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1 June 1813, #onthisday off Boston during the War of 1812, the British frigate HMS “Shannon”, Cpt. Philip Broke, captured USS “Chesapeake”, Cpt. James Lawrence, in a brief, bloody action

John Currin (JC) posted 1 June 1813, #onthisday off Boston during the War of 1812, the British frigate HMS “Shannon”, Cpt. Philip Broke, captured USS “Chesapeake”, Cpt. James Lawrence, in a brief, bloody action https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uvpHT4mzreM/V08M1l0NqiI/AAAAAAAA23c/HaRVcj6LCEoJQHDrdj3vEvGx_buVCVjUg/Kamp_mellem_den_engelske_fregat_Shannon_og_den_amerikanske_fregat_Chesapeak.jpg?imgmax=1024
Originally shared by +Dirk Puehl
They called her the “runt of the litter” of the 6 original US Navy frigates and she had a reputation of being an unlucky ship. Not a completely far-fetched notion. USS “Chesapeake” already made headlines in 1807 as the US Navy vessel… on https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/115825952045606932363/communities/103957417019711849907

Battle of Little Bighorn On 25 June 1876

John Currin (JC) posted Battle of Little Bighorn On 25 June 1876 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MyKXVXlyl14/V24uKBOk_iI/AAAAAAACX5s/In-6YHCxGe4wyO3mMLFoMmV-qk8bnKhjQ/Edgar_Samuel_Paxson_-_Custer%2527s_Last_Stand.jpg?imgmax=1024
Originally shared by +Sean Cowen
On this day in 1876, Native American forces led by Chiefs Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull defeat the U.S. Army troops of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer in a bloody battle near southern Montana’s Little Bighorn River.
Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull,… on https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/115825952045606932363/communities/103957417019711849907