A Nonprofit Organization that knowledgeromote the and appreciation of the achievement of american independence by supporting advanced studies, presenting exhibitions, Public Programs, advocating preservation, and writing resources to students and teachers. During the siege of charleston in 1780, British Forces captured nearly 6000 men, seven of whom were generals. This was the largest number of prisoners taken during a single occupy charlestown became the key prisoner depot for the british in the south create what were the dates of these captured men . South. Eased what would the fates of these captured men . I am pleased to introduce carl borick to answer these questions. He is director of the Charleston Museum in chow said, South Carolina, the author of two books on the revolutionary war in South Carolina. Charleston, s. C. , the author of two books on the revolutionary war in South Carolina. Won the 2003ense roger award from the South Carolina Historical Society for the years best b
Every building, every street, with just 100 robots in a matter of about two weeks and theres not a human being driving them. All they are doing is wandering around and mapping and this is assuming they are not being run over by cabbies or. The switchblade is a fire and forget weapon. This is where were going in terms of shooting and then not thinking about it anymore, and one of the problems of this is who is responsible . If this thing makes a strike on a target that we would consider to be illegal, who do you blame. You cant punish a robot or at least you cant pun tish in any way that it will consider punishment for violating the laws of war. You cant force a robot to feel bad about what its done. You know, in theyre you can punish the commander who released the weapon. You could punish whoever made the decision to ship it to the theater. Could you punish whoever wrote the software for it, but the history of military prugsz would indicate thats not going to happen. Even the perpetrat
Carl borick talks about his book. 1780 to 1782. The book looks at the period when British Forces actively campaigning in the south and fought a series of battles with continental forces. Mr. Borick addresses in charleston. The most of any engagement during a war. This is about an hour. So good evening, my name is Kendall Casey and the Museum Education manager for the American Revolution institute. I welcome you to our lecture tonight. For those of you who are new to us at the society of cincinnati, it is a Nonprofit Organization that works to promote the knowledge and appreciation of the achievement of american independence by supporting a study presenting exhibitions and Public Programs and advocating preservations and providing resources to teachers and students. During this speech of charleston in 1780, British Force captured nearly 6,000 men. Seven of whom were general. They were taken during a single operations and charleston became the key prisoner place for the british in the so
Lived there. The terms of the agreement with the Cincinnati Society was 10 of the cost of the house with an exchange for a room in a house in perpetuity, so we are aligned with the Cincinnati Society for some time in the future. Thank you to kendall for directory everything and to the director for inviting me here tonight. Prisonerstalk about of war in the southern campaigns and a note on the title of my book. From the british commandant at charleston during the British Occupation and he wrote in the midst of the winter of 17801780 12 relieve us of us using leaving the archaic spelling. Not beuld want to responsible for the next war but thats can also really be used for the american prisoners themselves because they certainly had endured a great deal of suffering with the british. A little background, this is a war throughout history prisoners of war throughout history have really had a tough road. Back in ancient times, romans would either slaughter or as he their prisoners and we are
Counties. For drivers, cold weather led to dangerous conditions on the roads. Cold weather continuing to grip the bay area. Meteorologist rob mayeda joining us now. And the big chill returns tonight. Yeah, were seeing temperatures already down to 42 degrees in livermore. Midnight tonight through 9 00 a. M. Tomorrow, freeze warning in effect for the same locations we saw this morning, but all signs pointing to an even colder night around the bay area. Right now, san jose 49 degrees. Hour by hour overnight, the record would be 26 set in 1912, and youll see by 3 00 a. M. And 7 00 a. M. , dropping down close to 30 in san jose. Now, livermore, sun has just set. Check that out, 42 degrees already there in the trivalley. Livermore one of the few spots that will drop into the 20s tonight. Were expecting down to about 27 degrees. Record low would be 22. Probably not going to get there, but mid20s are possible for parts of the trivalley tonight. So, a freezing start to the morning. Then as we he