Another day in History or Trafalgar revisited

It's here:

http://jackfrost.blog.co.uk/2009/04/23/moments-before-the-battle-of-trafalgar-5994174 /

A little cracker ordalie, thanks for sharing this one. Light-hearted and a laugh a second, the perfect way to start the day and in common with a lot of items of this nature with more than a hint of truth to it.

Rum, Bum and Baccy and the cat `o nine tails, it`s a wonder the Jack Tars were in any fit state to take part in the Battle of Trafalgar let alone win the bloody thing !

It's certainly humorous But doesn't it deal with British history? Shouldn't we keep topics more in the direction of general interest - like maybe American history?

That was a very clever bit; the last line was perfect (even if there is still some debate as to whether Nelson was saying "Kiss me" or "Kismet").

Thanks for posting the link, ordalie.

Too funny. A laugh is always a welcome relief during the day.

It's a wonder you guys won.

The piece had some good comments, too. Enjoyable. Thanks Ordalie.

I got married on Trafalgar Day many years ago.
No prizes for guessing what the wedding telegrams said!
My son was born on Trafalgar day a few years later as well.

We spent a few very pleasant holidays very close to the Cape of Trafalgar-I never realised it eas only a few miles north of the North African coast- My God it was a long way from home for the English Fleet ; although we had Gibraltar.
Jimi

That was very funny, Thanks for posting it.

Yes, that very funny article would make one wonder how the British Navy did pull it off but it`s no mystery at all really.

Two of the finest sailors of the age leading seamen who possessed an unshakeable belief in their ability to wage war on the high seas. Admiral Nelson, a tactical genius who employed some very unorthodox methods during the battle and his second in command Admiral Collingwood,who was just the man to be leading the British second line of ships and it was Collingwood`s flagship the Royal Sovereign which engaged the Allied fleet first.

Disciplined seamanship, superior rates of fire and officers of the highest quality very soon had the French flapping and the Spanish sputtering in a battle that turned into something of a rout with not one British vessel lost as opposed to more than 20 of the enemy contingent in what was one of the most decisive and one-sided victories in the history of naval warfare.

The one big blot of course was the death of Nelson who was mortally wounded at the height of the battle but lived to be told of victory. He was a man who believed in his own " star " and knew he was destined for great things from an early age and although he ranks with the Duke of Wellington as one of England`s greatest heroes for me he`s up there on his own much as he is atop Nelson`s column in Trafalgar Square.

There is debate as to whether the great man said "Kiss me Hardy" Or "Kismet" when in fact Captain Hardy wasn`t present when Nelson had his final moments. He did make mention of God and his country several times though and I think what he was actually saying was " Job done ".