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Re: Did Oran-revenge thirsting Surcouf attack Brit
Posted by: Brian Donald ()
Date: September 09, 2003 11:05PM

<HTML>Nonny,
Don't forget that Vichy French gunners exacted revenge of sorts when they damaged Royal Navy warships at Dakar, Senegal, in 1940, forcing Britian and the Free French to beat a hasty retreat from this West African French colony which the Free French intended to 'liberate' in 1940.</HTML>

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Did Oran-revenge thirsting Surcouf attack British Nonny 09/09/2003 07:11PM
Re: Did Oran-revenge thirsting Surcouf attack Brit Brian Donald 09/09/2003 11:05PM
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