Louis must have been hungry Chris, did he get a Coke with it? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris & Caroline" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 10:35 AM Subject: [HantsLife] On this day 20 May > > On this day...... 20 May > > > > *1216:* Prince Louis, the Dauphin of France, landed in Kent to assist > English rebels, and quickly took Sandwich. > > *1339:* A French and mercenary Genoese fleet attacked English merchant > shipping in Plymouth Sound, then landed on the shore to raid the four > small villages that made up the community of Plymouth at that time. > However, word of their presence had reached the elderly Earl of Devon, > Hugh Courtenay, who force-marched his militia to the Sound, arriving just > as the French and Italians were firing the villages. A bloody fight > ensued, with the raiders finally driven back to their ships. > > *1756:* Rear Admiral Byng, who had been belatedly dispatched with a fleet > to relieve the besieged British garrison on Minorca, engaged the French > fleet under de la Galissonniere off Port Mahon. The action was indecisive > and Byng decided to withdraw to Gibraltar with some of his ships having > suffered serious damage. Minorca subsequently fell, and Byng was tried by > court martial and executed the following spring on 14 March. > > *1858:* During the Second China War, British and French ships bombarded > the Taku Forts at the mouth of the Peiho River, forcing them to surrender. > > *1900:* During an action with Boers, Lance Corporal Mackay of the Gordon > Highlanders repeatedly braved enemy fire to tend wounded men lying in the > open. He was awarded the Victoria Cross. > > *1915:* Lieutenant Commander Nasmith took the submarine HMS /E-11/ through > the extremely dangerous Dardanelles Straits and began a devastatingly > successful patrol in the Sea of Marmora against Turkish shipping > supporting the Gallipoli campaign. His exploits won him the Victoria > Cross. > > *1941:* Following the fall of mainland Greece, the Germans launched their > largest ever airborne operation in an effort to seize Crete - Operation > /Merkur/. The operation opened with heavy air attacks, followed by the > paratroopers and gliders of the German 7th Parachute Division aiming to > secure airfields at Maleme and the beach at Canea. A second wave headed > for the airfields at Retimo and Heraklion. The paratroopers suffered very > heavy casualties from the defending Greek, New Zealand and British troops; > the German divisional commander was killed and his deputy was seriously > wounded. The fighting hung in the balance for a few days, as the Royal > Navy caught and sank ships carrying German Mountain troops to the island. > But eventually Maleme airfield fell and the Germans were able to fly in > reinforcements. General Freyberg conceded defeat on 28 May and Allied > forces retreated to the south coast for evacuation by the Royal Navy. > Sergeant Hulme of the New Zealand Canterbury Regiment was awarded the > Victoria Cross for repeated acts of gallantry during the week-long > fighting, including stalking and eliminating no less than eight enemy > snipers. Following their losses on Crete, German forces never again > mounted a major airborne attack. > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.14 - Release Date: 20/05/2005 > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE-LIFE Mailing List ==== > Chris and Caroline Hayles, Eastleigh, Hampshire > List Administrators: [email protected] > Home of SOUTHERN LIFE(UK) > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~villages > EMAIL: [email protected] > > FAMILY WEBSITE: http://www.chayles.freeserve.co.uk > Over 1,600 villages in HAMPSHIRE, BERKSHIRE, DORSET > ISLE OF WIGHT, SURREY, WEST SUSSEX,and WILTSHIRE village history,parish > church history, village photographs, and other useful information for > genealogy. Lots of links to other useful sites > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > >

