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
Parliament debates Jersey’s treatment of prisoners of war
- A Conservative MP in London was concerned that Jersey might have been treating German PoWs too leniently during the First World War.
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Pilot killed in private plane crash
- A pilot was killed when both engines of the plane he was flying from Jersey to Guernsey lost power and he crashed into an outbuilding.
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The telephone line between Jersey and the mainland is inaugurated
- Jersey's phones were connected by a direct line to the mainland in August 1939 via a coaxial cable that landed near Dartmouth.
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Jersey declares a state of emergency
- Bread and water were rationed in Jersey in August 1976 after the States declared a state of emergency due to drought.
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