Ray1936 Member Username: Ray1936
Post Number: 1807 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 6:54 pm: | |
It was a sad day for Detroit. British and Indian forces took over Detroit in the War of 1812. Ray1936 and Jjaba were both there, with Ray catching this photo of Jjaba as the Brits marched through the fort.
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Fareastsider Member Username: Fareastsider
Post Number: 543 Registered: 08-2006
| Posted on Friday, August 17, 2007 - 12:38 am: | |
hahahaha I thought I recognized Jjaba from a history book. That is when he lived deep in the deep woods of the soon to be westside! |
Craig Member Username: Craig
Post Number: 230 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Friday, August 17, 2007 - 8:16 am: | |
If memory serves this still was taken in Paris in 1940 as the conquering Germans rolled in. My neighbor is an ooooold WWII vet and still grumbles that Paris was recaptured by Free French troops in '44 only as a publicity stunt: US troops pounded the Germans and then stepped aside so that the "heroes" of de Gaulle's army could redeem French honor. According to my neighbor the Free French would have had a difficult time storming a bakery, let alone a defended city. |
El_jimbo Member Username: El_jimbo
Post Number: 278 Registered: 12-2006
| Posted on Friday, August 17, 2007 - 9:00 am: | |
Craig, I doubt he was complaining about that night though. From what I heard, the Parisian ladies were MORE than welcoming to the American GIs who came in after the French. One American general was even quoted as saying, "Any GI who doesn't get laid tonight is a pussy". |
Quozl Member Username: Quozl
Post Number: 1210 Registered: 07-2005
| Posted on Friday, August 17, 2007 - 9:07 am: | |
Are you certain Ray1936? I thought this photograph was of Jjaba on that fateful day after he smarted off to a British soldier:
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Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge
Post Number: 1859 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Friday, August 17, 2007 - 9:17 am: | |
I found a picture of jjaba when he was much younger.
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Blueidone Member Username: Blueidone
Post Number: 128 Registered: 03-2007
| Posted on Friday, August 17, 2007 - 10:13 am: | |
Thanks for giving me a great laugh this morning! |
Fastone Member Username: Fastone
Post Number: 1 Registered: 08-2007
| Posted on Friday, August 17, 2007 - 11:01 am: | |
hahaha! Thanks! |
Detroitnerd Member Username: Detroitnerd
Post Number: 1268 Registered: 07-2004
| Posted on Friday, August 17, 2007 - 11:17 am: | |
I thought it happened in 1813. Thanks for the education. The family genealogist says my great-great-great-grandfather was on the British side. It gives me a slight bit of satisfaction to have a forebear that invaded and occupied the city of my birth! |
Ray1936 Member Username: Ray1936
Post Number: 1813 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Friday, August 17, 2007 - 12:31 pm: | |
Detroitnerd, bear in mind the Brits were assisted by Indian 'mercinaries'. Seems like they've always gotta have help from someone....... |
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard
Post Number: 3758 Registered: 10-2004
| Posted on Friday, August 17, 2007 - 12:34 pm: | |
Those troublesome Indians who scared the troops into surrendering the fort were from the Green Bay area. So Detroit started losing to Green Bay almost two hundred years ago. |
Detroitnerd Member Username: Detroitnerd
Post Number: 1269 Registered: 07-2004
| Posted on Friday, August 17, 2007 - 12:55 pm: | |
Tell me about it. Just re-read Kenneth Roberts' Northwest Passage. There the colonials and the natives worked together. Unfortunately, they were out to kill other natives. Sigh ... |
The_rock Member Username: The_rock
Post Number: 1909 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Friday, August 17, 2007 - 3:59 pm: | |
A fine post, lodge!! I remember when the movie was made, Charleton Heston claimed that one of the support actors refused to cross from the west to the east side of the River Jordan. Strictly a west sider even back then. Now we know who it was. I hope he was paid Union scale. |
Stromberg2 Member Username: Stromberg2
Post Number: 41 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Friday, August 17, 2007 - 7:28 pm: | |
Great posts Ray1936, The_Rock and Quozl and JohnLodge, you really made my day. Too Funny! Stromberg2 |
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge
Post Number: 1906 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Friday, August 17, 2007 - 8:12 pm: | |
LOL, so long as jjaba realizes it is only a tribute to his greatness and our admiration. ;) |