Name

Douglas Impressment

Description

Press gangs operated in Douglas, seizing Manx men for the Royal Navy. The Island that had lost its merchant fleet to Crown seizure now lost its men to Crown impressment. The fishermen and sailors who had worked the Irish Sea routes were taken for service in wars that had nothing to do with them.

Date

1811

Place

Douglas, Isle of Man

People Involved

Chapter 15

Type

Military