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The Grand Bosq: Fautrart, Martin, Le Marchant
Le Bosq and the Royal Hotel: the Grand Bosqfind out more
What Sarah Fyers saw from a window in Gibraltar
Sarah Fyers was with her father with the garrison in Gibraltar in 1801, a few days before her wedding to Cornelius Mann, when she witnessed the first part of the Battle of Algeciras from the breakfast room. A handwritten copy of her eyewitness account is in the Dobree-Mann collection held at the Library. She was a close relation by marriage of James de Saumarez, who played a crucial part in the battle and eventual victory.find out more
French Dirt is the Worst
An amusing anecdote from a Methodist pioneer in the island.find out more
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