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Sir Issac Brock
In a campaign against the Scottish resistance the order had been received that the well heads should be blown up
The well's were for water which supplied drinking water for village members peasants and Noblemen alike
Issac Brock refused saying he did not join Her Majesty's army to do such horrible things
Sir Issac Brock was responsible for the forced surrender of Detroit along with other battle success in the war of 1812 Although an accomplished soldier from the lower echelons of nobility the new model army formed by Cromwell allowed Sir Issac Brock to rise to ranks based upon performance that would never have been allowed 200 yrs previous
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What lessons should be taken from this Canadian war hero ?
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That the State which was represented by the Monarchy was pretty evil to ask Sir Issac Brock to violate what was then considered against human decency in the first place ?
Should the lesson be viewed along the idea that the State or the Sovereign or the land owner etc always tries to get lower ranking people to do things which are "wrong"
Or
That it is OK to refuse unlawful and indecent orders which offend your conscience ?
Or
That all that matter is he was a successful officer and strategist whose work altered the battlefields
Or
That thanks should be given to Oliver Cromwell Lord Protector of England who said that he would promote officers based upon ability and performance rather than solely on the basis of class within the nobility itself ?
Should the lesson be one of performance rather than born class ? That ability should be rewarded above social standing and that this new vision of the military should always be embraced --- Is that the lesson we should concentrate upon ?
Or
That is I Trout had not grown up in the Township of Brock that none of us would have to read this crap ?
In a campaign against the Scottish resistance the order had been received that the well heads should be blown up
The well's were for water which supplied drinking water for village members peasants and Noblemen alike
Issac Brock refused saying he did not join Her Majesty's army to do such horrible things
Sir Issac Brock was responsible for the forced surrender of Detroit along with other battle success in the war of 1812 Although an accomplished soldier from the lower echelons of nobility the new model army formed by Cromwell allowed Sir Issac Brock to rise to ranks based upon performance that would never have been allowed 200 yrs previous
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What lessons should be taken from this Canadian war hero ?
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That the State which was represented by the Monarchy was pretty evil to ask Sir Issac Brock to violate what was then considered against human decency in the first place ?
Should the lesson be viewed along the idea that the State or the Sovereign or the land owner etc always tries to get lower ranking people to do things which are "wrong"
Or
That it is OK to refuse unlawful and indecent orders which offend your conscience ?
Or
That all that matter is he was a successful officer and strategist whose work altered the battlefields
Or
That thanks should be given to Oliver Cromwell Lord Protector of England who said that he would promote officers based upon ability and performance rather than solely on the basis of class within the nobility itself ?
Should the lesson be one of performance rather than born class ? That ability should be rewarded above social standing and that this new vision of the military should always be embraced --- Is that the lesson we should concentrate upon ?
Or
That is I Trout had not grown up in the Township of Brock that none of us would have to read this crap ?