tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post6215254381830454233..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Capt. Bancroft’s “severe struggle to escape out of the fort” Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-85357442078670267922014-06-23T11:35:14.915-05:002014-06-23T11:35:14.915-05:00I think I would have completely and thoroughly soi...I think I would have completely and thoroughly soiled myself had I been in Bancroft's shoes that day. The mad rush out of the redoubt sounds horrifying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-53558986875290349542014-06-19T12:40:14.322-05:002014-06-19T12:40:14.322-05:00Bancroft's recollection that he'd fired 22...Bancroft's recollection that he'd fired 22 rounds suggests (to me) that he cartridge pouch held that many cartridges. If he knew he used every single one, he'd easily know how many rounds he'd fired.<br />Examination of exhumed American remains from the Baylor Massacre show that British soldiers were not adverse to using musket butts as well as bayonets when in hand-to-hand combat. As effective as they are for initial contact, bayonets can bend and break with repeated use.Don N. Hagisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07378559838757104754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-42085806851770434752014-06-17T12:38:04.617-05:002014-06-17T12:38:04.617-05:00"As I ran by him I struck him a blow across t..."As I ran by him I struck him a blow across the throat with the side of my hand. I saw his mouth open, and I have not seen him since. "<br /><br />= possibly the first successful karate chop in American military history.Peter Fiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943332788550109746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-27043921039448578642014-06-16T11:26:16.369-05:002014-06-16T11:26:16.369-05:00Interesting that Captain Bancroft was able to coun...Interesting that Captain Bancroft was able to count and remember precisely how many rounds he fired that day (22). Also of interest is the fact that Captain Bancroft was attacked with the butt of a muzzle when the British Marines and Infantry mounted bayonet charges at Bunker Hill. There was little in 18th century warfare that was as devastating as a British bayonet charge; far more frightening than a musket volley. Although, it should be noted that the British socket bayonet, which didn't have a muzzle lock, was well known to fall off in the heat of battle.EJWitekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05796418061787943596noreply@blogger.com