A little bonjour from Normandy-France

[guillaume van mastrigt]

You use perfect common-usage English! Are you really actually French?

Thanks, I'am half Dutch and French ...... but leaving since 43 years in France

 

[TFoley]

I don't know much about the Napoleon wars, and the writing of my name is not the same, however the origin is from there.

Ah, yes, the history of wars is usually written by the winners, right?

Some very fine long arms originated in the Royal Arsenal in Maastricht.

 

[Crow-Feather]

Welcome from Yellowstone country

 

[Erwan]

If I remember correctly, our French friends 'won' second place in both battles of Waterloo and Trafalgar, although the siege of Maastricht took place in an earlier war.

Right sir TFoley, that's true, but 'bout Maastricht :
D'Artagnan (de echt) werd gedood door een musketkogel op 25 juni 1673, in de slag bij Maastricht...
Maastricht is ook een nederlaag, maar een moderne deze keer....
D'Artagnan (the real one) was killed by a musket ball on June 25, 1673, in the battle of Maastricht :

Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan - Wikipedia
The d'Artagnan Romances - Wikipedia

Maastricht is also a defeat, but a modern, this time....

I'am from high normandy , in the middle of a triangle Rouen-Amiens-Beauvais

Je suis né plus au sud de cette province d'Absurdistan : je suis d'Evreux d'un père breton et d'une mère d'origine néerlandaise et j'en suis parti à 21 ans en 1969...
I was born further south of this province of Absurdistan: I'm from Evreux of a Breton father and a mother of Dutch origin, and I left there at 21 years old in 1969...

 

[Colonial Boy]

Welcome from New England.

 

[TFoley]

Right sir TFoley, that's true, but 'bout Maastricht :
D'Artagnan (de echt) werd gedood door een musketkogel op 25 juni 1673, in de slag bij Maastricht...
Maastricht is ook een nederlaag, maar een moderne deze keer....
D'Artagnan (the real one) was killed by a musket ball on June 25, 1673, in the battle of Maastricht :

Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan - Wikipedia
The d'Artagnan Romances - Wikipedia

Maastricht is also a defeat, but a modern, this time....


Je suis né plus au sud de cette province d'Absurdistan : je suis d'Evreux d'un père breton et d'une mère d'origine néerlandaise et j'en suis parti à 21 ans en 1969...
I was born further south of this province of Absurdistan: I'm from Evreux of a Breton father and a mother of Dutch origin, and I left there at 21 years old in 1969...

All fascinating history - thank you! When we lived in Rheindahlen we would often visit Maastricht - not only for the fascinating caves, but also for those wonderful Dutch cream cakes - Roermond, too! I commend to you Enzo's Burgers in the town square.....

 

[tom_in_vt]

Welcome

 

[toot]

Thanks, I'am half Dutch and French ...... but leaving since 43 years in France

witch half is Dutch & witch half is French?

 

[rafterob]

Welcome to the forum! My Son had the honor to parachute in to Normandy as part of the 70th anniversary of D-Day. He met some French Citizens who were surviving witnesses from the time. He was very impressed with the friendly French people he met.

 

[guillaume van mastrigt]

witch half is Dutch & witch half is French?

My father is Dutch, my mother is French

 

[RLI]

Bonjour et bienvenue

 

[toot]

My father is Dutch, my mother is French

that makes for a great mixture. GOD BLESS!!

 

[Erwan]

My father is Dutch, my mother is French

And it's exactly the opposite for me...

 

[Davey Boy]

Welcome from Florida!

 

[flntlokr]

you did good my friend! it look's like it is fireable now?

It probably is, but so far I haven't been able to make/buy ammo for it.

 

[kelljp]

Welcome from East TN