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War Hero


"The Emperor Napoleon would be spinning in his tomb. So might be Admiral Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de Villeneuve, the man who lost the Battle of Trafalgar.
In 2005, precisely two centuries after the battle, the French government took the first of a series of decisions that led accidentally to the French taxpayer subsidising two giant warships for the Royal Navy."
France sunk by Royal Navy again after paying ?100m for UK warships - Europe - World - The Independent
French ?subsidise Royal Navy?s new carriers? - Portsmouth News
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