Back. We had a great session last night. This of course is the 2019 International Conference on the American Revolution. Were meeting at the museum of the American Revolution in philadelphia. Were very thankful to our sponsors. Richard c von hess foundation, and john am jeanne roe. Theres a long genie all itchy to this topic. It goes back more than a quarter century. Very personal for me. It starts with insight thats brought out in the exhibition that is celebrated, here the life and death of a irish soldier. This explores connections between the American Revolution and ireland through the eyes of st. George, both a soldier and. Artist not a fine artist, a caricaturist. Of course we know that satire and mockery, something we use a lot here among the staff at the museum can reveal a lot about culture. This is certainly a theme that comes up. About 30 years ago when i was a graduate student doing research for a dissertation chapter in edinburgh, there was another graduate student at the
Tonights talk is on a book that explores the life and legacy of Daniel Morgan. Morgan began life as a homeless, illiterate teenage laborer, through ambition and determination and a great deal of luck, he became a land owner, a congressman, and one of the American Revolutions greatest battlefield commanders. Daniel morgan, a revolutionary life, available in the back corner after the speech, is a deeply american story and the become is recently been published by doctoral better louis zambone. He earned his doctorate in American History from the university of oxford and an m. A. In medieval studies from Catholic University of america. He has received a number of scholarships and awards in the field of early American History, including a rockefeller fellowship from Colonial Williamsburg foundation. He is the post of the popular audience format podcast historically thinking. Please join me in welcoming dr. Al zambone. Al. [ applause ] well my thanks to ross perry and to Kelsey Atwood who ma
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
Part. People across this house have been saying its got to be done in the neighborhood, weve got to engage the region. If we say im sorry, this has nothing to do with us, were not going to intervene, it surely means we have less moral authority to say we want you to play your part as well. Finally mr. Speaker, we should pride ourselves on our traditions of internationalism because that is when britain is at its best. Being internationalists and not withdrawing from the concerns of the world. Mr. Speakerer, i want to Say Something about the underlying reasons for wariness and i think we should confront it directly. That is the 2003 war in iraq. I understand why some who are in this house at the time will wonder if this is a repeat of that experience. In my view it is not and it is worth setting out why. First, as the Prime Minister said, this case is about supporting a democratic say the. It is not about overturning an existing regime and seeking to build a new one from the rubble, much