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Lines, on the brilliant victory over the combined fleets of France and Spain

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(1) Lines, on the brilliant victory over the combined fleets of France and Spain
Permanent URLhttps://digital.nls.uk/74891863
Description" ... October the 21st, 1805". First line reads: Britons, rejoice! - our bulwarks once again. In one column with an illustration above the title. At foot of text: Manchester, Nov. 8, 1805. G. W.
ShelfmarkCrawford.EB.1710
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Form / genre: Miscellaneous > Ephemera > Broadsides
Images > Pictures > Illustrations
Dates / events: 1805 [Date printed]
Trafalgar, Battle of, 1805 [Date/event in text]
1800-1900 [Date printed]
Places: Europe > United Kingdom > England > Greater Manchester > Manchester urban district > Manchester (inhabited place) [Place printed]
Subject / content: Ballads
Woodcuts (prints)
Naval warfare
Victories
British (modern)
Person / organisation: Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805 [Subject of text]
Britons [Subject of text]

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Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
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English ballads
DescriptionCollection of 2,300 broadside ballads, mostly printed in England in the 19th century. Topics range from courtship, crime, disasters and emigration to fashion, theatre, politics, laments sports and old age. Includes ballads on Scotland and Ireland. Part of the Crawford Collections on deposit from the Balcarres Heritage Trust.
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  • Reproduced with permission from materials on loan to the National Library of Scotland from the Balcarres Heritage Trust.
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Form / genre: Miscellaneous > Ephemera > Broadsides
Dates / events: 1800-1900 [Date printed]

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