"My Ancestor George Rose, The Escaped Slave Who" Topic
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07 Feb 2019 5:19 p.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill
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Tango01   | 07 Feb 2019 4:12 p.m. PST |
… Became A Waterloo Hero. "On the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, we're delighted to share Joanne Murphy's story. Thanks to her family history research, Joanne found that not only did she have an ancestor who fought at Waterloo, Sergeant George Rose, but that he was an escaped Jamaican slave who went on to be the highest-ranking black soldier in a British regiment…."
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Armand |
Old Glory  | 07 Feb 2019 4:47 p.m. PST |
Link leads to a sales add and very little story. |
| robert piepenbrink | 07 Feb 2019 6:54 p.m. PST |
OG, there are links. Two links in you get the story. See whether this does it:
link He was an escaped Jamaican slave who served in the 2/73rd in Pommerania and Waterloo. Later he enlisted in the 42nd, rising to Sergeant and lending new meaning to the Black Watch. Methodist missionary in later life, so a very full career. |
| Old Glory | 07 Feb 2019 7:14 p.m. PST |
Much better link, Great story. Thank you. Regards
Russ Dunaway |
| John Edmundson | 08 Feb 2019 12:00 a.m. PST |
Interesting story indeed. But what did he do to be a hero? Be there? Get injured? A more catchy title than "My ancestor George Rose, the escaped slave who fought at Waterloo". I kept reading on to see what heroic deed he had performed. Personally I think the story would have been just as interesting. Or am I just a cynic? John Edmundson |
| Tango01 | 08 Feb 2019 12:04 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend. Amicalement
Armand |
| Lambert | 08 Feb 2019 2:11 p.m. PST |
John Edmundson – yes, you're a cynic. Everyone who fought at Waterloo was a hero. |
| Tango01 | 09 Feb 2019 11:39 a.m. PST |
From both sides…
Amicalement
Armand
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