800 French convicts led by an American who spoke no French. What could possibly go wrong? A shipment of Portuguese wine, for one thing.
On Feb 22, 1797, the "last invasion of mainland Britain" commenced.
The “Murder at the Regatta” was a story of jealousy, passion, and some say even madness that shocked and fascinated the nation, and changed the very nature of how murder was seen and prosecuted in the United States.