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The Missing: Letters from the War, 1803-1815

A Man of War is a most miserable place,” so says 14 year-old sailor James Harding from St George, in 1810, as if we didn’t know from numerous films and TV. In the later...
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Bristol versus Napoleon

Below are lists of soldiers and sailors who: Survived and returned from the Peninsula Wars – ‘Some Came Home’ Were lost in battle, including an example of ‘friendly fire’ – ‘On Active Service’ Were...
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A Waterloo Veteran – John Hill

A headline on the Western Daily Press of 13.2.1875 reads: DEATH OF A VETERAN SOLDIER AT STAPLETON WORKHOUSE. A meeting of the Bristol Board of Guardians discussed the decease of John HILL, a Bristol...
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Remarkable Women: Following the Drum. Biddy Skiddy – Hannah Scuse

I became interested in the Peninsular War period through the TV series “Sharpe”. This is predominately a male tale of derring-do but when visiting the National Army Museum in London (www.nam.ac.uk) I discovered the...
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Bristol Men in Nelson’s Navy

Bristol and other local Men at Trafalgar, 1805. Royal Navy (of Bristol unless otherwise stated) John Alden, 20, Landsman, HMS Naiad, 1804 William Alden, 35, AB, HMS Thunderer, 1805 John Allen, 20, Landsman, Bath,...
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