Wednesday, June 29, 2011

This Day in History: June 29

On June 29th, the Impertinent spotted the sloop HMS Harlem and gave chase. The Harlem tried to gain speed by throwing her guns overboard, but to no avail. Then, the Harlem's captain and crew tried to escape by launching a landing boat - but, it overturned and all drowned. [More]
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1 comment:

  1. LC Scotty6/29/2011 1:53 PM

    There's a lesson here somewhere, I'm certain of it...

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