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New episode with @TDGNavalHistory all about the 1741 British expedition against Cartagena! Great show with lots of awesome info about a lesser known confit. #PrimeAndLoad #NewEpisode #HistoryMatters

Just finished editing an incredible episode with @TDGNavalHistory! Together we explore one of the most interesting campaigns of the War of Jenkin's Ear. Look out for it March 21st! #PrimeAndLoad #MilitaryHistory

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Joining the Russian Army in the 18th C. started with your own funeral. Under Peter the Great, service was lifelong. Recruits were often dragged off in chains while their villages sang funeral dirges, knowing they’d never see them again. #PrimeAndLoad #HistoryFacts

Catherine the Great was the only reigning monarch to get inoculated for smallpox. She set the example for her subjects by inviting a British doctor to perform the procedure. Catherine also arranged for a quick escape for him if things went poorly. #PrimeAndLoad

Quiz Sunday Answer: The American Rifleman To learn more about American Riflemen listen to our episode with Dr. John Bradstreet Weaver about rifles and Riflemen in America. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… #QuizSunday #HistoryNerd #Rifleman

@ojmason Wrong century

@PrimeandLoad Tom Plunket of the 95th Rifles?

Quiz Sunday: Who or What Am I? Clue 1: My skill was such that I achieved an "altogether higher rate of kills" than standard infantry by shooting at "carefully-selected targets" rather than firing in massed volleys. #QuizSunday #HistoryNerd

Clue 4: Ten companies of my kind were famously raised from the frontiers of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia in 1775, with one unit marching 550 miles in just three weeks to reach the siege of Boston. #QuizSunday #HistoryNerd

Clue 3: My primary disadvantage was that I "could carry no bayonet" and required a full minute to load, which led some generals to claim I was "nearly useless outside woods" because I could not resist a charge of cold steel. #QuizSunday #HistoryNerd

Clue 2: I was notoriously effective from behind "breast works, or where [I could] have the advantage of a tree," and I caused dreadful destruction among enemy officers by often firing from high up in the branches. #QuizSunday #History Nerd

@CervantesVin Nope

@PrimeandLoad The Light Infantry. Yes, I know, it’s a general description.

"The principle of drill is the legs and not the arms: all the secret of maneuvers and combats is in the legs." -Marshal Maurice de Saxe, emphasizing that mobility, not just shooting, wins wars #PrimeAndLoad #MilitaryHistory

Today we talk to Dave Watson about his book and the 18th C. struggle between Russia and the Ottoman Empire. Episode Available Now!

Quiz Sunday Answer: B) Every 20 taxable households were responsible for furnishing one recruit. Want to know more? Join our Email Newsletter for more information about Peter the Great's recruitment methods. preview.mailerlite.io/preview/177198…

@TDGNavalHistory Our pleasure - it'll be a great episode.

@PrimeandLoad That was awesome guys. Thanks for having me on!

Dydd gwyl Dewi hapus!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 To celebrate (in a fashion) I’ll be talking about the exploits of the ancestors of the South Wales Borderers in the Caribbean during the War of Jenkins Ear with @PrimeandLoad this evening.

A) Drafted petty criminals and prisoners to bolster ranks during war. B) Every 20 taxable households furnishing one recruit. C) Established a system providing enlistment bounties for volunteers. D) Hired foreign troops to serve under Russian nobles. #PrimeAndLoad #Quiz Sunday

Quiz Sunday: Under the conscription system established by Peter the Great in 1705, how was the levy of recruits for the Russian army and navy primarily determined? #PrimeAndLoad #QuizSunday #RussianHistory

"A soldier’s life is an unaccountable way of living. One day too much heat, another too cold. Sometimes we want sleep, meat and drink; again, we are surfeited too much. A bad irregular way of living." -Captain John Blackader, describing the erratic life of a soldier #PrimeAndLoad