a time period most folks aren't famil...It's a time period most folks aren't familiar with, so you're not alone.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-74313795324216314472021-06-15T08:56:58.405-07:002021-06-15T08:56:58.405-07:00I agree with so many up above, especially the appe...I agree with so many up above, especially the appendix. What was worse, dying of the ruptured appendix or the surgery by some cack-handled fool of a drunk doctor on the frontier? Sucks either way. Best to separate the dying from the healthy and let them die in agony where they can't affect the living too much.<br /><br />And a crappy way of getting promoted, but that's the very English way. "To Bloody Wars and Sickly Seasons" was the old toast of junior officers until the more modern 'doesn't (supposedly) matter who you're connected to' system took over. <br /><br />Always build your fortifications and clear your line of fire. Leaving the stubs of rootballs as tripping hazards isn't a bad idea either.<br /><br />Poor Molly, she's a ship without a port in a lot of respects. Too 'uncivilized' to enjoy town or city life, but being the sole female in a fort of men is also potentially troubling. On the other hand, she has the ability to be a beacon of civilization herself at the fort. <br /><br />Good job on painting the background of the coming play. <br /><br />And it's not 'War is coming...' but more 'the fighting with whomever will recommence.' Sadly. Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58526316868234551422021-06-15T08:11:39.918-07:002021-06-15T08:11:39.918-07:00Dying from a burst appendix...that's gotta ran...Dying from a burst appendix...that's gotta rank pretty high on the "worst ways to go" list!<br /><br />Good thinking, putting those bored soldiers to work shoring up the ramparts, and clearing fields of fire. Idle hands and minds are the devil's playground, they say.<br /><br />"Why don't they listen..." Yes, part of the answer is desperation to get a bit of land, but ignorance and arrogance are often large contributing factors, as well. Folks often do not want to hear what goes contrary to what they desire, or think they deserve. People can be incredibly stupid that way.<br /><br />More maps certainly wouldn't hurt, especially for when it comes time for putting the book in print. Readers not familiar with the area, and the history will become much more engaged in the tale if they can visualize the environment better.Tank Killerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955019760069183088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76769501803882306962021-06-15T08:11:06.698-07:002021-06-15T08:11:06.698-07:00I hardly ever went and pulled a map on your WW2 st...I hardly ever went and pulled a map on your WW2 story, this is the second time I've done it on this series already. It's like I "should" know where they places are... the first time was to see where the Connecticut river was and this time to see where the town of Claremont is.<br />Now I just generally tell myself "it's in New England"... then again I'm a west coast/ Pacific ocean guy and that makes "New England" close enough!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450082315014407506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58868678786061038742021-06-15T07:24:31.370-07:002021-06-15T07:24:31.370-07:00I probably should include more maps.I probably should include more maps.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79880239534054270122021-06-15T07:19:52.419-07:002021-06-15T07:19:52.419-07:00I just looked at the dates for the French and Indi...I just looked at the dates for the French and Indian war (1754-1763) and Claremont NH (https://goo.gl/maps/Eph17M5Ssm1gwmNa7). <br />It is a help in visualizing all of this...<br />Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450082315014407506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9873071335643674182021-06-15T05:45:42.466-07:002021-06-15T05:45:42.466-07:00The fort itself is fictitious. The city of Claremo...The fort itself is fictitious. The city of Claremont (New Hampshire) will arise nearby. but not until 1762.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86298122834536831112021-06-15T05:42:18.179-07:002021-06-15T05:42:18.179-07:00With a distant ancestor from the Six Nations, I co...With a distant ancestor from the Six Nations, I concur.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75747960756739196332021-06-15T05:41:45.090-07:002021-06-15T05:41:45.090-07:00Sad, but true.Sad, but true.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83471760401130368822021-06-15T05:41:33.439-07:002021-06-15T05:41:33.439-07:00History bears that out.History bears that out.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44950249219894649282021-06-15T05:04:05.825-07:002021-06-15T05:04:05.825-07:00"Land sir. A man will do desperate things to..."Land sir. A man will do desperate things to acquire and keep a small bit of land for himself and his kin". Still true today in a lot of ways.<br /><br />What town does this fort become?Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17608638697313579602021-06-15T05:02:10.526-07:002021-06-15T05:02:10.526-07:00Being originally from upstate Pennsylvania, my sym...Being originally from upstate Pennsylvania, my sympathies are with the Mohawks, not the evil Huron.Mark Matisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-78179329549497830042021-06-15T03:51:37.501-07:002021-06-15T03:51:37.501-07:00Calm before the storm. There's always been con...Calm before the storm. There's always been conflict 'tween tribes of men down through the years, always will be.Nylon12noreply@blogger.com