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Foreign News
February 13, 1871
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
A French transport ship carrying over 1,250 troops wrecked on rocks off Cape La Hogue, Normandy, France, in the English Channel, with all aboard perishing. Intelligence reached London on February 11, casting gloom over the city.
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Fearful Calamity
London, February 11.—Intelligence has just been received in this city of a marine disaster of a most appalling character, which took place at sea a few miles off Cape La Hogue, a headland of France, in Normandy, forming the northwest extremity of the Peninsula of Cotentin, in the English Channel, opposite the Island of Alderney.
A French transport, heavily laden, and on which were upwards of twelve hundred and fifty troops, was wrecked among the rocks off the coast and all on board perished.
The sad intelligence has cast a gloom over the entire city, and further particulars of the disaster are anxiously awaited.
London, February 11.—Intelligence has just been received in this city of a marine disaster of a most appalling character, which took place at sea a few miles off Cape La Hogue, a headland of France, in Normandy, forming the northwest extremity of the Peninsula of Cotentin, in the English Channel, opposite the Island of Alderney.
A French transport, heavily laden, and on which were upwards of twelve hundred and fifty troops, was wrecked among the rocks off the coast and all on board perished.
The sad intelligence has cast a gloom over the entire city, and further particulars of the disaster are anxiously awaited.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Naval Affairs
What keywords are associated?
French Transport Wreck
Cape La Hogue Disaster
Troops Perished
English Channel Shipwreck
Where did it happen?
Cape La Hogue, Normandy, France
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Cape La Hogue, Normandy, France
Outcome
all on board perished, upwards of twelve hundred and fifty troops.
Event Details
A French transport, heavily laden with upwards of twelve hundred and fifty troops, was wrecked among the rocks off the coast a few miles off Cape La Hogue in the English Channel.