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  Captain Flint (former C.O. of the Howling Commandos)
Captain Flint (former C.O. of the Howling Commandos)
Flint was normally a by-the-book commanding officer, and expected his men to follow army regulations to the letter, even in the field.
Captain Flint called for all of the Attack Squads to assemble for inspection, but the First Attack Squad were in the midst of training, and missed the call.
www.marvunapp.com /Appendix3/flintcaptain.htm   (617 words)

  
  Captain Flint - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Flint was responsible for burying an enormous treasure in the fictional West Indies island Skeleton Island, in which he was assisted by six of his crew-members.
Flint is said to have died at an inn in the US-American city of Savannah, the Pirate’s House Inn built in 1734, shouting for "Darby McGraw - fetch aft the rum...
Captain Flint also was to be seen in a glimpse in the animated feature-film Treasure Planet by Disney.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Captain_Flint   (602 words)

  
 Captain Flint - Definition, explanation
Captain Flint (sometimes also referenced as Josuah or John Flint) was the fictional (?) notorious captain of a Pirate ship, the Walrus, in the novel Treasure Island of the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894).
Flint was responsible for burying an enormous treasure on an South-sea island, for which he was assisted by six of his crew-members.
Captain Flint also was to be seen in a glimpse in the animated feature-film Treasure Planet (2002) by Disney.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/c/ca/captain_flint.php   (423 words)

  
 Vermont Civil War
Captain Flint had charge of this advance, and in all, we probably numbered about one hundred and fifty men; the rest of our force being about one mile to the rear, under cover of the artillery.
Captain Flint rode probably ten feet nearer the enemy than the rest of us, swinging his saber and crying," Come on," when he fell dead, pierced through neck and body by five bullets.
On our way to the fight Captain Flint informed me that I would have charge of the carbineers and lead the advance; that Captain Bean of Company G was to have charge of the balance of the command, acting as a support.
vermontcivilwar.org /units/ca/grout.php   (7037 words)

  
 Michigan Golfer ON-LINE: Michigan Destinations
Captain's Club is one of the nine courses selected by the Michigan Travel Bureau in their Great Drives in Michigan campaign.
The Captain's Club has a first rate practice facility with over 18,000 square feet of bent grass waiting for the golfer who wants to warm up or work up on their game.
One of the four Flint municipal courses, Pierce Park is an executive par three course which plays to 2354 yards and a par 54.
www.webgolfer.com /reviews/flint.html   (2120 words)

  
 1992 Flint Icelanders AAA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Flint lost their Tier 1 AAA teams as a direct result of the 2002 collapse of the Michigan National Hockey League and with no place to play Tier 1 hockey the 1992 AAA Flint Icelanders were officially dissolved in March 2002.
FLINT (IP) The 1992 Flint Icelander Squirt Minor AAA team came away with their biggest accomplishment of the season on March 24, 2002 winning the "Bob Perani Award" for academics.
FLINT (IP) Captain Andrew Lay (Centerman) and Alternate Captain Dane Genord (Defenseman) were selected co-winners of the Gale M. Cronk Mite Award at the Annual EMHA Awards Banquet on March 24, 2002.
eteamz.active.com /92icelander/index.cfm   (1524 words)

  
 D.H.P.C.C.G. - Marcus Flint
Harry noticed that she seemed to be speaking particularily to the Slytherin captain, Marcus Flint, a 5th year.
Flint had to dive in front of Malfoy to stop Fred and George jumping on him...
Flint was doubled up, hanging on to his new broomstick for support.
www.marysia.com /hpcanon/flint_m.html   (636 words)

  
 Requiem For Methuselah #76
Flint explains that through the use of screens he is able to give the impression of lifelessness.
Flint tells her that even the Vulcan is not her intellectual equal, and they are brutal, selfish -- a part of the human community from which he has shielded her.
Flint gives the ritallin back to M4 and suggests that McCoy accompany it to the laboratory where he may rest assured that the drug is being made as promised.
www.fortunecity.com /lavender/hoskins/85/ep-76.htm   (2852 words)

