"Truth is stranger than fiction" goes the old saying - and this blog seeks to make available to all as many stories and anectdotes as possible that highlight the strange, interesting and, sometimes, funny lives of ordinary and not-so-ordinary people down the ages, as well as share some difficult-to believe tidbits of information. Enjoy!!!
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Multiple loyalties
Jean Cavalier (1681-1740), a French baker, as a soldier fought for France, Italy, Holland and Britain - and in 1738 became a Major General in the British Army.