(September 17, 2021 at 9:33 am)Mister Agenda Wrote: I heard the Brits once hanged a monkey for being a French spy, but not sure if true....
That’s generally considered folklore, as there is no record of monkeys on French ships. However, it’s not inconceivable that it was based on real events. Attend -
During the Napoleonic wars, young boys (generally 12-15 years old) aboard ship were employed to prime the ship’s cannon immediately before and during a battle. A common nickname for these kids was ‘powder monkeys’. It’s just possible that one or more of them were captured and hanged as spies.
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson