I didn't say they were tromping around in the forest. I said they'd be stationed at the villages to defend the tribes they were trading with.
Not interfere? First of all soldiers wearing red in a forest would probably scare away deer and beavers.
Secondly as I said earlier their big hats would get knocked off of their heads by low hanging branches.
Yeah, I imagine his plan would result in soldiers forming large perimeters around trapping areas, where they would easily be picked off one by one if the locals decided to attack, resulting in a grueling campaign with thousands of casualties. At one point a grieving mother would ask the local governor:
Mother: Why did my son have to die? He was only 17! WHY ARE WE FIGHTING!?
Gov: Ma'am, your soft beaver hats and gloves have to come from somewhere.
Mother: *sobs* Did he at least die well?
Gov: No, it was the Iroquois you see, the captured him, beat him, and burned him alive. And they also called him a p***y for screaming when he was on fire.
Mother: ...
I know what I'm talking about you just don't seem to understand what my sentences mean.
Yeah, they'd probably throw rotten tomatoes at the guy after he finished presenting or something. Or maybe just have him tarred and feathered.It would never get that far. Imagine presenting this plan to Parliament.
Yeah, they'd probably throw rotten tomatoes at the guy after he finished presenting or something. Or maybe just have him tarred and feathered.![]()