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Originally Posted by Gerard C
No worry at all, Andy, I've always been a great fan of your "admirable" Nelson! My French friends can't understand this…*What a live he got! Even with some parts missing he was the best. No doubt. Cheers! Well, chapeau bas!  |
Of course, the best, Gerard. From Norfolk!
And if any public figure got up to the things he did now, then social media would have a field day!
Interestingly, his victory at Trafalgar came about largely because he ignored the doctrine, “rules”, conventions and training of the day and did his own thing.
Now, of course, a hero, but even now if a military officer ignored doctrine and training like Nelson did, they would be in front of a Courts Martial!