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The eggnog riot, sometimes known as the grog mutiny or the Christmas 1826 cadet mutiny, was a riot that took place at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, on 24–25 December 1826. It was caused by a drunken Christmas party in the north barracks of the academy.
He was expelled for participating in the Eggnog Riot in 1826. But following a pardon by President John Quincy Adams, Mercer was permitted to graduate in 1828 (3rd out of 33). Mercer was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the US Artillery. He spent much of his time serving in Georgia and was an aide to Major General Winfield Scott.
While at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, on December 24–25, 1826, Campbell was involved in the Eggnog Riot (also known as the "Grog Mutiny"). Campbell was among 70 cadets that were involved, but a review concluded that only 20 cadets and one enlisted soldier should be charged.
To make basic eggnog, you begin by separating the egg yolks from the whites. Next, you whisk the egg yolks and sugar together in a bowl, then add the milk, cream and spices.
Eggnog was prescribed to sick kings, served by George Washington at Mount Vernon, and it even incited a famous riot at West Point in 1826. But today it's decidedly a Christmas cocktail. But today ...
December 25 – The Eggnog Riot breaks out at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York during the early morning hours, but is squelched by Christmas chapel service. Sing Sing prison first opened on the Hudson River.
How the beverage went from an exclusive treat for the upper classes to filling up grocery store shelves every holiday season.
He played a role in quashing the Eggnog riot in December 1826 with a minimum of bloodshed despite being the target of much of the violence by cadets, but would be sent back to his regular unit the following year by Superintendant Sylvanus Thayer after objecting that Article 92 of the 1806 Articles of War had been contravened by Thayer convening ...