April 14, 2005
Battle of the Nile veterans to be reburied
The remains of 30 British men, women and children, who perished serving Horatio Nelson in the Napoleonic wars, will be buried with full military honours in Egypt next week after their discovery on a tiny windswept island off Alexandria.Read the rest here in the Guardian.Nearly 207 years after the Battle of the Nile - long considered the Royal Navy's most daring operation - the sailors, soldiers and service personnel who died fighting Napoleon Bonaparte's fleet will finally be laid to rest. The burials include James Russell, the first navy commander identified from the period.
Posted by David on April 14, 2005 11:37 AM
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Women and children, too? Dependents, I would guess. In a battle? It would be interesting to learn the full history of how those people came to their end on that island.
Posted by: Sarah
on April 14, 2005 6:10 PM
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