Fishermen from which English port were reputed to have hung a monkey during the Napoleonic Wars, thinking it was a French spy?
Monkey hanger Monkey hanger "Monkey hanger" is a colloquial nickname by which people from the town of Hartlepool in north eastern England are sometimes known. According to local folklore, the term originates from an incident in which a monkey was hanged in Hartlepool, England. During the Napoleonic Wars, a French ship of the type "chasse marée" was wrecked in a storm off the coast of Hartlepool. The only survivor from the ship was a monkey, allegedly dressed in a French army uniform to provide amusement for the crew. On finding the monkey on the beach, some locals decided to hold an impromptu
British Army during the Napoleonic Wars British Army during the Napoleonic Wars The British Army during the Napoleonic Wars experienced a time of rapid change. At the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars in 1793, the army was a small, awkwardly administered force of barely 40,000 men. By the end of the period, the numbers had vastly increased. At its peak, in 1813, the regular army contained over 250,000 men. The British infantry was "the only military force not to suffer a major reverse at the hands of Napoleonic France." In 1793, shortly before Britain became involved in the French Revolutionary Wars, the army consisted of