Episode 28 - HMS Birkenhead

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This week we discuss the sinking of the Royal Navy troop ship HMS Birkenhead off of the Cape Colony in 1852. *Originally released 8/22/21; edited and re-uploaded 3/16/22 "Women and Children First!" - Ben Johnson, historic.uk.com Our Soldiers - W.H.G KingstonSoldier an' Sailor too (Rudyard Kipling) The Household Narrative of Current Events, April 1852- Description of the events in the episode begin on p. 87Support the show

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This week we discuss the sinking of the Royal Navy troop ship HMS Birkenhead off of the Cape Colony in 1852. *Originally released 8/22/21; edited and re-uploaded 3/16/22 "Women and Children First!" - Ben Johnson, historic.uk.com Our Soldiers - W.H.G Kingston Soldier an' Sailor too (Rudyard Kipling) The Household Narrative of Current Events, April 1852 - Description of the events in the episode begin on p. 87 Support the show

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