James Atcherley — Took Villeneuve’s Sword

Generated portrait. Not a historical photograph.

Overview

The sword-taking is already on Bucentaure — Overview. HMS Conqueror’s boarding party under Capt. James Atcherley took Villeneuve’s sword.¹

The Sword-Taking

This note covers that sword-taking only. A birth date, a later life, and a portrait stay off.

HMS Conqueror — Overview already used the boarding-party surrender. Do not invent an officer the filled notes do not name. Do not invent a later career from this page.²

Sources

• @adkin2005trafalgar
• @knight2005pursuit
• Bucentaure — Overview

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• Bucentaure — Overview
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• Villeneuve Pierre-Charles — French Admiral
• Battle of Trafalgar 1805 — Overview

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Footnotes

1. HMS Conqueror’s boarding party under Capt. James Atcherley took Villeneuve’s sword: Bucentaure — Overview, fn 7; Adkin p. 310. ↩

2. Boarding-party surrender stays on HMS Conqueror — Overview. Do not invent a birth date, a later life, a likeness, or an unnamed officer. ↩