Omemes·MemesbyOurToothbrush Happy Anniversary of the Harper's Ferry RaidView original on lemmy.ml133Comments5Reply
TTechnus lemmy.zipJohn Brown needed reinforcements more than weapons, tbh. He had almost 200 Sharps carbines on hand prior to the raid. Having vastly superior weapons might have helped with his recruiting efforts though.20Reply
NNot_mikey replylemmy.worldJohn brown was a violent abolitionist before the civil war. He led the raid on a military base called Harper's ferry to get guns to trigger a slave revolt. Maybe with some kalishnikovs (ak-47) they might have been able to succeed.17Reply
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John Brown needed reinforcements more than weapons, tbh. He had almost 200 Sharps carbines on hand prior to the raid.
Having vastly superior weapons might have helped with his recruiting efforts though.
So basically a reversed version of "The guns of the South"?
The what now?
John brown was a violent abolitionist before the civil war. He led the raid on a military base called Harper's ferry to get guns to trigger a slave revolt. Maybe with some kalishnikovs (ak-47) they might have been able to succeed.
Some frag grenades and claymore mines would have probably helped, too.