Category Archives: Neglected History

ELIZABETHTOWN: REVOLUTIONARY WAR BATTLE

Elizabethtown New Jersey Revolutionary WarIn the spirit of the 4th of July season here’s a neglected battle from the American Revolution.

BATTLE OF ELIZABETHTOWN

Date(s): January 5th-7th, 1777

Location: Elizabethtown and Springfield, NJ

American Commander: General William Maxwell

British Commander: Colonel Charles Mawhood

The Battle: On January 5th American Rebels attacked a British Cavalry patrol, killing one man and wounding another. The next day some cavalrymen and 50 infantrymen set out from the town to kill or capture any Rebels in the area. Continue reading

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SLAVERY, LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES

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“We’re the Party of Slavery, the Ku Klux Klan and Jim Crow, but American pussies let us get away with lecturing THEM about racism!”

Balladeer’s Blog remains the only site that equally criticizes American Liberals and American Conservatives. American Liberals are now nothing more than obedient foot-soldiers of the Democratic Party. The Democrats embody the ugly hypocrisy of our Political Class.

If you know anything about American history you know that THE DEMOCRATS were the party of SLAVERY! They were the ones running the Slave States and were forever fighting to SPREAD SLAVERY through the new territories. Like Muslims trying to drag Sharia Law with them everywhere they spread the Democrats wanted their “Peculiar Institution” to pollute the entire country.    

And yes, whiny Democrats, I know your standard line is to pompously say “That was in the past, our party evolved beyond such racism.” So, to those preening jackasses THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS ALLOWED TO JUST WAVE A MAGIC WAND AND SAY “OUR ROLE IN SLAVERY, THE KU KLUX KLAN AND JIM CROW WAS IN THE PAST. WE’RE BEYOND THAT NOW.”

Yet Democrats – especially their hilariousy pretentious elected officials – HYPOCRITICALLY LECTURE THE REST OF THE COUNTRY AS IF THEY ARE HIGH PRIESTS AND PRIESTESSES OF RACIAL AWARENESS SITTING IN JUDGMENT ON THE REST OF US.

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*** *** *** *** *** *** *** The pale Hillary Clinton is just one of many lily-white Democrats who like to blame the working class for all that slavery the Democratic Party was responsible for.

To Democrats EVERYONE ELSE IN AMERICA should be hanging their heads down in shame (if they happen to have the same skin color as the plantation owners) but THEY are exempt from any of that absurd Collective Guilt they love to shovel onto the rest of us. And why? Simply because they say so? I don’t let them get away with this nonsense and I’m often amazed at what browbeaten pussies other Americans are for sheepishly accepting such treatment from Democrats.

Let me emphasize that for overseas readers: The Democratic Party – THE INSTITUTION RESPONSIBLE FOR PROLONGING SLAVERY IN THE U.S. AND FOR HOUNDING AND PERSECUTING AFRICAN-AMERICANS FOR ROUGHLY A HUNDRED YEARS AFTER SLAVERY ENDED HERE – yes, THEY are the ones who think they can elevate themselves above everyone else and cleanse themselves of any taint of slavery. But they feel America as a nation is guilty eternally. 

In the self-centered and self-satisfied minds of Democrats THEY can simply say “Hey, our role in slavery was a long time ago. We’re better people now.” But white people who had NOTHING to do with slavery – people WHOSE FAMILIES MAY NOT HAVE EVEN LIVED IN THE UNITED STATES UNTIL LONG AFTER THE CIVIL WAR – to Democrats THOSE people bear guilt, but not them.

Yes, call yourself a Democrat and POOF – all association with slavery is magically washed away! Or so those monumental hypocrites pretend. Continue reading

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BALLADEER’S BLOG IS SIX YEARS OLD TODAY

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THANK YOU once again to all of you readers for making Balladeer’s Blog so enjoyable to write. As I always say the weird and controversial items I churn out here mean that readers have to be very secure in their own beliefs not to just take offense and leave. Here’s a look at Glitternight.com’s six biggest hits since lastJune 21st:

Nyanga territoryMOST POPULAR MYTHOLOGY POST OF THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS:  TOP GODS OF THE NYANGA PEOPLE (AFRICA) 

Gods who gamble, river gods, star gods who run a celestial courtroom and much, much more including the semi-divine hero Mwindo.  This one barely beat out the Philippine Epic Myth about the god Baybayan.

