Capo Noli, the first battle of Horatio Nelson in Liguria found guns and cannons of a French ship – The Republic

A rifle of 1783 emerges from history. It ‘s just the first clue, he fished in the waters of Noli, the epochal battle of Capo Noli which saw the English ships, carrying a young Horatio Nelson, Admiral future hero of Trafalgar, face (and beat) the French fleet. By signs of a fisherman and then from the investigation of a local diving and finally the recognition of the underwater core of supervision of Liguria was discovered a sunken treasure. The shell of one of the French ships is almost entirely disappeared, consumed by the sea, but the exhibits, guns, rifles, containers, are still under there. The time (and the sea) has only wrapped with concretions them.

“It is a very important discovery – said the Regional Councillor for Tourism, Ilaria Cavo – which enhances and raises the Liguria as common site of underwater archeology, this is only the first discovery which could be followed by others. it is the first naval battle which won Horatio Nelson, the finds can be traced to a French ship. with the supervision we will continue the research, then we will understand what to do with this treasure. “

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hypothesis of the region’s or the creation of a real underwater archaeological park to be set in an archaeological site sottìacqua system, throughout Liguria. Or, if the findings prove too fragile or at least much better usable surface, then: “Oragnizzeremo, with the supervision of Liguria, a museum that would collect these findings and give them a context that contextualizes them and appreciates them.”

Topics:

liguria

Capo Noli

underwater archeology

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Horatio nelson