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Re: CHAT: "have a Canadian day"

From:Thomas R. Wier <artabanos@...>
Date:Wednesday, March 8, 2000, 5:57
Brad Coon wrote:

> John Cowan wrote: > > But in 1777 France and the Dutch Republic declared war on Britain also. > > That made the "internal affair" a genuine multi-continent war. > > And let us not forget that the American Revolution was the first of > what have been called the Atlantic Revolutions as a whole series of > nations in Europe and both of the Americas declared their independence > or threw off monarchist governments over the next 30-40 years.
Maybe even longer. Arguably it could extend from 1775 to 1848. After that, Britain, Germany, France and Russia seemed to keep a fairly tight lid on such movements, wherever they might be. ====================================== Tom Wier <artabanos@...> ICQ#: 4315704 AIM: trwier "Cogito ergo sum, sed credo ergo ero." ======================================