tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041377480802719591.post9006633699295742291..comments2024-02-15T04:22:00.528-06:00Comments on Campaigns of General William Augustus Pettygree: Chapter 62: General Pettygree DefeatedGalliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258909398832285314noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041377480802719591.post-53828169785364715982013-03-08T09:41:23.554-06:002013-03-08T09:41:23.554-06:00Wonderful AAR with fantastic looking pictures and ...Wonderful AAR with fantastic looking pictures and minis...Thanks for sharing!<br />Phil.<br />Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041377480802719591.post-85128168856746308322013-02-27T21:46:53.482-06:002013-02-27T21:46:53.482-06:00Great story - Fantastic AAR! As for as the General...Great story - Fantastic AAR! As for as the Generals fate...we shall see what Queen and Country say about his actions. I for one say "HUZZAH!" and raise a glass to the courage of General Pettygree and to his men! HUZZAH!! Larry Stehlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14382420301314415890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041377480802719591.post-19626390811792398332013-02-26T16:17:19.739-06:002013-02-26T16:17:19.739-06:00Richard,
Thank you for the Easter date item! The d...Richard,<br />Thank you for the Easter date item! The dates you saw here were for last year. I need to update it pronto!<br />----------<br />Everyone,<br />Thank you sincerely for your vibrant interest and concern for General Pettygree. <br /><br />Those familiar with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle may know he became tired writing Sherlock Holmes detective stories. Thus, he threw Holmes and Professor Moriarity off the cliff at the Reichenbach Falls to their deaths. His readers were apalled and demanded Holmes somehow be restored. He was.<br /><br />Unlike Doyle I did not want the general to fall at Dongolo. You will see him again.<br /><br />Respectfully,<br />BillGalliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258909398832285314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041377480802719591.post-23413293830999062232013-02-26T15:50:03.143-06:002013-02-26T15:50:03.143-06:00A surprising turn of events, but I think General P...A surprising turn of events, but I think General Pettigree had the moral courage to accept the terms. His decision saved the lives of his men, who gained experience and will surely have a real thirst for revenge.A Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834159033854153921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041377480802719591.post-39269849441344567792013-02-26T15:00:10.002-06:002013-02-26T15:00:10.002-06:00So the curtain falls... the end???
I hope I'll...So the curtain falls... the end???<br />I hope I'll see/hear more from the General soon!<br /><br />PS: Bill, at the bottom of this blog-post you give the (apparent) dates for Easter... only they're wrong! Maundy Thursday this year is 28th March, Good Friday, 29th March, and Easter Day is Sunday 31st March...well, leastways, it is here in England! :-)Squibzy / Richard Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084038003395786706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041377480802719591.post-19556141301892798902013-02-25T00:02:35.277-06:002013-02-25T00:02:35.277-06:00I'm almost too shocked at the turn of events t...I'm almost too shocked at the turn of events to comment coherently :-)<br /><br />Thank you for a dramatic entertainment, as absorbing as ever.Steve Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00784652695519954845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041377480802719591.post-37053248027360467312013-02-24T23:40:22.965-06:002013-02-24T23:40:22.965-06:00Hard cheese, but a force in being at Fort Grant is...Hard cheese, but a force in being at Fort Grant is more valuable now than a heroic stand to the last man. A difficult choice. Would the allies press the third attack? Did leaving the field to the Guru justify their losses in their eyes? Hard to say.Bob Gallavannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041377480802719591.post-45143220509853140352013-02-23T19:52:22.874-06:002013-02-23T19:52:22.874-06:00Wonderful read. I'm lookign forward to "...Wonderful read. I'm lookign forward to "next year."Brenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00541470175560116913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041377480802719591.post-35278874522449645382013-02-23T18:28:18.135-06:002013-02-23T18:28:18.135-06:00This battle reminds me of a skirmish between some ...This battle reminds me of a skirmish between some Boxers and some Brits who were pounded in a book I read years ago! Same sort of scenario. BTW nice narration ... JeffAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953964842751487463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041377480802719591.post-55755635692033186902013-02-23T16:40:33.952-06:002013-02-23T16:40:33.952-06:00I was thinking more in terms of the book and movie...I was thinking more in terms of the book and movie Last of the Mohicans as the British garrison is allowed to depart the fort with their arms and colors only to be ambushed by the Mohawks once away from a reliable defensible position. However, it appears the Guru is a man of his word and hopes to be able to best you at a later time of his better choosing. Kim Allmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05221888882946811179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041377480802719591.post-82216370799587918402013-02-23T15:13:03.221-06:002013-02-23T15:13:03.221-06:00I must echo AFs thoughts - it had all the hallmark...I must echo AFs thoughts - it had all the hallmarks of a Kabaul.<br /><br />Well done to Chuck. No mean feat. I only hope that General Pettygree will return undaunted.Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041377480802719591.post-8318043827405888022013-02-23T14:22:53.376-06:002013-02-23T14:22:53.376-06:00Well done Archie Sinclair! That's the style.
...Well done Archie Sinclair! That's the style.<br /><br />Pettygree took a huge gamble accepting those terms. It had me thinking of Elphinstone's retreat from Kabul in t 1840s.Der Alte Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578422757511400566noreply@blogger.com