On This Day;

[Rita_Poon]

On this date in 1805 Admiral Horatio Nelson won a battle (Trafalgar) but lost his life.
A French sniper fired from the mizentop of 'The Redoubtable'. The musket ball entered Nelsons left shoulder and passed through his lung and into his spine.
His body was put into a barrel of Brandy until after the battle. His ship 'The Victory' was then towed to Gibraltar where the body was transferred to a lead lined coffin.

Shoulder, lung then spine is a bit of a crack-shot. Was he stood on a grassy knoll?

 

[Eggs]

On this date in 1805 Admiral Horatio Nelson won a battle (Trafalgar) but lost his life.
A French sniper fired from the mizentop of 'The Redoubtable'. The musket ball entered Nelsons left shoulder and passed through his lung and into his spine.
His body was put into a barrel of Brandy until after the battle. His ship 'The Victory' was then towed to Gibralta where the body was transfered to a lead lined coffin.

….”kiss me Hardy”.

 

[kev]

Shoulder, lung then spine is a bit of a crack-shot. Was he stood on a grassy knoll?

Bit of a fluke I'd say.
He was perched in the rigging of a ship and shot from a distance of 50 foot. Not sure that them muskets would have been very acurate TBH.

 

[Eggs]

Bit of a fluke I'd say.
He was perched in the rigging of a ship and shot from a distance of 50 foot. Not sure that them muskets would have been very acurate TBH.

….probably from a ‘blunderbust’, bit like the the outcome of one of those drinks you have to take before having a camera up your bum , pellets sprayed everywhere.

 

[Eggs]

 

[kev]

Also on this date in 1642 Royalists faced Parliamentarians in what was the first major battle of the English civil war - * The Battle of Edge Hill.



* NOT a punch up in a railway station

 

[Cels]

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[Eggs]

 

[Runub]

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Please Refrain From Throwing Missiles. I was at that game but I don’t recall seeing that sign

 

[magicjuan]

Please Refrain From Throwing Missiles. I was at that game but I don’t recall seeing that sign

And not a mobile phone in sight, proper supporters

 

[Thomasc]

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Was at that game, I was 10 years old

 

[Eggs]

Please Refrain From Throwing Missiles. I was at that game but I don’t recall seeing that sign

….i’m drawn to the Linesman on the Bullens Rd side, with no VAR in those days you knew your goal stands immediately when you see him doing that.

 

[RufusCat]

Wall Street crash in 1929, this day was known as 'Black Tuesday' - the start of the Great Depression.

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Was at that game, I was 10 years old

I was in the street end, my god ,what an atmosphere.
Just about pished myself with excitement when he scored

 

[tommye]

Rumble In The Jungle.
50yrs ago today