Facing Death by Terror, Would You Make Things Up? First Word
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THE discovery, announced last week, of letters written by an 11- year-old boy while aboard Nelson's ship at the Battle of Trafalgar, roused as much motherly concern - in me at least - as historical thrill. At an age when he should have been stealing birds' eggs and pelting passing yokels with conkers, George James Perceval was taking part in one of the most frightening engagements in naval history. Writing to his mother afterwards, the junior midshipman said: "I am sorry to tell you that brave Admiral Nelson was killed by a musquet ball that went through his body."
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Facing Death by Terror, Would You Make Things Up? First Word
When he described Trafalgar as "one of the greatest actions that ever was fought" he was not exaggerating. In fact, that he went on to become an admiral himself suggests that, however scary the event, it was also...
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