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In spring of 1813, Lewes braced for British assault

By Dennis Forney | Mar 22, 2013

Two hundred years ago this week, as the days lengthened and winter turned slowly to spring, the people of Lewes had little to cheer them. A menacing squadron of British vessels, led by Commodore John Poo Beresford’s 74-gun ship-of-the-line Poictiers, ...

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