  
 Articles on Flynt Family History
Both Lt. (Capt.) Thomas and Richard Flynt (Flint) had to be adventuresome people to undertake the long voyage to Virginia as early as 1618, and the Scottish and English Flints could very well have been related in Europe.
Robert Flint of Virginia states that Thomas Flynt was married in 1625 to a Mary Ball, called by the Virginia records, "Ancient Planter, sister of Capt. William Ball, and great aunt to Mary Ball, the mother of George Washington." (Ibid., p.
Since his name appears in all the records extant for the years 1629 to 1647, it would seem reasonable to assume that he served continuously for the 18 year period, though that cannot be proven since the records are incomplete.
members.tripod.com /flyntgenealogy/extensiv.htm   (1849 words)

  
 Free Logic Problem -- Weekly (M) -- All-Star Puzzles
Captain Flint held the treasure before losing it to the pirate who hid it on Skull Island.
Captain Dredd lost the treasure to the pirate who buried it on Goat's Beard Island; the latter lost the hoard to the captain of the Pursuer.
Captain Flint didn't bury the booty on Goat's Beard Island.
www.allstarpuzzles.com /logic/00194.html   (363 words)

  
 Captain Flint
Our Captain Flint had his head back to front, that is to say that he was forever turning round to sound out whether "Ma Plops" was on his heels.
That was why Captain Flint's distress at his loss of authority often led him to look rather too deeply into his glass of grog.
Captain Flint was standing in front of my barrel, his face still fl with soot and coal-dust: "Lad, tell me now - what happened last night?" he asked in his deep bass voice.
www.stefanmart.de /19_kaptain/190e_kaptain.htm   (2704 words)

  
 Captain Flint 17' Cat-schooner: Small Boat Design: Services: Tad Roberts Boats, Yacht Design and Naval Architecture, ...
Captain Flint will take about 400 hours to build (while Teazer would consume 1,100 to 1,600 hours).
Captain Flint is one of four small sailboat designs created for the article “Sailing Cruiser Design -Part 1” published in Wooden Boat #175.
“Captain Flint is a 17' schooner-rigged flatiron skiff intended for protected waters.
www.tadroberts.ca /services/small-boats/captain-flint.php   (515 words)

  
 Bloody Captain Artemis Flint will have his REVENGE !!!
Flint, a Welshman by birth, served England and later retired there after witnessing the hanging and display of Captain Kidd’s body over the Thames as a warning against piracy toward England.
It was during this time that DeCorpse made arrangements for Flint to reside in the DeCorpse family cemetery upon his death.
Just what treasures and secrets Flint came across in his travels can only be guessed at because none of his ship’s logs or tales survive to this day.
www.castlenottingham.com /cap'n_flint.htm   (526 words)

  
 Captain Flint's Adventures
We were both distraught (we don't have human kids!), we went up to our local pub, we were stopping people in the street, asking them to keep an eye out for him.
At 8:45am, we were hammering on the door, we were invited in and there, sat on a parrot cage was a miserable looking captain, she ran straight up Stu's arm and started telling him all about her adventure.
The gentleman who had taken her in, had been called by a neighbour, who had found Captain trying to dig her way into a wall in his garage.
www.parrotpassionsuk.com /parrottails/Captainflintsadventures.htm   (486 words)

  
 Pirates Homepage
Captain told Jim that the pirates were coming and that he had six hours to get away.
Captain Smollet and his men caught all the pirates but Silver, who had managed to escape.
Captain Smollet went back to their own fort and all the treasure was lying there.
www.rochedalss.eq.edu.au /pirates/pirate3.htm   (680 words)

  
 Treasure Island Review
He served under Captain Flint when Flint buried treasure on the island and killed all the witnesses.
As the pirates on the island head for their gigs to attack, the squire, captain, and Redruth pull their oars so hard the front of the boat goes underwater and the boat sinks.
The captain, the squire, the doctor, Abraham Gray, and Jim Hawkins survive.
www.dmturner.org /English/Exam/TIReview.htm   (3422 words)

