"The Reverend Ware’s experimental Machine" Topic
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| Tango01 | 31 May 2021 10:18 p.m. PST |
"In the froth of public excitement over the new volunteer corps of 1803, the novelty of riflemen bubbled large, with small units sometimes attracting disproportionate attention. The Yorkshire press provided a willing outlet for news of the doings of the Stockton Forest Riflemen of the North Riding, commanded, clothed and equipped by an enthusiastic clergyman (evidently with time and money on his hands), the formidable Reverend John Ware. (Further details of the corps on this page.) Risking hyperbole, the Leeds Intelligencer of 30 January 1804 found Captain Ware's little company to be – Perhaps … one of the best appointed corps in the kingdom … all active, spirited young men, ready to follow their commander into any danger…"
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| Gazzola | 01 Jun 2021 2:58 a.m. PST |
Troop carriers and firing while lying on the ground. Nah, it'll never catch on. LOL |
| Tango01 | 01 Jun 2021 4:16 p.m. PST |
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paints brigs for the British fleet.