How did press gangs work?

[Piratecat]

(Oh, and I'm slightly amused that PC noted nobody had linked to Wikipedia... and then didn't link to it himself. )

It's been 11 years since the original thread. I figure people have had time to learn how to use Google.

 

[delericho]

It's been 11 years since the original thread. I figure people have had time to learn how to use Google.

Fair point. Though if we all Googled stuff before we posted, the boards would surely be a much quieter place.

 

[Kaodi]

Damn thread necromancy. Hard to argue over who won the War with a guy who is dead.

 

[Orius]

Wow - delightful thread necromancy!

I was wondering why no one had linked to Wikipedia on the subject. Now I know.

Yeah, I didn't notice the necro until I hit Gary's post.

I like TVTropes' take on the War of 1812:

Americans think they won it, the Canadians think they won it, and the British have no idea they fought it.

The Brits did manage to do us a favor in the war though -- they burned down Washington!

 

[dd.stevenson]

I was delighted to learn in this thread that Gary was a fellow Hornblower fan.

The Brits did manage to do us a favor in the war though -- they burned down Washington!

Right?

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

The Brits did manage to do us a favor in the war though -- they burned down Washington!

They should do us a favor and come back and do it again! Shame they just missed the 200th anniversary, though.

Great thread. Rum, buggery, and the lash, indeed. Would the D&D equivalent be "rum, sorcery, and the lash"?

 

[1Mac]

I like TVTropes' take on the War of 1812:

I like this take even more: http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=340