In this Month - December

December 2, 1804: Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself Emperor of France. AHE
December 6, 1810: Surrender of Mauritius; death of Lord Clonfert. TMC: pages 343-345 AHE
December 12, 1914: Richard Patrick Russ born. AHE
December 21, 1800: HMS Sophie encounters the Spanish xebec-frigate Cacafuego and escapes by pretending a recent presence in a plague-infested port. MAC: pages 259-262 AHE based on Lord Cochrane in HMS Speedy
December 24, 1811: Damaged HMS Leopard attempting repair of leak. DI: page 262
December 25, 1811: HMS Leopard’s leak slowed with a fothering sail. DI: page 262
December 25, 1812: Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin, and other former Leopards aboard HMS Java after the burning of HMS La Fleche. FOW: page 99
December 25, **1813**: The Nutmeg of Consolation departs from the Surprise. NOC: page 181
December 25, 1813: Christmas dinner aboard HMS Bellona off Ushant. TYA: page 208
December 28, 1811: HMS Leopard still laboring to eastwards without a rudder. DI: page 264
December 29, 1812: HMS Java defeated by USN Constitution. FOW: pages 113-124 AHE

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