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Bronze sword given to an American-born ship’s captain for his heroics at the 1805 Battle of Trafalga
The Daily Mail ^ | 03/01/2017 | Scott Campbell

Posted on 03/01/2017 7:36:06 AM PST by Timocrat

Bronze sword given to an American-born ship’s captain for his heroics at the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar goes on the market for £200,000

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To: jpsb

LOL, during that time frame, he may have been impressed!

(don’t know if they did that to officers, but many who were impressed by the Royal Navy just did what they could as best they could, just to get by)


21 posted on 03/01/2017 10:10:48 AM PST by rlmorel (Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
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To: Timocrat; Bull Snipe

Born in America before the Revolution. His parents were Loyalists and left the US during the Revolution when he was still a child.


22 posted on 03/01/2017 10:48:02 AM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: jjotto

That is why I would not refer to him as an American sea Captain.


23 posted on 03/01/2017 11:31:11 AM PST by Bull Snipe
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This topic was posted 3/1/2017, thanks Timocrat.

24 posted on 02/27/2022 9:59:56 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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