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The Redheaded libertarian @TRHLofficial - On March 15, 1783, at Newburgh, New York, Major John Armstrong, Jr. anonymously circulated the inflammatory “Newburgh Address” urging Continental Army officers to threaten Congress with a military coup over unpaid pensions, a near-mutiny that George Washington dramatically defused in person, forcing Armstrong to resign in disgrace.
For a period of time, Armstrong lived a successful life. He would get married, have seven children, and serve two terms in the Senate,. Jefferson would appoint him minister of France (1804) and Madison would appoint him Secretary of War (1813).
However, under Madison, Armstrong had a massive error and judgment. He was convinced the British would not attack Washington D.C., and therefore did little to protect the city, and in 1814 the British raided it during the war of 1812, and burned the White House down.
President Madison forced Armstrong to resign. That’s two forced resignations under two founding fathers.
When John Armstrong Jr. died in 1843 at age 84, he was the last surviving delegate to the Continental Congress.
Shown here are a 1808 portrait by Rembrandt Peale (left) and an 1840 daguerreotype (right)—the only known photograph ever taken of a delegate to the Continental Congress.
Armstrong was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on November 25, 1758—exactly 267 years ago today.
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The Redheaded libertarian @TRHLofficial - What was the ultimate fate of each of the U.S. Navy’s original six frigates?
1. USS Constitution
still floats today as the world’s oldest commissioned warship still afloat and capable of sailing under her own power.
2. USS Constellation (1797)
was broken up in 1853, with her timbers reused to build a new sloop-of-war that took the same name.
3. USS President
was captured by the British in January 1815, served briefly as HMS President, and was broken up in 1818.