"Trafalgar was vitally important for this country. Otherwise we would all be speaking French now," said Christina O'Farrell, Actually, after the Corsican Napoleon died, I have no doubt the Frogs would have eagerly surrendered to the first army that came along.
1 posted on
10/22/2005 12:05:25 PM PDT by
wagglebee
To: wagglebee
"England expects that every man will do his duty"Imagine there's days when honor and duty are understood.
2 posted on
10/22/2005 12:12:06 PM PDT by
GVnana
To: wagglebee
Not likely. The French could and did fight very well back then. It wasn't for lack of courage that the French/Spanish were defeated.
3 posted on
10/22/2005 12:21:42 PM PDT by
Jacquerie
(Democrats soil institutions)
To: wagglebee
I'm pretty sure that they took down Nelson's statue, and replaced it (temporarily, I believe) with a smaller statue of either a homeless person, or some nameless indian.
This would have been a month ago.
And I'm not kidding.
4 posted on
10/22/2005 12:23:10 PM PDT by
gaijin
To: wagglebee
I'm pretty sure that they took down Nelson's statue, and replaced it (temporarily, I believe) with a smaller statue of either a homeless person, or some nameless indian.
This would have been a month ago.
And I'm not kidding.
5 posted on
10/22/2005 12:23:24 PM PDT by
gaijin
To: wagglebee
My favourite TV channel, UKTV History, had on a Trafalgar Week, complete with documentaries about Lord Nelson. It was really glorious. As for Portsmouth being "faded" - I'm not sure what they mean by that, some parts of it are very lovely.
Regards, Ivan
7 posted on
10/22/2005 12:32:16 PM PDT by
MadIvan
(You underestimate the power of the Dark Side - http://www.sithorder.com/)
To: wagglebee
Not bad for a guy with one eye and one arm.
13 posted on
10/22/2005 12:39:06 PM PDT by
alnitak
("That kid's about as sharp as a pound of wet liver" - Foghorn Leghorn)
To: wagglebee
A recent National Geographic's article about the Battle of Trafalgar mentioned that in order to preserve Lord Nelson's body, it was brought back home in a barrel of brandy.
To: wagglebee
20 posted on
10/22/2005 4:33:56 PM PDT by
ccmay
(Beware the fury of a patient man.)
To: wagglebee
Anyone interested in the British Navy of the 18th and 19th century should read the Patrick O'Brien series which begins with Master and Commander. I'm on my third time through, this time in audio form.
21 posted on
10/22/2005 6:23:18 PM PDT by
Mercat
(God loves us where He finds us.)
To: snugs
25 posted on
10/23/2005 12:40:01 AM PDT by
GretchenM
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To: wagglebee
There is a nice article in the October National geographic abou Trafalgar
HERE.
I also had the opportunity recently to re-visit Lord Nelson's flagship the HMS Victory, which is in drydock in Portsmouth England. I had visited it once in 1984 when I was in the Navy.
30 posted on
10/24/2005 1:10:11 PM PDT by
P8riot
(When they come for your guns, give them the bullets first.)
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