Admiral, Lord Nelson ~
In
1805, British Admiral, Horatio Nelson was killed during the Battle of
Trafalgar off the coast of Spain. Most sailors were simply put to rest
at sea, but as an admiral, Nelson had to be brought back to England for
an official burial.
To
preserve his body during the voyage home, the second-in-command stored
Nelson's body in the ship's vat of rum and halted all liquor rations to
the crew. Not a bad idea, but when the ship reached port, officials
went to retrieve Nelson's body and found the vat dry.
Disregarding
good taste (in every sense), the crew had, allegedly, been secretly
drinking from it the entire way home. After that, naval rum was
referred to as "Nelson's Blood".
This, apparently, is no fiction!
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