For the amrev ask game: 5, 7, 8, 20, 30, 33
Dear @msrandonstuff,
thank you for the ask. Let us get right to it. :-)
5. Favourite AmRev Continental/American person?
Hmmm, difficult question? I would say either James Monroe or John Adams - Sybil Ludington and Benjamin Rush are also fierce contestants.
7. Favourite AmRev person beside American, American or French?
Uh, I am so happy you asked this question. :-) Let me tell you about Eberhard Micheal, Henry Mueller, Jacob Raybold, Louis Van Linkensdorf and Ludwick Wurtenberger. The staff-members of the German Battalion, mainly active in this constellation from 1776 to 1779. The German Battalion was composed of German immigrants from Maryland and Pennsylvania. Fluency of the German language was a requirement early on. Although less famous perhaps than Muhlenberg's German Regiment, the group had a rich history of its own. The German Battalion was my first “research project” and one of my gateways into the American Revolution. These men are also the foundation of my fictional writing about the American Revolution.
8. Favourite AmRev lady?
There are a number of contestants for this position. Sybil Ludington, Deborah Sampson Gannett, Anna Maria Lane ... an honourable mentions goes to, of course, Abigail Adams.
20. Favourite AmRev book?
I do not really have a favourite book to be honest. There are a lot of very good books out there but I like to work directly with the letters of the time. If I had to choose however, I would say A Military Journal During the American Revolutionary War, from 1775 to 1783 by Doctor James Thatcher or a book similar in style to this one.
30. Do you like King George III?
Well, I have never met the man in person and I know that he was a flawed individual (just as we all are), but generally speaking, yes, I do like him. I do like his son(s) more but I would keep that information for myself.
33. Would you buy Lafayette gloves?
The moment I read this question I knew somebody would ask me that! :-D So let it be known that yes, I would buy them. Do I know that they are a bit obsessive? Absolutely! Would I wear them? Definitely not - but I would own a pair and I would tell people about it.