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Mess Deck: General Section => Humour => Topic started by: plugger on April 29, 2009, 07:18:41 am

Title: Who really won the Battle of Trafalgar?
Post by: plugger on April 29, 2009, 07:18:41 am

The French version:

http://www.nmm.ac.uk/explore/sea-and-ships/facts/faqs/royal-navy-and-battles/who-really-won-the-battle-of-trafalgar (http://www.nmm.ac.uk/explore/sea-and-ships/facts/faqs/royal-navy-and-battles/who-really-won-the-battle-of-trafalgar)

Title: Re: Who really won the Battle of Trafalgar?
Post by: nhp651 on April 29, 2009, 07:59:50 am

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Title: Re: Who really won the Battle of Trafalgar?
Post by: dreadnought72 on April 29, 2009, 09:09:53 am

Ah ... an early outing by spin doctors. Marvellous!

Andy

Title: Re: Who really won the Battle of Trafalgar?
Post by: barryfoote on April 29, 2009, 02:18:51 pm

Is that not what really happened? {-) {-) {-) {-) {-)

The power of the pen eh!!! <*< <*< <*< <*<

Title: Re: Who really won the Battle of Trafalgar?
Post by: Roger in France on April 29, 2009, 05:59:59 pm

History is littered with examples of nations re-telling the story as it best fits there self image.

I live in a part of France where the great George Clemenceau was born. he pulled the French Nation together after the ignominious debacle that was the First World War for the French. To see the celebrations of his achievements and how histroy is presented around here you would think both the 1st and 2nd World Wars were won, single handedly, by the French!

Roger in France

Title: Re: Who really won the Battle of Trafalgar?
Post by: dougal99 on April 29, 2009, 06:50:10 pm

Quote from: Roger in France on April 29, 2009, 05:59:59 pm

ere you would think both the 1st and 2nd World Wars were won, single handedly, by the French!

Roger in France

When everybody knows it was Errol Flynn  :embarrassed: :embarrassed: :embarrassed:

Title: Re: Who really won the Battle of Trafalgar?
Post by: catengineman on April 29, 2009, 11:15:27 pm

Aided by John Wain

R :-))

Title: Re: Who really won the Battle of Trafalgar?
Post by: sheerline on April 30, 2009, 02:23:56 pm

France is full of tree lined avenues, allegedly, these were secretly planted by Germans years before the two great wars.......so they could march in the shade!!! 
I told this at a very international gathering once.... there wasn't a dry eye in the house!