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To: steve harris who wrote (361908)12/8/2007 6:15:17 PM
From: longnshort  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1572956
 
I guess the British forts in New England are still British property. Also the ones in New York



To: steve harris who wrote (361908)12/8/2007 6:32:32 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1572956
 
"How was it an American fort on foreign soil?"

Umm, because they were in possession of it when the South tried to secede.

When enemy soldiers wind up inside your country through events over which they don't have control over, attacking them is a sure formula for starting a war. Which is why the South handled that poorly.



To: steve harris who wrote (361908)12/9/2007 9:01:29 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1572956
 
How was it an American fort on foreign soil?

An American embassy in a foreign capital is considered American soil. Besides, the South decided to unilaterally secede against the wishes of the rest of the country. That didn't mean that northern troops in a southern fort were suddenly members of the Confederacy.


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