Comments on: William Walker: King of the 19th Century Filibusters http://www.historynet.com/william-walker-king-of-the-19th-century-filibusters.htm?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=william-walker-king-of-the-19th-century-filibusters From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:36:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: daveat1910 http://www.historynet.com/william-walker-king-of-the-19th-century-filibusters.htm#comment-780019 daveat1910 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:00:10 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13682098#comment-780019 Good article. What is missing is only a guess, but one can imagine the hundreds of rapes and murders of civilians as these gringoes ravaged for whatever they needed especially as they were ill supplied. My guess is they were little more than a mass of savage criminals- far from having any honor whatsoever. Good article. What is missing is only a guess, but one can imagine the hundreds of rapes and murders of civilians as these gringoes ravaged for whatever they needed especially as they were ill supplied. My guess is they were little more than a mass of savage criminals- far from having any honor whatsoever.

]]> By: ww rutland http://www.historynet.com/william-walker-king-of-the-19th-century-filibusters.htm#comment-311251 ww rutland Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:39:05 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13682098#comment-311251 The name William Walker is still used to scare little kids in some countries of Central America. He was both smart and tough to be able to takeover a country with a few gringos and some local indians. He was invited by one faction of a civil war to help them win and he did win! He had an advantage the locals did not have. The Americans were armed with Colt pistols and rifles. The local conscripts were armed with flintlock muskets. The tactics were simple, the gringos would fire their rifles at th officers and close with a pair of pistols which fired most of the time, flinklocks misfired most of the time in damp climates. Remember that Walker's distractors were on the payrol of Commandore Vanderbuilt and his money was what defeated Walker. I like the idea of an American adventurer doing so well. I use the name William Walker as the main character in my books . WWR http://wwrutland.wordpress.com The name William Walker is still used to scare little kids in some countries of Central America.
He was both smart and tough to be able to takeover a country with a few gringos and some local indians. He was invited by one faction of a civil war to help them win and he did win!
He had an advantage the locals did not have. The Americans were armed with Colt pistols and rifles. The local conscripts were armed with flintlock muskets. The tactics were simple, the gringos would fire their rifles at th officers and close with a pair of pistols which fired most of the time, flinklocks misfired most of the time in damp climates.
Remember that Walker's distractors were on the payrol of Commandore Vanderbuilt and his money was what defeated Walker. I like the idea of an American adventurer doing so well.
I use the name William Walker as the main character in my books . WWR http://wwrutland.wordpress.com

]]> By: Lauren http://www.historynet.com/william-walker-king-of-the-19th-century-filibusters.htm#comment-261254 Lauren Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:47:32 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13682098#comment-261254 This information came in handy for my report on the Spanish-American War. So thankyou. This information came in handy for my report on the Spanish-American War. So thankyou.

]]> By: Juan Santamaría Day – Battle of Rivas http://www.historynet.com/william-walker-king-of-the-19th-century-filibusters.htm#comment-260560 Juan Santamaría Day – Battle of Rivas Sun, 25 Apr 2010 08:14:50 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13682098#comment-260560 [...] William Walker: King of the 19th Century Filibusters – historynet.com [...] [...] William Walker: King of the 19th Century Filibusters – historynet.com [...]

]]> By: Joe http://www.historynet.com/william-walker-king-of-the-19th-century-filibusters.htm#comment-243894 Joe Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:22:03 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13682098#comment-243894 A fancinating story that I knew little of until now. It is a good barometer of the prevailing attitudes of the time that he continued to be aquitted of a crime he continually committed. Thanks for bring this story to light. A fancinating story that I knew little of until now. It is a good barometer of the prevailing attitudes of the time that he continued to be aquitted of a crime he continually committed. Thanks for bring this story to light.

]]> By: Alatriste http://www.historynet.com/william-walker-king-of-the-19th-century-filibusters.htm#comment-214006 Alatriste Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:48:09 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13682098#comment-214006 Thanks for posting the article. I wrote a paper about William Walker when I was at West Point in the 70's. They thought I was making the story up save for the endnotes. My great-great grandfather fought and was wounded in the battle of Rivas. He was a major in the Costa Rican army at the time of the war. Thanks for posting the article.

I wrote a paper about William Walker when I was at West Point in the 70's. They thought I was making the story up save for the endnotes. My great-great grandfather fought and was wounded in the battle of Rivas. He was a major in the Costa Rican army at the time of the war.

]]> By: Garret http://www.historynet.com/william-walker-king-of-the-19th-century-filibusters.htm#comment-213272 Garret Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:29:35 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13682098#comment-213272 Excellent article! It constantly amazes me how like sheep we can be when excited by a charismatic leader. Give us some dream of glory and stroke our egos with flattery and we'll believe anything we hear regardless of the logic or feasibility of the message. Education and study of history, like this article, is our only defense against being swayed by caustic rhetoric spewed by so many who see themselves as great leaders. Thanks for sharing. Excellent article! It constantly amazes me how like sheep we can be when excited by a charismatic leader. Give us some dream of glory and stroke our egos with flattery and we'll believe anything we hear regardless of the logic or feasibility of the message. Education and study of history, like this article, is our only defense against being swayed by caustic rhetoric spewed by so many who see themselves as great leaders. Thanks for sharing.

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