I told you I liked the name. So how fast on the draw are you with your question?
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Originally posted by tbm3fan View PostI told you I liked the name. So how fast on the draw are you with your question?
I'll have a question shortly.“Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
Mark Twain
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Hmm, from my reading of some Spanish web site that term refers to a noble title given to Don Jose Gutierrez de la Concha, in 1857, by Queen Isabel II. I gather he was a Captian General in the Army among several other posts/titles. Born 1809 in Argentina and died 1895 in Madrid. . Title has carried down through the years through six others who are mainly the family blood line.
How any of this relates to naval history will be interesting and sounds somewhat obscure.
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It seems this question will have to be approach from the side of Civil War history. One cannot approach it from the Spanish side since the only information regarding the title, and the man who had it at the time, are all in Spanish. While I am pretty good at reading Spanish I saw nothing in the short bios that had anything to do with anything naval, sea, or water related.
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Originally posted by tbm3fan View PostIt seems this question will have to be approach from the side of Civil War history. One cannot approach it from the Spanish side since the only information regarding the title, and the man who had it at the time, are all in Spanish. While I am pretty good at reading Spanish I saw nothing in the short bios that had anything to do with anything naval, sea, or water related.
Oh it's definitely American Civil War.
Hint: It's Civil War service was entirely in fresh and brackish water.“Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
Mark Twain
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Originally posted by Albany Rifles View PostOh it's definitely American Civil War.
Hint: It's Civil War service was entirely in fresh and brackish water.
The Marques de la Habana was a pirate ship seized by the US Navy in 1860 in the Gulf of Mexico. Dockside in New Orleans, it was purchased and commissioned as the Confederate State Ship McRae and was assigned to the flotilla to defend the lower Mississippi River. She was badly damaged at the Battles of Fort Jackson & ST Philip. She flew a flag a truce and was allowed to remove the wounded form James & Philip and take them to New Orleans. After that the crew scuttled the badly damaged ship.
Open Thread“Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
Mark Twain
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Originally posted by tbm3fan View PostOk, let's go far fetched.
The Duchy of Grand Fenwick has just declared war on the United States. However, the 20 intrepid soldiers need transport to New York City. What ship did they book passage on?
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