Dan Snow goes behind the scenes for a brand-new Napoleonic Wars discovery. Join us for an extraordinary escape story: 19 year old Charles Hare's audacious journey through enemy territory in 1809 disguised as a French customs officer, under the constant threat of being shot as an enemy spy as he travelled secretly by road and river, terrified his cover would be blown, desperate to get home.
Now, for the very first time, the National Maritime Museum is displaying the uniform and Hare's first-hand account of his amazing exploits, and History Hit has exclusive access to the process. The objects have been looked after by Hare's descendants for nearly 200 years, unknown to Napoleonic scholars until now. Together with the research and conservation, these never-before-seen artefacts open up a whole new chapter of escape and adventure from a fascinating period of history.
You can find out more about this unique story here on the National Maritime Museum's website:
http://rmg.co.uk/CharlesHare
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