Comments on: America's Spanish Savior: Bernardo de Gálvez http://www.historynet.com/americas-spanish-savior-bernardo-de-galvez.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Fri, 24 May 2013 14:46:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rick Terrio http://www.historynet.com/americas-spanish-savior-bernardo-de-galvez.htm#comment-1068295 Rick Terrio Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:59:32 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13687322#comment-1068295 Wonderfully researched and very well written. I honestly never knew about the Spanish contributions to the AR. I know a little about the French contributions - I wish I knew more (as much as this young lady knows about her subject). Maybe someday as I become more a more accomplished artist - she'll take pity on me and help me rock n roll like her. Much of what I have previously read about British-Spanish military engagements have been overwhelmingly critical of Spanish military leadership - refer to books describing conflicts in the 1500's Carribean theater. The same 'propaganda' motivated me as a child to research French-English conflicts, leading me to find only a small amount of info on French contributions in the Amer Revolution. And yes - I am of part French extraction :). Wonderfully researched and very well written. I honestly never knew about the Spanish contributions to the AR. I know a little about the French contributions – I wish I knew more (as much as this young lady knows about her subject). Maybe someday as I become more a more accomplished artist – she'll take pity on me and help me rock n roll like her.

Much of what I have previously read about British-Spanish military engagements have been overwhelmingly critical of Spanish military leadership – refer to books describing conflicts in the 1500's Carribean theater.

The same 'propaganda' motivated me as a child to research French-English conflicts, leading me to find only a small amount of info on French contributions in the Amer Revolution. And yes – I am of part French extraction :).

]]> By: michael http://www.historynet.com/americas-spanish-savior-bernardo-de-galvez.htm#comment-829809 michael Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:50:57 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13687322#comment-829809 Dave, I invite you to see page 24 of 48 in SAR magazine: Spain and the Independence of the United States http://www.sar.org/sites/default/files/docs/leadership-express/sar-mag-2012-fall.pdf Aslo my additional comment below Enjoy. Dave, I invite you to see page 24 of 48 in SAR magazine: Spain and the Independence of the United States http://www.sar.org/sites/default/files/docs/leadership-express/sar-mag-2012-fall.pdf

Aslo my additional comment below
Enjoy.

]]> By: michael http://www.historynet.com/americas-spanish-savior-bernardo-de-galvez.htm#comment-829808 michael Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:44:05 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13687322#comment-829808 Dave, I too was surprise to learn about the many Revolutionary War campaigns in Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast and that of Bernardo de Galvez. What also made this discovery equally important to me and my family was the role Galvez placed in the lives of my 4th Generation Great Grandparents - One a enslaved female name Agnes living in Spanish Colonial Louisiana and the other a French National named Mathieu Devaux dit Platilla who served in the New Orleans Militia - Artillery under his command of the Spanish Colonial Forces. Their story and some additional Colonial Louisiana History comes alive in a segment of the PBS program titled the Galvez papers seen here: http://video.pbs.org/video/1918385492/ Dave, I too was surprise to learn about the many Revolutionary War campaigns in Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast and that of Bernardo de Galvez. What also made this discovery equally important to me and my family was the role Galvez placed in the lives of my 4th Generation Great Grandparents – One a enslaved female name Agnes living in Spanish Colonial Louisiana and the other a French National named Mathieu Devaux dit Platilla who served in the New Orleans Militia – Artillery under his command of the Spanish Colonial Forces. Their story and some additional Colonial Louisiana History comes alive in a segment of the PBS program titled the Galvez papers seen here: http://video.pbs.org/video/1918385492/

]]> By: Dave http://www.historynet.com/americas-spanish-savior-bernardo-de-galvez.htm#comment-827104 Dave Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:15:12 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13687322#comment-827104 Very interesting article, as a student of the Revolutionary War I am surprised that there has not been more written about this campaign or Sr. Galvez. I would be interested in amy suggestions for further reading on this phase of the War. Very interesting article, as a student of the Revolutionary War I am surprised that there has not been more written about this campaign or Sr. Galvez.

I would be interested in amy suggestions for further reading on this phase of the War.

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