Preparing for a game - Battle of Worcester 1651
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The Battle of Worcester was fought on the 3rd September 1651 between the
Parliamentary army of Oliver Cromwell (28,000 men) and a combined Royalist
and S...
41 minutes ago
Nice photo of an interesting looking early Dreadnought. Do you know the cause of the explosion?
ReplyDeleteWilliam Stewart,
DeleteThe Spanish dreadnoughts were the smallest built, and were barely larger that the last of the pre-dreadnoughts.
The ship had been damaged as a result of a Nationalist air attack, and was being repaired. A small internal explosion started a fire which did extensive damage. There were accusations of sabotage, but they were never substantiated.
All the best,
Bob