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A pity Rudyard Kipling hadn't come along 100 years earlier; then this stupidity wouldn't have occurred. (One word: "Danegeld".)

Except he wasn't actually a pirate -- he was stunningly-unsuccessful (and unlucky) privateer; for all practical purposes, when he returned from his voyage with nothing to show his sponsors for it, he...

One of all-too-many events for which he never received due credit, leading to his changing sides.

...absolutely nothing happened.

;)

The response of the locals has not been printed by historians, due to its extensive use of profanity and racial epithets. :)

...and 200+ years later.... :P

Praise, Faint, Damning With, 1 ea. >;)

A likely story.... :)

"Almost"? De Grasse accomplished exactly what he needed to accomplish -- get the merchies safely away. Meanwhile, Hood showed a complete lack of spirit and initiative. This one is a French victory,...