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PICKLE AT TRAFALGAR Illustrated by Ron Tiner Script and text by John Fisher Introduced by Captain Peter Hore, RN. THE ALL-GRAPHIC telling of the story of how news of the greatest sea battle in British history was sped to Falmouth from Trafalgar through storms and near-shipwreck, post haste to London, by Devon-born Lieutenant John Lapenotiere, commanding officer of HM Schooner Pickle. Researched from original sources and ship's logs.
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Trafalgar Way's Graphic Story
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SHATTERED VICTORY First light, Sunday 27th October, 1805. The combined French and Spanish fleets have been defeated at Trafalgar and Britain is now safe from invasion. Aboard HMS Euryalus, Vice Admiral Collingwood entrusts his Trafalgar Dispatches and news of Nelson's death to Lieutenant John Lapenotiere, commanding officer of HM Schooner Pickle
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THE DASH FOR ENGLAND Thursday, 31st October, 9.00 a.m off Cape Finisterre. Pickle is overwhelmed by a monstrous sea and jettisons four of her carronades to stay afloat. The exhausted skipper and crew finally make landfall at Falmouth at 9.30 a.m. on Monday, 4th November.
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THE TRAFALGAR WAY Lapenotiere races to London non-stop by post chaise along a route now commemorated as The Trafalgar Way. He changes horses, postillions and chaises 21 times. Expenses for the journey - later reimbursed by an Admiralty clerk - will be £46. 19s. 1d - nearly half a Lieutenant's annual salary in 1805.
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SET BEFORE THE KING Lapenotiere delivers the dispatches to the Admiralty before being sent to Windsor to describe the battle to the King, who is at breakfast with the royal family. He uses cutlery to set out the battle and uses a muffineer to represent HMS Victory. He is later made Commander and given 500 guineas as a reward - The muffineer - the King's gift - is now part of Liskeard's civic treasure.
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THE PICKLE AT TRAFALGAR A4 size (297mm x 210mm) comprises full colour covers, laminated both sides, complete with unique fold-out commemorative chart inside back cover detailing tracks of the return to England of HMS Pickle, Nautilus and Victory, plus 24 pages of captioned illustrations and "balloon" texts of dialogue. Price: £4.95 per copy plus £1.05 p&p for single copy. £1.35 p&p for two copies. Available direct from the publishers Cheques only please, made payable to:
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