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2016-07-19 19:36:40 Post No. 1435001
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Anonymous 2016-07-19 19:36:40 Post No. 1435001 [Report]
Was the battle of new orleans the most embarrassing defeat of all time? how did a bunch of untrained farmers manage to btfo the British so hard?
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Anonymous 2016-07-19 19:37:37 Post No.1435006
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Anonymous 2016-07-19 19:37:37 Post No.1435006 [Report]
Humidity and heat.
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Anonymous 2016-07-19 19:41:14 Post No.1435029
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Anonymous 2016-07-19 19:41:14 Post No.1435029 [Report]
>untrained farmers

We also had some pirates
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Anonymous 2016-07-19 20:32:22 Post No.1435296
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Anonymous 2016-07-19 20:32:22 Post No.1435296 [Report]
the soldiers were irish
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Anonymous 2016-07-20 08:04:39 Post No.1438072
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Anonymous 2016-07-20 08:04:39 Post No.1438072 [Report]
>>1435001
fixed positions and being a secondary theatre.

and the defense of washington was at least as embarrassing, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bladensburg
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Anonymous 2016-07-20 08:12:36 Post No.1438095
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>untrained farmers

I hope you realize that the battle was won by Jean Lafitte's artillery and veteran pirates. Your untrained farmers watched while amphibian criminals used to muskets and canons did the bulk of the job.
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