tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116085973306668397.post687600049520006535..comments2023-11-06T18:49:51.851-08:00Comments on Admiral Cod: Tories: Fighting for the King in America's First Civil War (Thomas B. Allen)Laguna Beach Fogeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027025872132699493noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116085973306668397.post-88610045660863968522010-11-21T23:11:58.218-08:002010-11-21T23:11:58.218-08:00Ah, why , even here when the subject is Tories in ...Ah, why , even here when the subject is Tories in the Rebellion, does it seem no one remembers that the Floridas (East and West) fought for the Crown (and held their own against the Rebels, though West Florida suffered the worst of it against Spain)???<br /><br />There were 16 Colonies, not 14, and both the Northern one and the two most southern ones remained Loyal! Those lower two were 'traded away' but to Spain, not the US!BaronVonServershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199202842598242467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116085973306668397.post-64838135187487024842010-11-19T10:53:39.101-08:002010-11-19T10:53:39.101-08:00This was favoraby reviewed in WJ on Wed. and it wa...This was favoraby reviewed in WJ on Wed. and it was something I wanted to read right away.Main Line Sportsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11303248738216839079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116085973306668397.post-27261548159143243822010-11-19T04:47:16.300-08:002010-11-19T04:47:16.300-08:00Ah, Cod -- thank you for reminding us that what ha...Ah, Cod -- thank you for reminding us that what has been presented as black and white is actually many shades of grey. A lesson one must learn again and again. Such upheaval as you reference must have left many in ruins, with said ashes the price that was, in some cases, bitterly paid so we today benefit immeasurably from the glories of the rising from thence of the Phoenix of the New Republic. Tortured early morning grammar, I know, but you get my gist. ReggieReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.com