tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post429796735645221901..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: The Origin of “Live Free or Die”Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-50293508038076725042011-06-10T13:25:12.766-05:002011-06-10T13:25:12.766-05:00Stark's is also advice, maybe even a command.
...Stark's is also advice, maybe even a command.<br /><br />Henry's words are personal, saying what he believes for himself.Robert S. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208771657848284055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-74009670636721078692011-06-09T11:57:39.421-05:002011-06-09T11:57:39.421-05:00Just thinking how the sentiment of “Live Free or D...Just thinking how the sentiment of “Live Free or Die” is the same as Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death,” but the latter doesn’t generate any laughs. Stark’s monosyllables make the idea more, well, stark.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-227173296899496022011-06-09T11:56:18.906-05:002011-06-09T11:56:18.906-05:00I believe that, although the Battle of Bennington ...I believe that, although the Battle of Bennington was fought for control of the territory centered on the town of Bennington in Vermont, the actual fighting took place in New York. The American troops were mostly Stark’s men from New Hampshire, but also included Warner’s men from Vermont—which had declared its own independence the month before. So it was a real mishmash.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-23582340224664413912011-06-09T09:01:19.407-05:002011-06-09T09:01:19.407-05:00Now now, Bennington is named AFTER Benning Wentwor...Now now, Bennington is named AFTER Benning Wentworth, and his grants were part of New Hampshire.<br /><br />Of course New York disputed that, which is what you're referring to (and have posted about before), but it's just as fair to claim the battle took place in New Hampshire as it is New York.<br /><br />Then again, by the time of the battle, that area had already proclaimed their own independence, calling themselves the Republic of Vermont (that was in January of '77, and the battle was in August).Robert S. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208771657848284055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-13218842341182491282011-06-08T21:20:17.003-05:002011-06-08T21:20:17.003-05:00I’m not sure my workload will let me take requests...I’m not sure my workload will let me take requests, but I’m always happy to look at proposals for guest-blogging.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-85260839747156475122011-06-08T15:05:55.945-05:002011-06-08T15:05:55.945-05:00Since Bunker Hill Day is coming up, and since you ...Since Bunker Hill Day is coming up, and since you mention John Stark -- famous for his defense of the American left flank -- perhaps you'd like to feature the other commander on the American left that day: Col. (later Gen.) James Reed. Reed and Stark prevented the British from rolling up the American left and enveloping Prescott's position in sort order, and so made Bunker Hill into a long and hard-fought battle instead of a quick rout (as Gage surely hoped it would be).<br /><br />Reed is buried in Fitchburg, and I can pass along a photo of his fine biographical gravestone if you like.<br /><br />—RJORobert J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12937384579138400443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-39991429833026675672011-06-07T14:08:52.989-05:002011-06-07T14:08:52.989-05:00Note: Inverted word order in the last paragraph:
...Note: Inverted word order in the last paragraph:<br /><br />"The Collections also volume printed that...."George Lovelynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-87227696677391947012011-06-07T11:26:13.693-05:002011-06-07T11:26:13.693-05:00Good stuff, J.L. Coincidentally, I was reading a 1...Good stuff, J.L. Coincidentally, I was reading a 1774 newspaper this weekend that published a similar phrase -- "Die or be free". You can <a href="http://raglinen.com/2011/06/07/the-origin-of-live-free-or-die/" rel="nofollow">read about it here</a>.Todd Andrlikhttp://raglinen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-55223364274549461542011-06-07T09:25:30.315-05:002011-06-07T09:25:30.315-05:00Love the Stark bobblehead! Of course, when I saw ...Love the Stark bobblehead! Of course, when I saw that the NH Historical Society also sold an "Old Man of the Mountains" bobblehead I knew they were onto something!Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.com