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Thread #98892 Message #1965986
Posted By: Charley Noble
13-Feb-07 - 09:42 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: nelsons victory at copenhagen
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: nelsons victory at copenhagen
One additional "footnote": the famous Royal Navy surgeon Dr. F. Dogbody lost his "larboard" leg at the Battle of Copenhagen, as commemorated by James Normal Hall (coauthor of Mutiny on the Bounty) in a book of the same name as the good Doctor. Of course Dr. Dogbody is also said to have regaled his friends with at least 9 other versions of how he lost his leg. I have taken the liberty of composing a ballad which while it can't do justice to the stories at least summarizes them: Click here and search for lyrics!