On open sea or dry land nail your colours to the mast

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  • Description

    Sculpture by Alec Peever Jack Crawford, a local sailor who fought against the Dutch in the Battle of Camperdown in 1797, saved Britain from invasion by nailing the Admiral’s colours to the mast. He became a national hero.

  • Owner

    El Bingle

  • Source

    Flickr (Flickr)

  • License

    What does this mean? Attribution-NonCommercial License

  • Further information

    Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/34657395@N04/6858346183/
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 7 years, 3 months ago
    Viewed: 952 times
    Picture Taken: Unknown

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