"Was fresh honey a contributing factor in the American ..." Topic
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| Tango01 | 15 Aug 2015 12:46 p.m. PST |
…defeat at Crysler's Farm?. "The American invading army that landed at Doran Bay near Iroquois in November 1813 were a hungry group of soldiers who needed to complete the march towards the town of Cornwall and its military stores as quickly as possible. According to reports, the American soldiers were on relatively meagre rations and supplemented their meals with food confiscated from the locals. Croil's account of the Battle of Crysler's Farm in his book "Dundas", speaks of the invaders eating the raw honey found in the many hives kept by the farmers along the front. There are some reports that the soldiers, who gorged themselves on the honey, became quite ill with dysentery and as such their fighting abilities were somewhat less than optimal…"
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Armand |
| rmaker | 15 Aug 2015 4:24 p.m. PST |
Unlikely. Honey contains antibiotic enzymes, so it's unlikely that you could get dysentery by eating it. Dysentery usually comes from contaminated water. |
IronDuke596  | 15 Aug 2015 6:52 p.m. PST |
Thanks Armand. It is always great when you find information on the War of 1812. However, I agree with maker, it is unlikely that the honey gave them dysentery. |
| Green Tiger | 15 Aug 2015 11:41 p.m. PST |
Perhaps not actual dysentery but eating too much of certain kinds of sugars can have a laxative effect…I wonder which Dundas it is? |
| Zargon | 16 Aug 2015 7:24 a.m. PST |
The Poo Bear gambit, a dastardly deed indeed :) |
| Tango01 | 16 Aug 2015 12:36 p.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami!. (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
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