Britains first Sandwich bar, Ben!! I think Louis sold it to McDonalds!! Chris Ben Skeates wrote: > Louis must have been hungry Chris, did he get a Coke with it? > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris & Caroline" > <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 10:35 AM > Subject: [HantsLife] On this day 20 May > > >> >> On this day...... 20 May >> >> >> >> *1216:* Prince Louis, the Dauphin of France, landed in Kent to assist >> English rebels, and quickly took Sandwich. >> >> *1339:* A French and mercenary Genoese fleet attacked English >> merchant shipping in Plymouth Sound, then landed on the shore to raid >> the four small villages that made up the community of Plymouth at >> that time. However, word of their presence had reached the elderly >> Earl of Devon, Hugh Courtenay, who force-marched his militia to the >> Sound, arriving just as the French and Italians were firing the >> villages. A bloody fight ensued, with the raiders finally driven >> back to their ships. >> >> *1756:* Rear Admiral Byng, who had been belatedly dispatched with a >> fleet to relieve the besieged British garrison on Minorca, engaged >> the French fleet under de la Galissonniere off Port Mahon. The >> action was indecisive and Byng decided to withdraw to Gibraltar with >> some of his ships having suffered serious damage. Minorca >> subsequently fell, and Byng was tried by court martial and executed >> the following spring on 14 March. >> >> *1858:* During the Second China War, British and French ships >> bombarded the Taku Forts at the mouth of the Peiho River, forcing >> them to surrender. >> >> *1900:* During an action with Boers, Lance Corporal Mackay of the >> Gordon Highlanders repeatedly braved enemy fire to tend wounded men >> lying in the open. He was awarded the Victoria Cross. >> >> *1915:* Lieutenant Commander Nasmith took the submarine HMS /E-11/ >> through the extremely dangerous Dardanelles Straits and began a >> devastatingly successful patrol in the Sea of Marmora against Turkish >> shipping supporting the Gallipoli campaign. His exploits won him the >> Victoria Cross. >> >> *1941:* Following the fall of mainland Greece, the Germans launched >> their largest ever airborne operation in an effort to seize Crete - >> Operation /Merkur/. The operation opened with heavy air attacks, >> followed by the paratroopers and gliders of the German 7th Parachute >> Division aiming to secure airfields at Maleme and the beach at >> Canea. A second wave headed for the airfields at Retimo and >> Heraklion. The paratroopers suffered very heavy casualties from the >> defending Greek, New Zealand and British troops; the German >> divisional commander was killed and his deputy was seriously >> wounded. The fighting hung in the balance for a few days, as the >> Royal Navy caught and sank ships carrying German Mountain troops to >> the island. But eventually Maleme airfield fell and the Germans were >> able to fly in reinforcements. General Freyberg conceded defeat on >> 28 May and Allied forces retreated to the south coast for evacuation >> by the Royal Navy. Sergeant Hulme of the New Zealand Canterbury >> Regiment was awarded the Victoria Cross for repeated acts of >> gallantry during the week-long fighting, including stalking and >> eliminating no less than eight enemy snipers. Following their losses >> on Crete, German forces never again mounted a major airborne attack. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.14 - Release Date: 20/05/2005 >> >> >> ==== HAMPSHIRE-LIFE Mailing List ==== >> Chris and Caroline Hayles, Eastleigh, Hampshire >> List Administrators: [email protected] >> Home of SOUTHERN LIFE(UK) >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~villages >> EMAIL: [email protected] >> >> FAMILY WEBSITE: http://www.chayles.freeserve.co.uk >> Over 1,600 villages in HAMPSHIRE, BERKSHIRE, DORSET >> ISLE OF WIGHT, SURREY, WEST SUSSEX,and WILTSHIRE village >> history,parish church history, village photographs, and other useful >> information for genealogy. Lots of links to other useful sites >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >> >> >> > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE-LIFE Mailing List ==== > Chris and Caroline Hayles, Eastleigh, Hampshire > List Administrators: [email protected] > Home of SOUTHERN LIFE(UK) > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~villages > EMAIL: [email protected] > > FAMILY WEBSITE: http://www.chayles.freeserve.co.uk > Over 1,600 villages in HAMPSHIRE, BERKSHIRE, DORSET > ISLE OF WIGHT, SURREY, WEST SUSSEX,and WILTSHIRE village > history,parish church history, village photographs, and other useful > information for genealogy. Lots of links to other useful sites > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. 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