  
 Treasure Island
TF The captain was nonchalant about disclosing the contents of his sea-chest.
TF The thought that Long John might be the man about whom the captain at the "Benbow" had warned him never occured to Jim.
TF The knife cut on Gray's cheek was inflicted by Captain Smollett because of Abraham's indecisiveness.
www.bell.k12.ca.us /fac_staf/p-z/weightmanron/free/treasureisl.html   (2426 words)

  
 The Pirates' Conference
When the infamous pirate Captain Clegg, decided that piracy was getting a little too risky, he settled down to a rather more respectable life as the vicar of Dymchurch (a coastal village on Romney Marsh in the county of Kent, Southern England).
Captain Blood is named in a grouping of the League in the LXG movie.
Captain Hook is the arch-enemy of Peter Pan, in their last bout the boy fed Hook's hand to a crocodile.
www.comp.dit.ie /dgordon/League/OtherLeagues/c18/Pirates/c18Pirates.html   (734 words)

  
 The Pirates' House
It has been said that Captain Flint himself was a frequent visitor to the inn.
He states that Captain Flint “died in Savannah of rum“, many people think it was in the Pirate’s House that Captain Flint died.
Could that be the spirit of Captain Flint begging for more rum or just a poor tourist not used to Savannah’s summer heat and humidity?
www.historicghost.com /subpage6.html   (557 words)

  
 SparkNotes: Treasure Island: Chapters XXXI–XXXIV
Learning that Jim would be among the disappointed treasure-seekers, Livesey sent Ben off to imitate Captain Flint’s voice, playing on the pirates’ superstitions and slowing their progress.
As Captain Smollett and his men finally make preparations to embark, the three mutineers kneel before them in submission, begging to be taken on board.
Stepping back from his tale, Jim reports that Captain Smollett is retired from the sea life, that Ben has spent his reward and is now a lodge-keeper, and that Silver crept overboard one night during the voyage with a few bags of the treasure, never to be heard from again.
www.sparknotes.com /lit/treasure/section9.rhtml   (1426 words)

  
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After an exchange of gunfire, Silver come to try to negotiate with the loyal men; when Captain Smollett refuses his terms, Silver leads a charge on the stockade in which several men are killed and the captain wounded.
Trelawney initially dislikes Captain Smollett, but when Smollett proves to be right about the unreliable crew, Trelawney quickly admits his mistake and puts his trust in the captain.
While Jim and the others at first think the captain is a harsh, unreasonable man, they soon warm to him when he proves to right about the crew, and Smollett becomes the leader of the loyal men during the battles with the pirates.
www.campusnut.com /book.cfm?article_id=338§ion=2   (2428 words)

  
 Howling Commandos (Nick Fury's World War II squadron)
Flint was furious, and forced the Howlers to obey all regulations.
Flint was knocked down during the mission, but the Howlers went on to succeed without him, and Flint wound up coming over to the Howlers way of thinking.
Captain America, Fury, Dugan, and Jones set out to rescue him, but the retired Howlers followed their friends into action, ultimately culminating in a battle at Hydra Island, where General Sawyer gave his life to shield the Howlers from a bomb.
www.marvunapp.com /Appendix3/howlingcommandos.htm   (11309 words)

  
 AVATAR Excerpt: Lady Penelope Finds a Ranger   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Captain Jaspur grabbed another table when the remains of the one in his hand exploded into blazing splinters.
"Coreandra Flint," she growled, then reached down and grasped the hilt of her dagger, hissing, "and this is from Papa!" She twisted her weapon and wrenched it free.
The only one," Penelope transmitted, then narrowed her thoughts to a pencil-thin beam and said, "besides, Captain, if the legend is true, anyone who touches down on Aura will find wealth beyond all measure.
home.earthlink.net /~dnlphipps/scifi/avatar/avexer01.html   (5550 words)

