CarveHerName on Nostr: #OnThisDay, 3 Aug 1798, British woman Nancy Ann Perriam serves in the naval Battle of ...

#OnThisDay, 3 Aug 1798, British woman Nancy Ann Perriam serves in the naval Battle of the Nile against the French aboard HMS Orion. She prepared the cartridges for the guns, normally a job for young boys known as powder monkeys.

A pub in her hometown is named the Powder Monkey after her.

More info: https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-108438

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