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- 21: The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey …he one is arrived at the height of a sea-officer's ambition, the other has high hopes of a second and far more congenial marriage with the beautiful [[Chr… *'''[[Jack Aubrey]] (Rear Admiral John Aubrey)''' [[Royal Navy|Naval]] officer, newly promoted to flag rank14 KB (2348 words) - 09:34, 24 November 2010
- Blue at the Mizzen [[Jack Aubrey]] is in high feather after the successful capture of a [[Turkey|Turkish]] treasure-gall… …uritius Command]]'' as a book that is grounded in actual history. Admiral Lord [[Thomas Cochrane|Cochrane]], whose career had provided a foundation for '…11 KB (1805 words) - 09:30, 24 November 2010
- Articles of War …aching be performed diligently by a chaplain in holy orders, and that the Lord's Day be observed according to law. All [[Admiral|flag officer]]s and all persons belong to His Majesty's ships or vessels o…20 KB (3467 words) - 09:31, 24 November 2010
- Glorious First of June … a British fleet under Lord [[Richard Howe|Howe]] and a French fleet under Admiral [[Louis Villaret-Joyeuse]]. While a tactical victory for the British, it w… …undred plus guns ships of the line. His flagship was the ''[[Montagne]]''. Admiral Villaret-Joyeuse slipped past the Brest blockade in May of 1794, while the…8 KB (1360 words) - 10:40, 17 August 2008
- Sidney Smith … of the Bath|KCB]] (21 June, 1764 – 26 May, 1840), was the British [[admiral]] of whom [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] said, "That man made me miss my destiny".… …al [[Thomas Graves]] at the [[Battle of the Chesapeake]] in 1781 and under Admiral Rodney at the [[Battle of the Saintes]] and in consequence was given his f…18 KB (3010 words) - 09:30, 24 November 2010
- Royal Navy …nguished by the different colours of the flags carried by the respective [[admiral]]s belonging to the same. The management of the British navy-royal, under the lord high admiral of Great Britain, is entrusted to principal officers and commissioned offi…2 KB (283 words) - 03:32, 17 June 2007
- Summary for The Letter of Marque …ner with Admirals Russell and Schank - balloons - gift of [[Horatio Nelson|Lord Nelson's]] letter - wickedness of the [[France|French]]. …n at Guy's - Blaine, Wray and Ledward have got away, probable collusion on high - Jack now prosperous, but little chance of reinstatement - Stephen descri…6 KB (994 words) - 03:41, 12 April 2008
- Duke of Clarence …strict disciplinarian. Politically he was not popular with the King or the high command of the Navy. …ed a sea-going command as an admiral. In 1827 he was appointed [[Lord High Admiral]]. One of his reforms was to abolish the use of the [[cat of nine tails|ca…1 KB (237 words) - 17:59, 9 February 2011
- Summary for 21: The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey … [[Sam Panda]], Jack’s natural son by an African woman, now a prelate of high rank – and his influence defuses the situation. …orders. Leyton blusters, but fortunately he remembers that Stephen is in high favour with the [[Duke of Clarence]] and so climbs down. Returning to the…4 KB (658 words) - 01:23, 12 November 2007
- Admiralty …ficially known as 'The Commissioners for Executing the Office of Lord High Admiral'. …[HMS Surprise (novel)|HMS Surprise]]'' occupies the chronological place of Lord Barham but is not to be identified with him, since Barham had been a capab…2 KB (374 words) - 19:24, 5 May 2008
- Barret Bonden …ockquote>Jack…had a soldier in front of him, and as their swords clashed high so a pikeman drove under his right arm, ripping the flesh outside his ribs… …lished as a Norton paperback 1991. p. 169.</ref> superior even to Viscount Lord Nelson. Jack thinks equally highly of the man he considers his "real coxsw…11 KB (1817 words) - 17:20, 31 January 2009
- Transcription for 21 ''''Oh come, my lord,' said Stephen, 'what you say sounds''' 'My lord,' said Jack, 'even an admiral cannot overrule17 KB (3054 words) - 03:01, 12 November 2007
- Charles Douglas [[Rear Admiral]] '''Sir Charles Douglas, 1st Baronet of Carr''' (b. 1727 – d. 17 Ma… …Sir Charles Dashwood (a midshipman present at the time who later became an admiral himself), for having the idea for the maneuver, but it is a subject of muc…8 KB (1261 words) - 09:29, 24 November 2010
