OT RE: long sig
Brian Kelsay
Brian.Kelsay at kcc.usda.gov
Tue Oct 26 15:24:52 CDT 2004
Brian, there was a reenactment of the invasion of Morocco in that movie I mentioned.
They killed pretty much the whole Moroccan army in that battle. The US Marines swarmed into the palace and took the king/sultan into custody. I didn't watch the whole movie, so I'm a bit fuzzy on the why and the outcome. Something to do with the taking of some American hostages (women and children) by the king/sultan's brother (played by Sean Connery) on the mainland in Tangiers. This was also at the time Teddy was running for reelection, I think. He was also preparing to start the Panama Canal or it was just underway. The first machine gun had been invented (similar to Gatling gun) and it had a part in the invasion on both sides. The king/sultan had a prototype delivered just prior to the attack, but it jammed or ran out of ammo at some point.
Brian Kelsay
>>> "Brian Densmore" <> 10/26/04 02:59PM >>>
I think you're thinking of Teddy's Rough Riders and
the charge up San Juan Hill. He wasn't president then.
It was however one of the greatest acts of
stu<bs><bs><bs>bravery
the current age has seen.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan Hutchins
>
> Didn't we invade Morocco or something like that?
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