OT RE: long sig

[Brian Kelsay]

Brian, there was a reenactment of the invasion of Morocco in that movie I mentioned.
They killed pretty much the whole Moroccan army in that battle.  The US Marines swarmed into the palace and took the king/sultan into custody.  I didn't watch the whole movie, so I'm a bit fuzzy on the why and the outcome.  Something to do with the taking of some American hostages (women and children) by the king/sultan's brother (played by Sean Connery) on the  mainland in Tangiers.  This was also at the time Teddy was running for reelection, I think.  He was also preparing to start the Panama Canal or it was just underway.  The first machine gun had been invented (similar to Gatling gun) and it had a part in the invasion on both sides.  The king/sultan had a prototype delivered just prior to the attack, but it jammed or ran out of ammo at some point.

Brian Kelsay

>>> "Brian Densmore" <> 10/26/04 02:59PM >>>
I think you're thinking of Teddy's Rough Riders and 
the charge up San Juan Hill. He wasn't president then.
It was however one of the greatest acts of 
stu<bs><bs><bs>bravery
the current age has seen.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan Hutchins 
> 
> Didn't we invade Morocco or something like that?