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The Battle of Copenhagen
two eye-witness accounts with location map entitled LORD NELSONS's ENGAGEMENT. An officer reports ...the vessels which have been captured are perfect sieves, there not being hardly a single plank in any of them, but what has but at least ten shot-holes in it..., another report has Danish officers denying they had struck their colours to Nelson ...Lord Nelson replied "upon his honour she had", and added, "if she was not given up, he would haul down the flag of truce". The Danish officers said they wish to treat with Lord Nelson in person; "I am Lord Nelson" replied our Hero; "see here's my fin!" at the same time throwing aside his green dreadnaught, and shewing the stump of his right arm, and exposing his three stars. The Danes immediately gave up the ship".
Page 3, cols 3 and 4 -- 88cm. col space; Nelson's ultimatum to the Prince Royal of Denmark: cease firing, or face the consequences, back page, col 1 -- 8cm. of col space, in a complete issue of The Times, 20th April, 1801
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two eye-witness accounts with location map entitled LORD NELSONS's ENGAGEMENT. An officer reports ...the vessels which have been captured are perfect sieves, there not being hardly a single plank in any of them, but what has but at least ten shot-holes in it..., another report has Danish officers denying they had struck their colours to Nelson ...Lord Nelson replied "upon his honour she had", and added, "if she was not given up, he would haul down the flag of truce". The Danish officers said they wish to treat with Lord Nelson in person; "I am Lord Nelson" replied our Hero; "see here's my fin!" at the same time throwing aside his green dreadnaught, and shewing the stump of his right arm, and exposing his three stars. The Danes immediately gave up the ship".
Page 3, cols 3 and 4 -- 88cm. col space; Nelson's ultimatum to the Prince Royal of Denmark: cease firing, or face the consequences, back page, col 1 -- 8cm. of col space, in a complete issue of The Times, 20
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