On the 2d of July an elegant entertainment was given by Lieutenant-general De Narva, admiral in the Spanish navy, to Admiral Purvis, and the officers of the...
Hi Thought you might like to see the new release by Geoff Hunt. If you are into Trafalger prints you'll love this one. It shows Victory, Temeraire and Neptune...
[Off the coast of Africa] Much injury having been done to the African coasting trade by small French privateers, fitted out at Sénégal, Captain Edward Henry...
On the 5th of July, at 3 p.m., in latitude 43° 41' north, and longitude 34° west, the British ship-sloop Bonne-Citoyenne, of 18 carronades, 32-pounders, and...
Napoleon, 39 years old, wins a costly if ultimately decisive French victory at the two-day battle of Wagram (July 5 and July 6) ... During the night the...
This was an interesting report, but I had to read the whole thing through to understand which ship was British and which French (they both having French ...
Merci, David!! ================================== On the 7th of July, as a British squadron, composed of the 74-gun ships Implacable, Captain Thomas Byam...
[Senegal expedition, off Africa's coast] [See prelude to this entry on July 4] On the 7th in the evening the expedition, amounting to 14 sail of vessels,...
[Senegal expedition] On the 9th the French commandant marched out to attack the British, and Major Maxwell, supported by the boats, rapidly advanced to meet...
This getting better and better. On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 5:10 AM, brainstrainer61 ... -- Dave Bennett, VE7YJ Aldergrove, BC "Be who you are, say what you feel,...
[Senegal expedition] ... [From another account] The Solebay, 32 guns, Captain Edward Henry Columbine, was engaged in the reduction of Babaque Island in the...
Napoleon concludes an armistice with the Archduke Charles. It was to last initially for one month, with the Austrians to withdraw from certain territories....
[Senegal expedition] ..... and on the morning of the 13th it was discovered, that the French (probably the militia, who were disaffected) had broken the boom,...
On the 14th of July Lieutenant Henry Robert Battersby, at the head of a detachment of the British 18-gun brig-sloop Scout's seamen and marines, attacked a...
I will be out of town for approximately 1 week. I don't have any entries for the next few days anyway regarding the naval aspect of the bicentennial...
Building My Dinghy of Dreams By the Dinghy Builder Himself, Admiral Dingy! I will follow in the wake of not only Bolitho, but Patrick O'Brien Aubry as well. ...
Dear Friends, Health problems here. While vacationing, I was taken to a small community Emergency Room and diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism. They sent me...
On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 7:31 AM, brainstrainer61 ... Take of yourself first. These offerings are interesting, but not at the expense of your health. -- Dave...
My dear Strainer, Hope you clear all that nasty clotting successfully. Your good luck that they caught it in time and are able to treat it. Better than...
In consequence of the sailing of the Scheldt expedition having been protracted beyond the expected period, the trial of Admiral Lord Gambier did not commence...
According to the latest intelligence from Portugal, Sir Arthur Wellesley, having formed a junction with General Cuesta, was marching towards Madrid. Joseph...
On the 28th of July, in the morning, the British 74-gun ship Excellent, Captain John West, being at an anchor off Triest, discovered an enemy's convoy standing...
You may know of the 1868 Ironclad Monitor HMVS Cerberus, currently a breakwater off Black Rock near Melbourne, that was the genesis of the design of most major...
[The Scheldt expedition] On the 29th, in the morning, the transports containing Lieutenant-general Sir John Hope's division of the troops joined ; and in the...
Health update: I am home from the hospital. Huzzah! ... [The Scheldt expedition] The same gale, on the morning of the 30th, obliged the ships of war and...
[The Scheldt expedition] ..... and on the morning of the 31st opened a cannonade upon the town and fort of Veer ; which latter mounted 38 guns, and was...
[The Scheldt expedition] The appearance of this force and the incessant fire of the rockets induced the Dutch commandant, Van-Bogart, in the course of the...
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