Random acts of Piracy
Sunday morning we left Washington DC and moved down the Potomac to George Washington's house, Mount Vernon. We anchored off his dock, and the park folks actually gave us permission to tie to the above sign.
George lived on a bit of a bluff, so we got to gaze down on Grace from his backyard.
A very lovely view of the river from the slope Dobbs.Originally Posted by Dobbs
Not only did George live on a "A bit of a bluff" it seems that using a bit of a bluff was employed several times to enable him to run rings around the British Army for years!Just glad that he was not an Admiral.
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
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