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Le Journal De La Passerelle N°88 2ème ANNEE N° 88 GRATUIT Novembre 2020 Ceux -ci ont pour mission de viser les Qui a tué Nelson officiers ennemis lors des combats. L'amiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve retiré à Cadix, appareille le 19 octobre avec une flotte franco-espagnole de 33 vaisseaux, dont 15 espagnols pour gagner Naples. Il rencontre un peu au Il s'agit du sergent Robert Guillemard ème sud-est du cap Trafalgar (Espagne, Après plusieurs heures de combat, du 16 régiment d'infanterie de ligne Andalousie), la flotte britannique vers 13 h, le capitaine Thomas Hardy, qui se trouve sur la hune du mât commandée par l'amiral Horatio Nelson commandant du HMS Victory, réalise d’artimon du Redoutable. Pendant la de 27 vaisseaux, pour l'une des batailles que Nelson n'est plus à ses côtés. Il se bataille, il reconnait Nelson à son navales la plus célèbre de l'histoire. Les retourne et le voit à genoux sur le pont, magnifique uniforme, ajuste son tire et flottes convergent l'une vers l'autre. avant de s'effondrer la face contre le l’abat d’un coup de fusil. 21 octobre 1805, les flottes pont de son navire et de lui dire, en un 1826, est publiés 2 tomes à Paris "les Mémoires de Robert Guillemard, sergent britannique et franco-espagnole souffle à la retraite" . s'affrontent. Au matin, William Beatty, "Hardy, je pense qu'ils ont enfin réussi, ma Les 2 ouvrages racontent les aventures chirurgien du HMS Victory (100) navire colonne vertébrale est touchée" . amiral, parle à Nelson qui se prépare au Il est touché à l'épaule gauche, le d’un jeune conscrit de 1805, originaire combat. A ce moment-là Nelson écrit sa poumon traversé, puis frappé à la de Six-Fours dans le Var prière : colonne vertébrale par un tireur du http://bibliotheque-martial- lapeyre.napoleon.org/Default/digital- `` Que le grand Dieu, que j'adore, accorde à Redoutable (78). Alors qu'il est emmené viewer/c-2751 mon pays et pour le bénéfice de l'Europe en au chirurgien, il lui avoue dans un râle : général, une grande et glorieuse victoire et "Vous ne pouvez rien faire pour moi. Il L’auteur et l’éditeur de l’ouvrage qu'aucune faute de personne ne la ternisse ne me reste que peu de temps à vivre". assurent que cette histoire est et que l'humanité après la victoire soit la Il meurt 3 h après avoir été touché, véridique. Rapidement, beaucoup caractéristique prédominante de la flotte continuant à donner ses instructions à doutent de l’authenticité de ce récit et britannique. ses seconds et prononce ces derniers notent plusieurs incohérences. 1830, Pour moi individuellement, je confie ma vie finalement, le véritable auteur de cet à celui qui m'a fait et que sa bénédiction mots "Dieu et mon pays ". ouvrage, Alexandre Lardier, marin sous s’appuie sur mes efforts pour servir l’Empire et bon connaisseur du monde fidèlement mon pays. La seule satisfaction que les français de la marine, effrayé par l’impact de ses A lui je me résigne et la juste cause qui tirent de la bataille de Trafalgar est la fausses mémoires, avoue dans une m'est confiée de défendre. mort de l’un de ses plus redoutables lettre publiée dans les Annales Amen. Amen. Amen. ennemis, l’amiral anglais Horatio Nelson. maritimes et coloniales (1830, tome II, A Trafalgar, les ordres venant de terre On a cherché en France comme en p. 184 lui ont ordonné, face à la coalition, de Angleterre à savoir qui est le marin ou https://diffusion.shom.fr/loisirs/decouve battre en retraite, mais il place sa soldat qui a tué l'amiral. rte-du-littoral/documents- lunette sur son œil borgne et répond à historiques/annales-maritimes-et- ses hommes 1er hypothèse : coloniales-1830-tome2.html ) que "I don’t see the message" (Je ne vois pas le 1813, Robert Southey, auteur de Guillemard n’est qu’un personnage message). "The Life of Horatio, Lord Nelson" d’imagination et ses prétendus Nelson, pour galvaniser ses hommes, (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/947/9 mémoires, un roman historique. fait hisser un message par pavillons qui 47-h/947-h.htm GB), assure que Nelson L’histoire de Robert Guillemard devient historique est tué par un tireur d’élite embusqué continue d’être rapportée. Six-Fours, "England expects that every man will do his sur le vaisseau Redoutable armé d’une une avenue et un centre de la jeunesse duty" (L'Angleterre attend de chacun carabine de Versailles. Une arme portent son nom. Toulon, la longue rue qu'il fasse son devoir). précise dans la marine française en longeant l’ancienne corderie de dotation aux meilleurs