From:	Paul J. Adam Paul@********.demon.co.uk
Subject:	Shaping spiritual lands (was: The Value of Edu...zzzzzz)
Date:	Wed, 14 Jul 1999 19:30:21 +0100

In article <199907141804.UAA06637@*****.xs4all.nl>, Gurth
<gurth@******.nl> writes
>According to James Dening, at 10:57 on 14 Jul 99, the word on
>the street was...
>
>> Last time *we* were invaded was 1000 years ago...
>
>If you don't count the Channel Islands in WWII, actually it's a lot less
>than that -- 202 years ago, around 5 pm on 22 February this year :)

1797? Only thing I can find around then is the battle of St. Vincent on 14
February, when Jervis scattered the Spanish fleet on its way to reinforce a
French invasion force in Brest. The invasion was cancelled as a result (and
a young Commodore Nelson earned his knighthood for his actions)

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Paul J. Adam