11 Little-Known Facts About George Washington-- Part 1

From History.

This being what would have been his 290th birthday.

1.  He had only a grade school education.

2.  At age 22 , Washington led a disastrous military skirmish that sparked a world war.

As an officer in the Virginia militia, he led an attack on a French Army group that eventually led to the French and Indian War and the world-wide Seven Years' War.

3.  Washington's first love was  was the wife of one of his best friends.

4.  About those teeth.  No, they weren't wooden.

5.  He  wasn't always a great general, but he was an excellent spymaster.

If you want to know more about these, go to the site.

Happy Birthday and Thank You Mr. Washington.  We Would Not Have This Country Without You.  --Cooter

A Native American Timeline-- Part 3: New Mexico, Seven Years' War, Treaties and Sacagawea

**  1680:  A revolt of Pueblo Indians in New Mexico threatens Spanish rule there.

**  1754:  The French and Indian War begins, pitting these two groups against the English settlements in North America.

**  MAY 15, 1756:  The Seven Years' War between the French and British begins, with the Indians siding with the French.

**  MAY 7, 1763:  Ottawa Chief Pontiac leads Indians into battle against the British at Detroit.  The British retaliate by attacking Pontiac's warriors in Detroit on July 31, in what is called the Battle of Bloody Run.  Pontiac and his forces  successfully fend them off, but there are several casualties on both sides.

**  1785:  The Treaty of Hopewell is signed in Georgia, protecting  Cherokee Indians in the United States and sectioning off their land.

**  1788/1789:  Sacagawea is born.

**  1791:  The Treaty of Holston is signed, in which the Cherokee give up all their land outside  of the borders previously established.

**  AUGUST 20, 1794:  The Battle of Timbers, the last major battle over Northwest Territory commences and results in an American victory.

--Cooter

HMS Kingston (Privateer Lord Clive)-- Part 1: British Service

From Wikipedia.

The HMS Kingston was a 60 gun, 4th rate ship of the line built in Hull and launched 13 March 1677.  It measured 145 feet on the gundeck and had a 38 foot beam.  It was rebuilt in 1719 and 1740.

It took part in the  War of Spanish Succession and fought in three battles.  Also involved in the Seven Years War and at the Battle of Minorca in 1756 and the Battle of Quiberon Bay in 1759.

--Cooter

English Privateer Lord Clive Found-- Part 1

From the May 10, 2015, NDTV  "After 252 Years, English Warship To be Recovered Off Uruguay."

The Lord Clive was sunk by the Spanish in 1763 and discovered off Uruguay by Ruben Collado in 2004.

It was announced Friday, May 8, that he had received permission from the government of Uruguay to bring up the remains of the 60-gun privateer from off the coast of Colonia del Sacramento.

It was sunk by gunfire from the Spanish while the English and Portuguese bombarded the city during the Seven years War.  Some 270 died aboard the Lord Clive.  The Spanish were able to hold on to the city, but it was later returned to Portugal under the Treaty of 1763.

The Lord Clive was reported to have been carrying a lot of gold as well as barrels of mercury and rum.

--CootClive