Gregg Phillips TS post >> "Catherine and I are going dark soon. For freedom."
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"Oliver's Advice" by "Fitz Stewart" (pseudonym of William Blacker)
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Oliver%27s_Advice
"Trust in God and keep your powder dry" is a maxim attributed to Oliver Cromwell, but whose first appearance in print was in 1834 in the poem "Oliver's Advice" by William Blacker, with the words "Put your trust in God, my boys, and keep your powder dry!"[1] The poem is a dramatic representation of Cromwell addressing his army during the invasion of Ireland. Edward Hayes, who edited the anthology in which the work first appeared, calls it a "well-authenticated anecdote of Cromwell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trust_in_God_and_keep_your_powder_dry
Thank you. Too bad it looks like another DS war on the people that led to that phrase, rather than one of a fight for freedom. Correct me if I'm wrong on that - my understanding and knowledge of European history during that time frame is rather weak.
I believe you are correct. I too am not well versed in the area. Skimming the history of it, it looks like a rather long and complicated scenario, as is typical. Perhaps as future time might allow I will look more closely.