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ATLANTIC OCEAN, 400 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF
On 21 October 1805, smoke filled the skies over the seas west of Cape Trafalgar, a headland in the Province of Cádiz in the southwest of Spain, as a fierce battle raged. After nearly five hours of int
FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA, USA 11-15 DECEMBER 1862
I n 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. That, at least, is what the famous rhyme tells us. Memorising such dates is a common experience of being taught history – a cliché superbly lampooned by the w
LONG MARSTON, YORKSHIRE 2 JULY 1644
In the oppressive heat of his cell in the Mont-Valérien military prison west of Paris on 31 August 1898, Lieutenant-Colonel Hubert-Joseph Henry wrote a despairing letter to his wife, drank half a bott
THE TURNING POINTS OF 1812