tireurs. l’arsenal, où se trouve notamment le DIFFUSION UNIQUEMENT PAR MAIL Page 1 sur 7 2ème ANNEE N° 88 GRATUIT Novembre 2020 service historique de la défense, porte sens en plein combat au corps à corps Miss Unsinkable également le nom de Robert Guillemard. entre 2 grands vaisseaux de ligne Louis André Manuel Cartigny, dernier portant à eux deux près de 200 canons Quel point commun y a-t-il entre les survivant de la bataille de Trafalgar (né à de tout calibre provoquant une épaisse RMS Olympic, Titanic et Gigantic Hyères le 1 er septembre 1791), meurt le fumée de par leurs tirs réguliers, laissent rebaptisé Britannic de la classe Olympic 21 mars 1892 à Hyères. La reine Victoria à penser que Nelson n'est pas tuer par ? Ce sont 3 sister-ships! Tous les 3 mis qui séjourne dans la ville se fait un tireur d’élite, mais par une balle en service pour la White Star Line! représenter aux obsèques (à Trafalgar, il provenant d’une grêle de tirs venant des Certaines personnes ont plus de a 14 ans, mousse à bord du Redoutable). hunes du Redoutable. Rien n'empêche chance que d'autres, mais aussi D’après Cartigny, c’est un coup de feu de penser que les gabiers dans les vraiment beaucoup de poisses de se parti des haubans du Redoutable qui tue haubans, soient armés pour des tirs de retrouver au mauvais endroit au Nelson. masse sur le pont ennemi. mauvais moment et ce plusieurs fois de suite. C'est le cas de Violet Constance 2ème hypothèse : Jessop qui a survécu sur une période de Il est admis aujourd’hui que Nelson 5 ans aux 3 naufrages historiques de est tué par hasard, par une balle qui ne géants de la mer. lui est pas spécialement destinée. La jeune Violet n’aurait pas dû vivre Janvier 1978, un article de Pierre bien longtemps, car elle a contracté très Lorain publié dans le n°56 de la Gazette Timbre GB commémorant le 200 th jeune une tuberculose qui faillit des armes démontre anniversaire de la bataille de Trafalgar, l’emporter. Mais, elle combattit la (http://www.histoirepassion.eu/?1805- 2005. maladie avec force. Le-capitaine-Lucas-raconte-la-perte-de- 1908, Violet trouve un poste de son-vaisseau-le-Redoutable-a ), après femme de chambre à bord du paquebot l'étude de la balle extraite du corps de RMS Orinoco de la Royal Mail Line (21 Nelson par le chirurgien du HMS Victory novembre 1906, l'Orinoco entre en et conservé de nos jours comme une collision en rade de Cherbourg avec le relique. L'HMS Victory, fait partie paquebot allemand Kaiser Wilhelm der officiellement de la Royal Navy. L’arme Grosse). qui a tué Nelson ne peut être une 1910, Violet est à bord du paquebot carabine de Versailles à canon rayé mais Majestic de la White Star Line (un des plutôt une arme d’infanterie à canon Timbre Gibraltar, soldat gardant Nelson commandant du Majetic, Edward Smith, lisse. La balle est de 16,6 mm et non de dans un tonneau de rhum (seul moyen est le futur commandant du Titanic). d'éviter une décomposition prématurée). 13,5 mm de la carabine dite de 20 septembre 1911, 1 er accident et Versailles. le moins grave. Violet sert à bord du La balle qui tue Nelson est sans aucun paquebot RMS Olympic de la White Star doute tirée des hunes, à mi-hauteur Line. Alors que le bateau entame sa 5 ème d’un mât. Nelson est touché à 13 h 15, traversée de l'Atlantique. L'Olympic la balle fracasse l'épaulette gauche, navigue dans le Solent, un bras de mer qui perforant de haut en bas le poumon sépare l'île de Wight de l'Angleterre, pour casser le bas de la colonne parallèlement au croiseur HMS Hawke. vertébrale et meurt à 16 h 30. On Quelques minutes après avoir levé l’ancre, imagine mal, l'usage d'une telle arme, L'Olympic vire à tribord, son action très précise, mais lente à charger, sur un surprend le capitaine du Hawke qui bateau instable qui oscille en n’arrive pas à éviter l'abordage du HMS Victory. paquebot. Les dégâts ne sont que permanence, par forte houle, au milieu matériels. Violet s’en sort qu'avec une des mâts, vergues, voiles, cordages en Voir l'annexe sur l'état des forces en grosse frayeur. L’Olympic revient en tous genres brinqueballant dans tous les présence. service, Violet continue à servir à son bord. DIFFUSION UNIQUEMENT PAR MAIL Page 2 sur 7 2ème ANNEE N° 88 GRATUIT Novembre 2020 10 avril 1912, Violet embarque poupe, les occupants sautent les uns après comme femme de chambre à bord sur le les autres pour sauver leur vie. Violet est à RMS Titanic de la White Star Line qui 2 doigts d'y passer, elle se retrouve isolée effectue sa 1ère traversée à destination avant de sauter à l'eau.
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