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<div>The '''Ringle''' is a two masted topsail [[schooner]], of the type known as a [[Baltimore clipper]]. [[Jack Aubrey]] won her from [[Heneage Dundas]] in a game of [[backgammon]] in the opening chapter of ''[[The Commodore (novel)|The Commodore]]''. Like others of her type, she is a very fast sailer and can point much further into the wind than a square-rigged ship. She is used by Aubrey as a tender to his 74-gun ship ''[[HMS Bellona]]'' in ''[[The Commodore (novel)|The Commodore]]'' and ''[[The Yellow Admiral (novel)|The Yellow Admiral]]''. The ''Ringle'' also appears in ''[[The Hundred Days]]'' and ''[[Blue at the Mizzen]]''.<ref> [http://http://www.ctbasses.com/misc/BruceTrinque/]</ref>.<br />
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The ''Ringle'' is named after Ken Ringle, a ''Washington Post'' journalist who sent a book about Baltimore clippers to [[Patrick O'Brian]] in 1992 just before he wrote the final chapters of ''The Wine-Dark Sea''. O'Brian was so grateful that he introduced the ''Ringle'' into the books and named it after the man who had introduced him to the type<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/feed/a19768-2000jan8.htm Washington Post article on O'Brian]</ref>.<br />
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<div>POB describes the Ringle as a topsail schooner in Capt.1 of the Commodore.<br />
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<div>The '''Ringle''' is a two masted topsail [[schooner]], of the type known as a [[Baltimore clipper]]. [[Jack Aubrey]] won her from [[Heneage Dundas]] in a game of [[backgammon]] in the opening chapter of ''[[The Commodore (novel)|The Commodore]]''. Like others of her type, she is a very fast sailer and can point much further into the wind than a square-rigged ship. She is used by Aubrey as a tender to his 74-gun ship ''[[HMS Bellona]]'' in ''[[The Commodore (novel)|The Commodore]]'' and ''[[The Yellow Admiral (novel)|The Yellow Admiral]]''. The ''Ringle'' also appears in ''[[The Hundred Days]]'' and ''[[Blue at the Mizzen]]''.<br />
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The ''Ringle'' is named after Ken Ringle, a ''Washington Post'' journalist who sent a book about Baltimore clippers to [[Patrick O'Brian]] in 1992 just before he wrote the final chapters of ''The Wine-Dark Sea''. O'Brian was so grateful that he introduced the ''Ringle'' into the books and named it after the man who had introduced him to the type<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/feed/a19768-2000jan8.htm Washington Post article on O'Brian]</ref>.<br />
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This is something direct from John's lexicon project from the old wiki. I'm not sure why he had both, but left it that way so as not to make his reloading more difficult. --[[User:LadyShelley|LadyShelley]] 19:17, 14 July 2007 (BST)<br />
:I had not thought of that, but it wasn't even displaying as a redlink so I fixed it to do that. [[User:Aquinas|Aquinas]] 19:33, 14 July 2007 (BST)<br />
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== Thanks! ==<br />
Hey Adam, thanks for the nice welcome, and for adding to my entry. I have to re-read the books before I'll be comfortable adding anything about the plots, so that's very helpful! <br />
--[[User:Kimmysanders|Kimmysanders]] 10:19, 3 October 2007 (BST)<br />
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Adam what is this 'sort key' thing popping up in the recent changes for pages? What does it do? --[[User:LadyShelley|LadyShelley]] 02:59, 2 May 2008 (BST)<br />
:Trying to think of a word for it! Categories list according to the first letter of the article name. That is fine for Marlin spike of Cannon ball. However, for people's names, do we want P-reserved K-illick listed under P or K? I decided that names should be listed under the surname initial not the first name initial so Thomas P-ullings is listed with Sam P-anda. Of course Sidney Smith didn't need fixing :-). This is done by simply adding the name order to the Category name template, see <nowiki>[[Category:Category name'''|Lastname, Firstname''']]</nowiki><br />
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[[User:Aquinas|Aquinas]] 11:20, 2 May 2008 (BST)<br />
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Hi Adam: <br><br />
I am new here. I have added three pages: [[sloop]], [[capstan]], and [[longitude]]. I have noticed on some existing pages that there are categories listed at the end of the article. How do I include such categories to the pages I have added? I would also appriciate any feed back on the pages I have created. I would like some confirmation that I am on the right track before I do too much more.<br />
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Thanks<br><br />
Bruce<br><br />
[[User:Brucep|Bruce]] 16:21, 5 January 2009 (GMT)<br />
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<blockquote>This question was answered on my discussion page. Thank you! [[User:Brucep|Bruce]] 17:32, 5 January 2009 (GMT)</blockquote><br />
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==Bosun, your duty awaits.==<br />
I fear your attention may be needed at User talk:LauraBrenneman. There's likely a more appropriate way for me to deal with the issue, but I know it not.[[User:Czrisher|Czrisher]] 23:57, 12 December 2010 (UTC)<br />
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plse take a look at Nathaniel Martin. I seem to have screwed up the reference tags I attempted to add. can you get me back on course?<br />
