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Thread #170145 Message #4149317
Posted By: GeoffLawes
04-Aug-22 - 07:22 PM
Thread Name: Any August Songs?
Subject: RE: Any August Songs?
ADMIRAL BENBOW aka BRAVE BENBOW
The Action of August 1702 was a series of naval engagements during which Admiral John Benbow was hit by chain shot while fighting French ships in the West Indies. As a result of leg wounds received, Benbow later died at Port Royal, Kingston, Jamaica on 4 November 1702.
Action of August 1702 from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_of_August_1702
John Benbow from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Benbow
"Admiral Benbow" -Paul Clayton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99-PGCcwT1M
"Admiral Benbow" - Kimber’s Men https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylE_DN0vk00
"Admiral Benbow" - June Tabor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-j4SKhclSg
"Brave Benbow" - Paul Gwynne Phillips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-EcgYgWyr8
"Brave Benbow" - Laura Smyth and Ted Kemp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgYAvbqrpyE
"Admiral Benbow" - Bob Copper https://sussextraditions.org/record/admiral-benbow-5/
Mainly Norfolk : Admiral Benbow https://mainlynorfolk.info/copperfamily/songs/admiralbenbow.html
Link to ADMIRAL BENBOW posted above by Ged Fox