19-08-2018, 05:09 PM
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Re: New Challenge - Statues and Monuments
Originally Posted by TessA
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Don't stress dOOd! If folks want to cheat let it be on their conscience.
It's only on a forum and not a competition that awards their skills.
I'm sure that most are genuine and those members can glow with pride at their contributions.
Originally Posted by mart
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The original post is so far back in some long threads that the purpose can get forgotten, or even never read. The thread has wandered off a few times like many do but it is possible to bring it back to your/our own photos as the OP asked for.
19-08-2018, 06:04 PM
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Re: New Challenge - Statues and Monuments
Originally Posted by Nom
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A few hours after i took this, i lost the use of my legs for 6 weeks, only partially restored.
22-08-2018, 05:11 PM
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Re: New Challenge - Statues and Monuments
Originally Posted by TessA
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That's interesting Nom.
At Trafalgar Collingwood led one line of ships, Nelson the other. By nature of having the fastest ship Collingwood attacked first before any other British ship got close, he battered the enemy Spanish Admirals ship SantaAna before being surrounded.
Then the fleet arrived to relieve him, he later had to abandon ship and continued to fight. On the death of Nelson, Collingwood assumed the command-in-chief, transferring his flag to the frigate Euryalus. Knowing that a severe storm was in the offing, Nelson had intended that the fleet should anchor after the battle, but Collingwood chose not to issue such an order: many of the British ships and prizes were so damaged that they were unable to anchor, and Collingwood concentrated efforts on taking damaged vessels in tow. In the ensuing gale, many of the prizes were wrecked on the rocky shore and others were destroyed to prevent their recapture, though no British ship was lost. .
An interesting man and not well known up here despite being Newcastle born and bred.
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