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All the code words are Latin, which gives a bit of context for one of the famous one-word telegrams of the 19th century. After conquering the Indian province of
by dash2 6y ago
All the code words are Latin, which gives a bit of context for one of the famous one-word telegrams of the 19th century. After conquering the Indian province of Sindh, Charles Napier sent back "peccavi" (I have sinned).
- jfk13 6y agoExcept that apparently he didn't actually send it, at least according to this account: http://www.historyworld.net/Articles/PlainTextArticles.asp?aid=zah&pid=937 http://www.historyworld.net/Articles/PlainTextArticles.asp?a...