Black sailors at Trafalgar

John Ellis continues his painstaking research to demonstrate the presence of black sailors at the Battle of Trafalgar, a presence that has been written out of British history.

Naval service records are yielding a remarkable number of references to ‘black’ sailors and you can find John’s two latest discoveries here:

And anything that gives me a reason to include J M W Turner’s painting of ‘The Fighting Temeraire’ (John Ephraim served on the Temeraire) is especially welcome!