Re: Oops. Sorry, wrong boat. Could we have a do-over?

[Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>]

It's what I keep telling them. If it weren't for the French in 1776 and 
thenabouts, they'd all be speaking English.

On Fri, 9 Oct 2009, Rich Kulawiec wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 08, 2009 at 05:28:32AM +0000, chaim.rieger () gmail com wrote:
> > For the first time in history the French Navy won a battle
>
> First, it's not necessary to send such traffic to the list *and* to me
> *and* to the -bounces address for the list.  I suspect that the mail
> client you're using is badly broken.
>
> Second, while I realize that many people (if I might dignify ignorant 
> simpletons with that term) enjoy bashing the French military, including,
> surprisingly, many Americans, they would do well to study and understand
> the role of the French Navy in the American War for Independence.  It is
> quite unlikely that the rebels would have succeeded (given their own
> paltry naval resources) against the world's leading sea power were it
> not for the willingness of the French to engage British ships on a global
> basis.  An excellent starting point for self-education on this matter is:
>
>       The French Navy and the Independence of the United States 
>       http://xenophongroup.com/mcjoynt/bonnel.htm
>
> And a much more thorough treatment may be found here:
>
>       The French Navy and American Independence: A Study of Arms and Diplomacy, 1774-1787
>       Jonathan R. Dull, Princeton University Press, 1975
>
> ---Rsk
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