古德明《征服英语》之英语军事故事，古德明，香港英语教育作家，他开了一个《征服英语专栏》，在专栏中专门用英语写了世界近代史上的军事小故事，用英语讲述历史中那些惊心动魄的战争。
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in 1800, the 54th foot regiment of the british army was sent to egypt. on reaching malta, the soldiers' wives had to return to england. unfortunately the two ships carrying them were captured by the french.
with typical gallic gallantry, the french returned the women to the british base at minorca, where an irish regiment was garrisoned. soon news reached minorca that the egyptian expedition had suffered a disaster and most of the men of the 54th were lost. the widows, seeking consolation, now married men of the irish garrison.
but fate had not finished with them yet. the irish soldiers were later sent to egypt themselves, where they learned that the 54th regiment's expedition had not foundered, nor had the regiment ceased to exist. the erstwhile "widows" found themselves with two husbands. in the end just one of the previous husbands took back his wife.
