Author: Edward Pelham BrentonPublisher: London : H. Colburn
ISBN:
Category : Admirals
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Life and Correspondence of John, Earl of St. Vincent, G.C.B., Admiral of The Fleet, &c. &c. &c
Author: Edward Pelham BrentonPublisher: London : H. Colburn
ISBN:
Category : Admirals
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Life and Correspondence of John, Earl of St. Vincent, G.C.B., Admiral of The Fleet, &c. &c. &c.
Author: Edward Pelham BrentonPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385573858
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1838.
Life and Correspondence of John, Earl of St. Vincent, G.C.B., Admiral of The Fleet, &c. &c. &c
Author: Edward Pelham BrentonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Admirals
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Life and correspondence of John, Earl of St. Vincent, Admiral of the fleet
Author: Edward Pelham BrentonLife and Correspondence of John, Earl of St Vincent, G.C.B
Author: Captain Edward Pelham Brenton R.N.Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1908902310
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
Earl St. Vincent was not only an excellent administrator, a fine sailor and undaunted defender of the Royal Navy. He was also eclipsed in the tomes of history by his more famous protégé, Lord Nelson. Sir John Jervis had served for many years with distinction before Nelson’s birth; defending Jamaica from privateers and pirates, distinguishing himself during the Seven Years war and War of American Independence. This two-volume biography by Captain Brenton, a contemporary (albeit junior) of both naval heroes, goes some way to fixing the void in the record of Earl St Vincent. The biography includes much of the original documentation and letters of the period when the invasion of the British isles was a real possibility as the French and Spanish turned from enemies to allies and joined their naval might together. At that time Sir John Jervis was in command of squadrons in the Channel, as he had been beforehand in the Mediterrean, enforcing a blockade that strangled the commerce of Spain and France. During those times that ships escaped port, Jervis and his subordinates hunted them without mercy, the most striking example being the battle of St. Vincent. Although outnumbered by his Spanish opponents, Sir John led fifteen of his ships on. The following anecdote is told of the initial contact before the battle: "There are eight sail of the line, Sir John" "Very well, sir" "There are twenty sail of the line, Sir John" "Very well, sir" "There are twenty five sail of the line, Sir John" "Very well, sir" "There are twenty seven sail of the line, Sir John" "Enough, sir, no more of that; the die is cast, and if there are fifty sail I will go through them" His entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography states that — "His importance lies in his being the organizer of victories; the creator of well-equipped, highly efficient fleets; and in training a school of officers as professional, energetic, and devoted to the service as himself." An excellent and detailed read. Author — Captain Edward Pelham Brenton R.N. (1770-1844)
John Bull
Author: Life and correspondence of John, earl of St. Vincent
Author: Edward Pelham BrentonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Guide to Microforms in Print
Author: Life and Correspondence of John, Earl of St. Vincent
Author: Edward Pelham BrentonPublisher: Franklin Classics
ISBN: 9780341785316
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
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Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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