Tango01  | 14 Sep 2020 10:17 p.m. PST |
Of possible interest? PDF link Amicalement
Armand |
| Stoppage | 15 Sep 2020 4:41 a.m. PST |
Stop reading this stuff Armand, it'll harm your eyes. It is, of course, enemy propaganda – not even in English – fake news;) |
| MaggieC70 | 15 Sep 2020 12:30 p.m. PST |
Keep posting links to "contrary opinions" to the accepted Brit-centric views of things when they are in a "foreign" language. Drives those with no linguistic skills bats, and rightly so. |
| Tango01 | 15 Sep 2020 12:52 p.m. PST |
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| Tassie | 16 Sep 2020 6:52 a.m. PST |
I thought perhaps it was a piece of propaganda that you'd been given to read in the Falkland Islands, Armand! |
| Stoppage | 16 Sep 2020 8:16 a.m. PST |
Wiki – Battle of Cape Santa Maria Not sure if RN comes out smelling of roses on this one – it could be argued as an act of piracy like Armand's article suggests. Interestingly the Spanish ships almost matched cannon-shot weight (all 12# except Medea with 18#), but the carronades seem to have decided everything – especially as everyone opened fire at "pistol-range". |
| Tango01 | 16 Sep 2020 12:16 p.m. PST |
Not many time to read there my friend… (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
| Tassie | 16 Sep 2020 2:27 p.m. PST |
You're a good chap, Armand! :-) |
| Tango01 | 17 Sep 2020 12:17 p.m. PST |
Thanks my friend… (smile)
Amicalement
Armand
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| Gazzola | 03 Oct 2020 7:17 a.m. PST |
Stoppage Interesting link that shows the Brits attacking a nation they weren't officially at war with until 2 months later. Reminds me of Britain's attack on neutral Denmark at Copenhagen in 1807. That led to Napoleon gaining an ally as well. |
| Gazzola | 03 Oct 2020 7:18 a.m. PST |
Armand Keep those posts coming. They often lead to interesting debates. |
paints brigs for the British fleet.