The Only Time in History When Men on Horseback Captured a Fleet of Ships
www.smithsonianmag.com
A Dutch fleet stuck in the ice. A group of French soldiers sent to capture it. What could go wrong?
  • verity_kindle@sh.itjust.worksMEnglish
    9·
    1 year ago

    The Smithsonian as a source! Golf clap, that’s setting the bar higher. Now we’ll start arguments about Chicago vs AP citation…it might destroy us.

    • erin@lemmy.sidh.bzhOPEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      in fact my source was a french ex-History teacher who does youtube video that are all NCD quality label:

      https://invidious.fdn.fr/watch?v=VmG5FZN5cHQ

      I searched for more info like I always do after laughting at his videos to know more about the event. From a french point of view the Smithsonian museum seems to have a good reputation so I chose that article to share but the 1795’s Battle of Texel seems to be very well documented.

      And after all let be honest: France military history is full of NCD materials since it seems that we loved doing things the wrong way and makes it work nonetheless 🤣