Racer

Posted by grammont on Thursday 19th of November 2020 17:12

The citadel at Verdun housed British POW's during the Napoleonic Wars. The book 'The depot for prisoners of war at Norman Cross, Huntingdonshire 1796 to 1816' surprisingly includes, as an appendix,

Private Register of his Fellow Prisoners at Verdun, kept, during his confinement there, 1804-1816, by Naval Cadet John Hopkinson, who was later Rector of Alwalton, near Peterborough, with, in the last column, notes added later in his life.

Amongst those listed is

Daniel Nuller, Lieutenant of the Racer, who arrived at Verdun on 28th October 1810

Obviously a mis-transcription of the surname and the date of arrival is supposedly the same as when he was captured, which given its over 240 miles from Calais to Verdun looks impossible.

Posted by David Bevan on Thursday 19th of November 2020 11:20

I believe he was a POW for 2 years

Posted by Richard Bateman on Thursday 24th of September 2020 19:51

Is there any information on Lt Daniel Miller following Racer's capture by the French in 1810?