  
 WOLD NEWTON UNIVERSE: A SECRET HISTORY-FLINT: THE ETERNAL SHARD
Flint had millennia of practice covering his immortality, this was probably not the first time he had even been found out.
As a resident of Juram Five Flint became an advocate of administering the cure to the virus to the children despite that it would "shorten" their lives.
Flint/Leonardo was Captain Flint a member of the United State Military and a part of the new enterprise the pony express.
www.pjfarmer.com /secret/Immortal/flint.htm   (10679 words)

  
 SparkNotes: Treasure Island: Plot Overview
An old sea captain named Billy Bones dies in the inn after being presented with a fl spot, or official pirate verdict of guilt or judgment.
Naïve in his negotiations to outfit his ship, the Hispaniola, Trelawney is tricked into hiring one of Flint’s former mates, Long John Silver, and many of Flint’s crew.
Silver visits and attempts a negotiation with the captain, but the captain is wary and refuses to speak to him.
www.sparknotes.com /lit/treasure/summary.html   (812 words)

  
 NovelGuide: Treasure Island: Novel Summary: Part 1
Some people are afraid of the man they know only as the captain, largely because of the seafaring stories he tells about hangings and walking the plank and other horrors.
The captain is out for a walk, and when he returns, the stranger appears frightened.
When the captain dies, the first thing he does is call to his mother and burst into tears.
www.novelguide.com /TreasureIsland/novelsummary.html   (1399 words)

  
 one_legged - John Silver - Pictures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
After 10 (not so free) years in the navy, he organized a mutiny against his insane captain and became a fugitive and then a pirate under the legendary Captains England and then Flint.
Silver famously organized a treasure hunt for the now deceased Captain Flint's old buried treasure by duping the idiot squire in charge of the voyage and all his allies, filling the squire's boat with pirates, and organizing a complex mutiny and muder scheme all while pretending to be a jovial ship's cook.
He also owns a parrot named Captain Flint, who swears like a sailor, and is married to a fl woman named Dolores who co-manages his ale-house, the Spy-glass.
www.greatestjournal.com /userinfo.bml?user=one_legged   (521 words)

  
 Town of Sebago, Maine - Town History
Baldwin, originally known as Flintstown, was established by a grant to the survivors of the company of Captain Flint of Concord, Mass in 1774.
This was not the first grant to Captain Flint; an earlier grant was given in 1735, but abandoned in 1751 when the New Hampshire border was established.
Even this grant nearly failed; the conditions to establish 30 families were not met by 1780, and the time period was extended 6 years.
www.townofsebago.org /Pages/SebagoME_About/townhistory   (794 words)

  
 Treasure Island (1950)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
But with the captain taking time and care to hire a trustworthy crew, Trelawney becomes impatient to set sail and takes matters into his own hands, enlisting the aid of one-legged cook Long John Silver (Robert Newton) to quickly hire on a crew.
The put to sea with Captain Smollett anything but happy with the motley crew, who Silver assures them "ain't pretty but know the sea." On the way, Jim discovers that once they've reached the island, Silver and his men plan to mutiny and take the treasure for themselves.
It's a wily game of cat and mouse as Captain Smollet and those men who are loyal to him battle Silver and his men for possession of the island, the map and the treasure.
www.classicsondvd.com /treasure1950.htm   (427 words)

  
 FREE MonkeyNotes Study Guide Summary-Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson-CHARACTER ANALYSIS/LONG JOHN ...
One time mate of Captain Flint, he is described as a man who recklessly spent his money which has bought him to the state of begging.
For instance, when he butts in the heated conversation between Captain Smollet and the Squire and brings stability to the situation by acting sensibly on the Captain's suggestions.
The Captain’s quality as a keen strategist comes through when he decides to give command of the crew, excluding his six faithful men, to Long John to take him into confidence and avoid giving him any indication of their knowledge about the mutiny that was being planned against them.
www.pinkmonkey.com /booknotes/monkeynotes/pmTreasure52.asp   (1076 words)

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