Napoleon the Gaoler: Personal Experiences and Adventures of British Sailors and Soldiers During the Great Captivity"This century has seen the Centenary of the release of Napoleon's British Prisoners of War." "...between 1803 and 1814...the British prisoners numbered fewer than 12,000, and of these, speaking generally, more than a third were merchantman officers and sailors captured at sea by French frigates and privateers." -- preface and introduction. |
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... HOW SOME OF THE PRISONERS ESCAPED 239 MIDSHIPMAN BOYES ' ACCOUNT OF HOW HE GOT AWAY 257 MIDSHIPMAN ASHWORTH'S BOLD DASH FOR LIBERTY 282 WHEN THE END CAME 295 INDEX 309 • ! LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS NAPOLEON IN HADES From a vii.
... HOW SOME OF THE PRISONERS ESCAPED 239 MIDSHIPMAN BOYES ' ACCOUNT OF HOW HE GOT AWAY 257 MIDSHIPMAN ASHWORTH'S BOLD DASH FOR LIBERTY 282 WHEN THE END CAME 295 INDEX 309 • ! LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS NAPOLEON IN HADES From a vii.
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... from the shore THE CITADEL OF VALENCIENNES , SHOWING HOW MIDSHIPMAN BOYES AND HIS COMPANIONS ESCAPED From a plan by Midshipman Boyes 246 - 260 NAPOLEON THE GAOLER NAPOLEON THE GAOLER H NAPOLEON'S METHODS WITH X NAPOLEON THE GAOLER.
... from the shore THE CITADEL OF VALENCIENNES , SHOWING HOW MIDSHIPMAN BOYES AND HIS COMPANIONS ESCAPED From a plan by Midshipman Boyes 246 - 260 NAPOLEON THE GAOLER NAPOLEON THE GAOLER H NAPOLEON'S METHODS WITH X NAPOLEON THE GAOLER.
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... escape . They were forcibly compelled now to labour at digging canals , making military roads , building embank- ments , and reclaiming and draining marsh - lands . Some were drafted off to the South of France to toil there among the ...
... escape . They were forcibly compelled now to labour at digging canals , making military roads , building embank- ments , and reclaiming and draining marsh - lands . Some were drafted off to the South of France to toil there among the ...
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... escape across the North Sea and join the " King's German Legion , " raised in England from among their more fortunate comrades , which did such excellent service under Wellington in Spain and at Waterloo . See the author's chapter " On ...
... escape across the North Sea and join the " King's German Legion , " raised in England from among their more fortunate comrades , which did such excellent service under Wellington in Spain and at Waterloo . See the author's chapter " On ...
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... escaped across the Channel after the rising of '98 ) in November , 1803. For its recruiting Napoleon during 1804 and 1805 sent secret agents over to Ireland to enlist and ship men across to France by stealth . The corps had an Eagle ...
... escaped across the Channel after the rising of '98 ) in November , 1803. For its recruiting Napoleon during 1804 and 1805 sent secret agents over to Ireland to enlist and ship men across to France by stealth . The corps had an Eagle ...
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