7th August 1802
Napoleon lays into Jersey in the French press
Napoleon accused Jersey of granting asylum to criminals condemned to death, then sending them on raiding missions back into France. Once there, they were robbing and murdering anyone they came across and destroying their houses. According to the section of the French press under Napoleon’s control, this was being coordinated by the British government in London.
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Other events that occured in August
ITV broadcasts final episode of Island at War
- Island at War was a tale of life in the occupied Channel Islands. Taking inspiration from real-life events, it was set on a fictional island.
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Pioneering human rights advocate John Lilburne dies
- John Lilburne was one of the most famous political prisoners of his day and inspired part of the American Constitution.
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Explorer Major General Edward Thompson Dickson dies
- St Helier-born Edward Dickson saw much of the world at a time when travel was a far more arduous process than it is today.
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Jersey’s military government is dissolved
- The Channel Islands’ political recovery from the Occupation of the Second World War was swift, even if the physical scars remain.
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