Talk:Gregor MacGregor/Archive 1

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References to "Belize" are anachronistic. According to the Wikipedia article, "British Honduras" was not renamed "Belize" until 1973. Probably we should refer to "British Honduras" but with a link to Belize, thus:

[[Belize|British Honduras]]

--Jim Henry 21:54, 30 Aug 2004 (UTC)

References to "Belgium" are anachronistic. Belgian did not exist in 1826.

3 or 4 December 1845?

"Gregor MacGregor (December 24, 1786 – early December 3, 1845)" vs. "He died on December 4, 1845." --195.56.53.118 20:57, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

New category

I think we need a new category for 'world class assholes'. 24.91.160.125 (talk) 23:53, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Dinosaur Comics reference

Look out for picture edits. Qwantz incoming. Heads up. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.115.40.175 (talk) 15:09, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

This article would definitely be improved by adding sexy images of men and women in swimsuits, wearing mortarboards and pointing to a blackboard on which the subject of the article was written. [1] -- MacAddct  1984 ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:36, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Cacigue/Cacique

This time he claimed that (non-existent) natives had elected him as the head of state and became just "Cacigue of the Republic of Poyais" and opened a new office at 23 Threadneedle Street in the City, without any diplomatic trappings and in much a smaller scale than before.

Shouldn't this be Cacique? --DearPrudence (talk) 06:16, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

That is probably the spelling in the original English document. A foreign word like "cacique" would have been spelled in any number of ways in early 19-century Britain. But I would have to see the original (in Sinclair's book?) to be sure.TriniMuñoz (talk) 05:59, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Military Service in the Peninsular War

According to the on-line entry in Lionel S. Challis' "Peninsula Roll Call" - Copyright 1995-2012, The Napoleon Series[2], the Wikipedia sketch seems to confuse our subject, Gregor MacGregor, with a certain Captain George McGregor of the 57th Regiment of Foot. Captain George McGregor was effectively attached for a time to the Portuguese Army with the rank of Major. The only "Gregor McGregor" (the real "Gregor MacGregor" who is the subject of this article?) listed in the archival document was appointed a Lieutenant (by purchase?) in the 1st Regiment of Foot on 20 November 1807. This officer served on the Peninsula from October 1808 until January 1809. He was present at Couruna. His service was quite honorable - but hardly spectacular. Merits further research & confirmation in view of Gregor MacGregor's reputation.

While I also question some of the details of his British Army service, in 1803, there is this Gazette entry "57th Ditto, ... Gregor Macgregor, Gent, to be Ensign, by Purchafe, vice Dodd, promoted." (The London Gazette, 29 March 1803, Issue: 15571 Page:369) Nedrutland (talk) 13:06, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for your observations. Your link to Lionel S. Challis' "Peninsula Roll Call" doesn't work, and the page isn't archived in the internet archive, so I can't check it. Regarding MacGregor's service in the peninsula, did you look at the source cited, Rafter's Memoirs?[3] It says that he obtained his Lieutenancy in the 57th regiment of foot in 1804 without purchase, and that he purchased his rank in August 1805. It then goes on to say that "On the commencement of the campaigns in the Peninsula, he served, for a short time, with his regiment... on the 24th of May, 1816, he retired from the British service..." The "1816" date given is obviously an error, and as the Wikipedia text in the ref states, the year "1810" was surely meant. Carlstak (talk) 21:51, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

Scotland is not a real country

So why should we care about Poyais?

"Citation needed" tags

I have added most of the 90 refs in this article. Now that user has added a raft of cn tags, it would be nice if I could get some help adding reputable sources to satisfy these. Carlstak (talk) 15:20, 8 April 2014 (UTC)