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<div>Reverend '''Nathanial Martin''' is an eager, if accident-prone, naturalist and friend of [[Stephen Maturin]]. <br />
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Martin first appears in ''[[The Ionian Mission]]'' as a chaplain traveling on [[HMS Worcester]] commanded by [[Jack Aubrey]]; delays in the arrival of his ship, ''HMS Berwick'', allows Martin and Stephen to become friends. At first Martin is a fellow enthusiast and companion for Stephen while collecting various plants and animals. By the tenth novel, [[The Far Side of the World]], Martin is also Stephen's assistant in the sickbay. <br />
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{{Spoiler|The Far Side of the World through The Wine-Dark Sea}}<br />
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Reverend Martin, never successfully acclimates to life at sea. He is shocked at the severe punishments given to the men; one of his first experiences in [[Mediterranean Sea|the Mediterranean]] includes a [[Punishment aboard ship|flogging around the fleet]]. In response to his outrage, he writes a pamphlet attacking punishment practices in the [[Royal Navy]], sinking any future naval employment. <br />
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Martin joins the crew of ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|Surprise]]'' after Aubrey is [[dismissed the service]] as Stephen's assistant surgeon. He and Stephen have several successful collecting expeditions while Surprise is a [[Letter of marque (document)|letter of marque]], but Martin senses he is no longer the welcome member of the crew he once was in the eyes of Jack. Martin's anxiety is further compounded when a female stowaway, [[Clarissa Oakes (character)|Clarissa Oakes]] is discovered. Martin is infatuated with her, though he is married, and fears his indiscretion has resulted in a venereal disease. After Stephen discovers Martin is actually poisoning himself with doses of mercury for a non-existent problem, Martin is sent back to England to settle on a modest living offered by Jack.<br />
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== Encounters with animals ==<br />
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Nathanial Martin, while an enthusiastic naturalist, suffers from several painful encounters with said wildlife.<br />
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On meeting Stephen in ''The Ionian Mission'', Martin explains he lost an eye to an owl who was defending her nest. <ref>The Ionian Mission Norton ppbk pg 87</ref> He is badly bitten by an owl-faced night ape while exploring the rainforest <ref>[[The Far Side of the World]] HarperCollins ppbk pg 163</ref> and is bitten again by a camel on first reaching the African shore <ref>[[Treason's Harbour]] Norton ppbk pg 159</ref>.<br />
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<div>'''Santa Maura''' is the modern day island of [[Lefkas]] located in the Ionian sea. It is one of the seven Ionian islands; Corfu, Paxos, Lefkas, Ithaca, Kephalonia, Zakynthos, and Kythira (Κέρκυρα, Παξοί, Λευκάδα, Ιθάκη, Κεφαλλονιά, Ζάκυνθος, Κύθηρα). The island was called Santa Maura by the Venetians.<br />
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In classical Greece, Lefkas or Leucas, left little historical record. It received brief mention by Herodotos as an ally of Athens at the battle of Salamis 480 BC. Following the Roman conquest of Greece in 198 BC, Lefkas remained an insignificant corner of the empire. <ref> Nonetheless, Roman engineers first dug the canal across the isthmus connecting the island from the mainland. The canal provided a shorter and safer passage down the island’s leeward side.</ref> In 31 BC the Battle of Actium between Mark Anthony and Octavius Caesar, took place off the island’s north coast. <br />
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In the Byzantine period, Lefkas again faded from historical view until the crusades of the 11th. and 12th. centuries. The sack of Constantinople in 1204 brought the Ionian islands to Venice. In 1293 Lefkas was given as a dowry to the Orsini family who as Counts of Kephalonia were subjects of Venice. It was the Orsini family which built the fortress of Santa Maura at the isthmus to protect the island. The island remained a Venetian possession until 1479 when it fell to the Turks. It remained under Turkish control until 1684 when the Venetians regained control of the island.<br />
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'''Napoleonic period'''<br />
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Napoleon’s conquest of Venice in 1797 incorporated Lefkas into the French state. In 1798 a joint Russo-Ottoman force under Admiral Ushakov evicted the French. The Russo- Ottaman allies sought to establish an island republic of the Ionian islands, the ''Septinsular Republic''. The project failed as the ''Treaty of Tilsit'' in 1807 returned the island to French rule. In 1809, the British captured Kephalonia, Kythera and Zakynthos, and took Lefkas in 1810. <ref> HMS Warrior landed 1,900 soldiers under John Oswald on Kephalonia, causing the immediate surrender of the island's garrison. The nearby islands of Zakynthos and Ithaca quickly followed. In March 1810, HMS Magnificent, HMS Montagu, and HMS Belle Poule landed a British and Greek force on Santa Maura under John Oswald. He successfully beseiged the fortress and secured the island. </ref> Lefkas remained under British rule and subsequent protection as''The United States of the Ionian Islands'' until it was incorporated in the new Greek state in 1864.<br />
