Author: Thomas Robert KeppelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
The Life of Augustus, Viscount Keppel, Admiral of the White, and First Lord of the Admiralty in 1782-3
Author: Thomas Robert KeppelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
The Life of Augustus, Viscount Keppel, Admiral of the White, and First Lord of the Admiralty in 1782-3. [Portr.].
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Author: Thomas KeppelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Admirals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Hms Centurion 1733–1769 an Historic Biographical-Travelogue of One of Britain's Most Famous Warships and the Capture of the Nuestra Senora De Covadonga Treasure Galleon.
Author: Shirley FishPublisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1504944917
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
When the Centurion and a squadron of six vessels and 1,959 men and boys set out from England in 1740, on a round-the-world expedition, they were unaware of the terrifying events that awaited them in the days ahead. The squadron, under the command of Commodore George Anson, had departed from England with every hope of a successful mission to harass and take prizes in the Spanish possessions of the Americas and in Asia. The journey proved more challenging than anticipated, and at times, it seemed nightmarish and beyond anything experienced by the crew. The ship survived two huge waves and a lightning strike. Then, there was the great loss of life amongst the crew who perished due to the devastating symptoms of scurvy. Despite these setbacks, there were moments of pure joy, especially when the Centurion captured the fabulously wealthy Manila-Acapulco Galleon in the Philippines, the Nuestra Senora de Covadonga. Throughout the Centurion's career as a royal naval warship in the eighteenth century, she played a role in the capture of Quebec during the French and Indian War and the invasion of Havana in the Seven Years War. She was also instrumental when dealing with the Barbary Corsairs of Algeria and Morocco. Amongst the famous men who sailed on this vessel were John Harrison, the inventor of the first maritime sea clock, and Joshua Reynolds, the celebrated portrait painter. The details of the journeys to the Americas, Asia, and Europe are described in this biographical-travelogue of the Centurion.
The Life of Augustus, Viscount Keppel, Admiral of the White, and First Lord of the Admiralty in 1782-3
Author: Thomas Robert KeppelPublisher: Sagwan Press
ISBN: 9781376515282
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
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The Life of Augustus, Viscount Keppel, Admiral of the White, and First Lord of the Admiralty in 1782-3
Author: Thomas Robert KeppelPublisher: London : H. Colburn
ISBN:
Category : Admirals
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
The War of the American Revolution
Author: Robert W. CoakleyPublisher: Defense Department
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The war of the American Revolution
Author: Robert W. CoakleyPublisher:
ISBN: 9780160800795
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Catalogue of Mayer Free Library, Bebington. Established January 1st, 1866. Lending Department. Miles Pilling Elsby, Honorary Librarian
Author: Mayer Free Library (Bebington, England)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Catalogue of Mayer Free Library, Bebington. Established January 1st, 1866
Author: AnonymousPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 338548880X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
The Warrior, the Voyager, and the Artist
Author: Kate FullagarPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300249276
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
A portrait of empire through the biographies of a Native American, a Pacific Islander, and the British artist who painted them both Three interconnected eighteenth-century lives offer a fresh account of the British Empire and its intrusion into Indigenous societies. This engaging history brings together the stories of Joshua Reynolds and two Indigenous men, the Cherokee Ostenaco and the Raiatean Mai. Fullagar uncovers the life of Ostenaco, tracing his emergence as a warrior, his engagement with colonists through war and peace, and his eventual rejection of imperial politics during the American Revolution. She delves into the story of Mai, his confrontation with conquest and displacement, his voyage to London on Cook’s imperial expedition, and his return home with a burning ambition to right past wrongs. Woven throughout is a new history of Reynolds, growing up in Devon near a key port in England, becoming a portraitist of empire, rising to the top of Britain’s art world and yet remaining ambivalent about his nation’s expansionist trajectory.