1784, The Battle of Mudeford

by Mike Powell

 
   
 

This is the true story of one of the largest and most audacious smuggling runs to take place along the south coast of England; the resulting battle between the smugglers of Christchurch and the Customs Officials and the Navy which took place at Mudeford on Christchurch Bay; the death of William Allen, Captain of HM Sloop Orestes and the famous murder trial at the Old Bailey which followed.

ISBN 9781897887011

         
     

84 pages

many b&w illustrations


Currently Out of Print