Birds by Aristophanes 2MOST POPULAR ANCIENT GREEK COMEDY POST OF THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS:  THE BIRDS BY ARISTOPHANES 

There was an EXPLOSION of controversy over this post which examined the original work AND explored how The Birds could be applied to the anti-intellectual madhouses called colleges here in America. Aristophanes wrote “In Cloud Cuckooland things become what they are called rather than being called what they are.” I made that “In Ivory Towerland things become what they are called rather than being called what they are.”  And off I went …

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MOST POPULAR CONTINUING FEATURE OF THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS:  THE SONGS OF MALDOROR (1868) 

Technically this feature began in February of 2015 but was so lengthy it didn’t wrap up until August of 2015, thus putting it within the past year, at least partially.

This work of horror was the darkest, most deranged and graphically violent item I’ve ever covered here at Balladeer’s Blog.  

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MOST POPULAR  “LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES” POST OF THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS:  LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES AND ART 

This item took a look at one of the many ways that the hypersensitive, judgmental and censorship-crazed American Liberals have become even more intolerant than the worst Christian Conservatives.

And that’s the truth.

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MOST POPULAR POST ABOUT MUSLIM FASCISM IN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS:  WOMEN WHO FIGHT MUSLIM OPPRESSION   

A look at Irshad Manji, Ayaan Hirsi Ali and many other women who show the backbone to take on the greatest oppressors of women in this day and age: the Muslim World.

These women deserve much more notoriety than they currently enjoy.

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MOST POPULAR TEXAS 27 FILM VAULT POST OF THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS:  THANKSGIVING TURKEYS ON THE TEXAS TWENTY-SEVEN FILM VAULT   

A Turkey Day look at some of Randy and Richard’s most storied episodes, featuring movies like It! The Terror From Beyond Space, The Giant Claw, The Party Crashers, Return of the Fly and many, many more!

 

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HAPPY BLOOM’S DAY 2016

jamesjoyceYes, it’s the 16th of June, better known to James Joyce geeks like me as Bloom’s Day. The day is named in honor of Leopold Bloom, the Jewish advertising sales rep and Freemason who is one of the major characters in Joyce’s novel Ulysses. The novel also brings along Stephen Dedalus, the protagonist of his earlier novel Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

For those unfamiliar with this work, Ulysses is Joyce’s stream-of-consciousness novel in which he metaphorically features the events from the Odyssey in a single day – June 16th, 1904, in Dublin. (The day he met Nora Barnacle, the woman he would eventually marry after living together for decades) Bloom represents Ulysses/Odysseus, Stephen represents Telemachus and Leopold’s wife, Molly Bloom, represents Penelope.

The novel is jam-packed with Continue reading

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THE FIRST FEMALE CANDIDATES FOR U.S. PRESIDENT

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*** *** *** *** “Exxxxcelleeent!”

Hillary “Bugsy” Clinton recently made news as the first artificial life form to run for president … well, if you don’t count Jeb Bush. Anyway, since the Hillarytron and her handlers successfully stole the party’s nomination from Bernie Sanders, Balladeer’s Blog presents the first two female candidates for President of the United States.  

Victoria WoodhullVICTORIA WOODHULL

Political Party: Equal Rights Party 

Year: 1872

Noted For: Not being in the pocket of international banksters and for having Fredrick Douglass as a running mate. Continue reading

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THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR: THE FORGOTTEN YEAR

continental armyHAPPY MEMORIAL DAY FROM BALLADEER’S BLOG! Here’s a look at the overlooked final year of fighting in America’s Revolutionary War. 

THE FORGOTTEN YEAR OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR (1781 – 1782) – My fellow Revolutionary War geeks and I are forever rolling our eyes at documentaries that act like Cornwallis’ surrender at Yorktown marked the end of that conflict. True, it was the last MAJOR battle of the war, but there were 13 more months of open bloodshed and another year after that before the peace treaty was signed. 

October 1781 to November 1782 saw General “Mad” Anthony Wayne’s campaign to fully recover Georgia from British Loyalists and Continue reading

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U.S. NAVAL BATTLES OF WORLD WAR ONE

Navy in World War OneYes, Memorial Day Weekend is here so Balladeer’s Blog will once again feature a few seasonal posts. In keeping with my blog’s theme I will take a look at more military actions that don’t get the attention that others do. The members of the armed forces who died in those battles deserve to be remembered as fondly as those who perished in more renowned clashes. The army gets more attention than the navy and World War Two gets more attention than World War One so I’m shedding light on two neglected areas at once with this look at U.S. Navy battles of the First World War.

OCTOBER 15th, 1917 – America entered the war just six months earlier and the Navy had been transporting the American Expeditionary Force under General “Black Jack” Pershing to Europe, with additional Navy craft escorting those transport ships and fighting German U-Boats. On this date the USS Cassin encountered U-Boat 61 and, after an hour’s pursuit the German submarine turned to fight the Cassin. After a lengthy exchange of torpedoes and depth charges the Cassin was battered but still afloat, while the U-61 suffered substantial damage also, including the destruction of its conning tower, forcing the sub to break off the action and flee.

NOVEMBER 17th, 1917 – The USS Fanning and USS Nicholson clashed with the German U-Boat designated U-58 when eagle-eyed sailors spotted the German sub’s periscope above the water line. Depth charges from the two U.S. ships damaged the U-58 and forced it to surface and engage in standard ship-to-ship combat. The Fanning and Nicholson sank the U-Boat, becoming the FIRST United States ships to Continue reading

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DONIPHAN’S THOUSAND FOR MEMORIAL DAY

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William Doniphan, sporting the Hungover Christopher Walken look.

For Memorial Day Weekend here’s a look at a needlessly neglected U.S. military unit.

DONIPHAN’S THOUSAND

Conflict: Mexican War

Comment: This unit of the American Army was named for its leader, Alexander William Doniphan, who had served in his native Missouri’s Mormon War of 1838. Though Doniphan led troops against the Mormon forces he was instrumental in sparing the life of the Mormon leader Joseph Smith, whom his men had captured.

In the Mexican War Doniphan led his eponymous “Thousand” in the longest geographical campaign since the days of Alexander the Great. Doniphan’s Thousand was with General Kearney when he took Santa Fe and in December they defeated  Mexican forces at El Brazitos on Christmas Day. Continue reading

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MEDAL OF HONOR: A FEW RECIPIENTS FROM THE PHILIPPINE WAR

Medal of HonorMemorial Day is fast approaching! It’s a day for remembering the people who go out and actually DO something and acknowledge their service along with the physical risks and the political abuse heaped upon them. In keeping with my blog’s theme of addressing items that slip through the cultural cracks I’m showcasing a few of the Congressional Medal of Honor winners from the neglected war fought in the Philippines from 1899 to 1902.

Hiram BearssHIRAM BEARSS (Correct spelling) – This Captain won the Medal for his actions on November 17th,1901 during a battle at the confluence of the Sohotan and Cadacan Rivers in Samar. Bearss led his men in a surprise attack on the enemy positions in the fortified cliffs. Relying mostly on bamboo ladders the Captain and his troops drove their opposition from their entrenched positions, literally “charging uphill” against enemy fire.

They also had to contend with the countless booby-traps lining the hills, many of which had been in place since the Spanish- American War of 1898. Those deadly traps took the form of pits, poison- tipped spears, trip-sprung vine nets loaded down with literally tons of stones and many others. The opposition in the caves honeymooning the cliffs needed rooting out as well with various forms of death lurking around every twist and turn in the caverns. Continue reading

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RANDOLPH C BERKELEY: MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT

Major BerkeleyRandolph C Berkeley earned the Congressional Medal Of Honor as a Marine Corps Major during action in Vera Cruz, Mexico on April 21st and 22nd, 1914. Berkeley’s daring leadership of his battalion from the initial assault and then through street to street fighting on both days earned him the decoration.

Major Berkeley’s performance was especially noteworthy in the fighting in Cinco de Mayo Street, where his brilliant tactics resulted in an incredibly low percentage of casualties for the men under his command.  Continue reading

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