Comments on: Charlotte Hornets

By: taniya

taniya — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:53:06 +0000

this website is really helping me out with my social studies project

By: Drew

Drew — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:20:14 +0000

I don’t think any British general from the 1700′s can be quoted as saying “Let’s get out of here….” I’m not disputing the fact that he referred to the Charlotte area as a “hornet’s nest,” but we should not assume to know a direct quote.

By: Jason Tomberlin

Jason Tomberlin — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:09:02 +0000

More on the Cornwallis quote….The “Battle of Charlotte” entry (written by David A. Norris and Daniel W. Barefoot) in the Encyclopedia of North Carolina has the following information:

“Lord Cornwallis, after 16 humiliating days in the Charlotte area, was heard to say as he prepared to depart: ‘Let’s get out of here, this place is a damned hornet’s nest.’”

By: Jason Tomberlin

Jason Tomberlin — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:39:31 +0000

Leslie:

Thanks for pointing out our mistake. The author of the post is looking for the source of her information. We’ll let you know if we find it. In the mean time, I’ve edited out the portion that claims that Cornwallis stated this in a letter to Queen Charlotte. We definitely don’t want to pass along incorrect information!

By: Richie Franklin

Richie Franklin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:04:53 +0000

Thanks for mentioning the old WFL Hornets.

Checkout the World Football League Charlotte Hornets Web site!

http://www.charlottehornetswfl.com

By: Leslie Kesler

Leslie Kesler — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:28:11 +0000

While I’m familiar with the Cornwallis quote, I don’t remember having seen it identified as being addressed to Queen Charlotte before. Do you have a citation on that?