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Gibraltar Books, Gibraltar, 2000 3rd edition. Softcover. As new!. Gibraltar has always been part of British history. Admiral Lord Nelson and the Fleet visited Gibraltar in May 1805, and after the nearby Battle of Trafalgar in October of that year, Nelsonâs body, embalmed in a cask of wine, was brought ashore at Rosia Bay to be returned to England for burial. In the Trafalgar Cemetery there are several members of Nelsonâs crew buried there and many members of the Garrison, as at this time there was also an epidemic of Yellow Fever resulting in 1,000 deaths.Gibraltarâs unique position proved invaluable during World War II. Most of the civilian population were evacuated, except for 4,000 who fought with great courage to defend the freedom of the Rock. There is an old superstition that if the Apes leave the Rock; the British will go as well. Sir Winston Churchill made sure during World War II that the number of Apes was kept up. He even had some Apes, so it is rumoured, brought out from…
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- Title The Royal Navy at Gibraltar
- Author Tito Benady
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- Edition Third Edition
- Publisher Gibraltar Books, Gibraltar
- Date 2000
- ISBN 9781919657042
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