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Re: [atlarge-discuss] Provisional Membership Committee
Jeff H., and all fellow members,
Thank you Jeff H., for this excellent history review and hopefully
lesson yet again for Sotiris, whom as is, or should be obvious
by now again to many times know not much of which he often
times speaks of. And also yet again shows Sotiris's unwillingness
to. actually do any research of factual value. Other
sources are available at www.historychannel.com.
Jeff Holt wrote:
> Your one-sided views are too inane to deserve an in-depth response,
> look
> it up yourself.
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> The War of 1812 is one of the forgotten wars of the United States. The
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> war lasted for over two years, and while it ended much like it
> started;
> in stalemate; it was in fact a war that once and for all confirmed
> American Independence. The offensive actions of the United States
> failed
> in every attempt to capture Canada. On the other hand, the British
> army
> was successfully stopped when it attempted to capture Baltimore and
> New
> Orleans. There were a number of American naval victories in which
> American vessels proved themselves superior to similarly sized British
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> vessels. These victories coming after victories in the Quasi War (an
> even more forgotten war) launched American naval traditions.
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> While Washington, D.C. was indeed overrun briefly and the Capital
> building was burned, the British forces withdrew from the field. In
> one
> of the most important battles of the war, American naval forces, under
>
> the command of Commodore MacDonough, defeat a British fleet on Lake
> Champlain. The American naval victory forces the British to withdraw,
> and thus ends the British invasion.
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> One of the most significant results of this war was that Lake Erie
> became an American lake.
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> Canuck...
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> Sincerely,
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> Jeff Holt
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> Jefftttt@txucom.net
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> www.tejas-info-services.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sotiris Sotiropoulos [mailto:sotiris@hermesnetwork.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 8:41 AM
> To: Jeff Holt
> Cc: atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de
> Subject: Re: [atlarge-discuss] Provisional Membership Committee
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> Jeff Holt wrote:
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> >Well, waking to find 102 ICANN@Large emails this is the last one in
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> >the first one I feel the urge to answer. Sotiris, get a life.
> Losing
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> >one battle does not lose a war and the US did NOT "lose" the War of
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> >1812...
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> >History seems to elude your understanding still....
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> >
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> What do you call it when the capital city of a nation is taken and the
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> presidential residence burned?
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> Do a search on topic on the Web and see what you'll find.
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> --Sotiris Sotiropoulos
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