Telegraph: "Nelson: French Are 'Thieves, Murderers, Oppressors And Infidels'"

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  1. soleil

    soleil War Hero

    A letter written by Admiral Lord Nelson in which he describes the French as "thieves, murderers, oppressors and infidels" and says that he "cannot hold faith" with anyone in the nation, has been sold at auction for £9,000.

    Nelson: French are 'thieves, murderers, oppressors and infidels'. - Telegraph

    Also covered by the Independent and the Mail:

    'They are thieves, murderers, oppressors and infidels': Letter from Lord Nelson declaring his dislike for the French sells at auction for £9,000 - Home News - UK - The Independent

    'Thieves, murderers, oppressors and infidels!' Extraordinary letter in which Admiral Lord Nelson rants at his French arch enemy sells for £9,000 | Mail Online
     
    soleil, Jun 18, 2013
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  2. Ninja_Stoker

    Ninja_Stoker War Hero Moderator

    Nowadays an Admiral or Rating publicly expressing xenophobia or racism of this nature would almost certainly be dismissed from the service (royalty aside).
     
    Ninja_Stoker, Jun 18, 2013
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  3. Passed-over_Loggie

    Passed-over_Loggie War Hero

    They are thieves, murderers, oppressors and infidels (the French)

    I wonder how far in the Service the great man would have progressed in our new, inclusive, “equality and diversity” fixated British Armed Forces?
     
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    Passed-over_Loggie, Jun 18, 2013
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  4. finknottle

    finknottle

    Nothing like us then!
     
    finknottle, Jun 18, 2013
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  5. WreckerL

    WreckerL War Hero

    Do you think Nelson invented a collective noun?
     
    WreckerL, Jun 18, 2013
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  6. MG Maniac

    MG Maniac War Hero

    What??? The collective noun for a group of thieves, murderers, oppressors and infidels is "French"?????
     
    MG Maniac, Jun 18, 2013
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  7. Passed-over_Loggie

    Passed-over_Loggie War Hero

    As in a herd of cattle, that would be a France of thieves, murderers, oppressors and infidels.
     
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    Passed-over_Loggie, Jun 18, 2013
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  8. BreathingOutOnTheWayUp

    BreathingOutOnTheWayUp War Hero

    Methinks he would have been obliged to ditch all of his bling two-six and replace the sodding lot with this solitary specimen:

    White_Ensign___F_5113944f27956_90x90.jpg


    (....available from an RN Submarine Museum near you for just £2.50... :shock: )
     
    BreathingOutOnTheWayUp, Jun 18, 2013
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  9. Ninja_Stoker

    Ninja_Stoker War Hero Moderator

    You can say it again, Sister.
     
    Ninja_Stoker, Jun 18, 2013
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  10. BreathingOutOnTheWayUp

    BreathingOutOnTheWayUp War Hero

    Fixed, mon vieux.
     
    BreathingOutOnTheWayUp, Jun 18, 2013
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  11. SARKING

    SARKING War Hero

     
    SARKING, Jun 20, 2013
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  12. WindowLickerScribe

    WindowLickerScribe War Hero

    How did he manage to sum them up so accurately? I've not yet met a Frenchman I could trust and most of the RN have probably yet to find a writer that they can trust either! ;)
     
    WindowLickerScribe, Jun 24, 2013
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  13. finknottle

    finknottle

    I have come across some delightful French women.


    Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
     
    finknottle, Jun 25, 2013
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  14. Flagdeck

    Flagdeck

    And I have met some writers who were bon oeufs.............well, it is about the French innit ?
     
    Flagdeck, Jun 25, 2013
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