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== In the canon ==<br />
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Santa Maura appears in [[Treason's Harbour]] and [[The Ionian Mission]] to provide historical context to the narrative. In TH, Aubrey in command of the [[Surprise]] delivers a convoy from [[Malta]] to Santa Maura. Their course brings them in sight of Ithaka which O’Brian uses to humorously contrast the characters of Aubry and Maturin. As the mythic home of Ulysses, Maturin is eager to “ bear away for the sacred spot” but is chagrined by Aubrey’s strict adherance to his sense of naval duty and limited appreciation of classic literature. In Aubrey’s view “ the fellow was no seaman.. but with no more than log, lead, and lookout, an officer-like commander would have found his way home from Troy a d-d sight quicker than that. Hanging around in port and philandering, that was what it amounted to, the vice of navies from the time of Noah to that of Nelson. “ Aubrey concludes: “In any case, he was here to conduct his convoy into Santa Maura, not to gape at curiosities.” <ref> TH, omnibus HC edition, Norton, page 3157</ref> O’Brian frequently places his characters in situations of mutual miscomprehension to provide humour and underline their essential characters. <br />
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Santa Maura is the source for the rich scarlet coloured cloth which Aubrey's seamen use for waistcoats for their shore-going rigs. After a period ashore in Malta while the Surprise refits, an inspection reveals them berefit of all their everyday clothes save for their shore going finery. <ref> TH, omnibus HC edition, Norton, page 3024</ref> The crew's donation of "the famous silky crimson cloth from Santa Maura" also clothes [[Laura Fielding]] after her flight from Malta aboard the Surprise. <ref>TH, omnibus HC edition, Norton, page 3209</ref> The character of Laura Fielding stands in contrast to [[Diana Villiers]] hence the colour may also have a symbolic significance which also contrasts with the blue usually associated with Villiers. <br />
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<div>'''Santa Maura''' is the modern day island of [[Lefkas]] located in the Ionian sea. It is one of the seven Ionian islands; Corfu, Paxos, Lefkas, Ithaca, Kephalonia, Zakynthos, and Kythira (Κέρκυρα, Παξοί, Λευκάδα, Ιθάκη, Κεφαλλονιά, Ζάκυνθος, Κύθηρα). The island was called Santa Maura by the Venetians.<br />
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In classical Greece, Lefkas or Leucas, left little historical record. It received brief mention by Herodotos as an ally of Athens at the battle of Salamis 480 BC. Following the Roman conquest of Greece in 198 BC, Lefkas remained an insignificant corner of the empire. <ref> Nonetheless, Roman engineers first dug the canal across the isthmus connecting the island from the mainland. The canal provided a shorter and safer passage down the island’s leeward side.</ref> In 31 BC the Battle of Actium between Mark Anthony and Octavius Caesar, took place off the island’s north coast. <br />
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In the Byzantine period, Lefkas again faded from historical view until the crusades of the 11th. and 12th. centuries. The sack of Constantinople in 1204 brought the Ionian islands to Venice. In 1293 Lefkas was given as a dowry to the Orsini family who as Counts of Kephalonia were subjects of Venice. It was the Orsini family which built the fortress of Santa Maura at the isthmus to protect the island. The island remained a Venetian possession until 1479 when it fell to the Turks. It remained under Turkish control until 1684 when the Venetians regained control of the island.<br />
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'''Napoleonic period'''<br />
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Napoleon’s conquest of Venice in 1797 incorporated Lefkas into the French state. In 1798 a joint Russo-Ottoman force under Admiral Ushakov evicted the French. The Russo- Ottaman allies sought to establish an island republic of the Ionian islands, the ''Septinsular Republic''. The project failed as the ''Treaty of Tilsit'' in 1807 returned the island to French rule. In 1809, the British captured Kephalonia, Kythera and Zakynthos, and took Lefkas in 1810. <ref> HMS Warrior landed 1,900 soldiers under John Oswald on Kephalonia, causing the immediate surrender of the island's garrison. The nearby islands of Zakynthos and Ithaca quickly followed. In March 1810, HMS Magnificent, HMS Montagu, and HMS Belle Poule landed a British and Greek force on Santa Maura under John Oswald. He successfully beseiged the fortress and secured the island. </ref> Lefkas remained under British rule and subsequent protection as''The United States of the Ionian Islands'' until it was incorporated in the new Greek state in 1864.<br />
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== In the canon ==<br />
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Santa Maura appears in [[Treason's Harbour]] and [[The Ionian Mission]] to provide historical context to the narrative. In TH, Aubrey in command of the [[Surprise]] delivers a convoy from [[Malta]] to Santa Maura. Their course brings them in sight of Ithaka which O’Brian uses to humorously contrast the characters of Aubry and Maturin. As the mythic home of Ulysses, Maturin is eager to “ bear away for the sacred spot” but is chagrined by Aubrey’s strict adherance to his sense of naval duty and limited appreciation of classic literature. In Aubrey’s view “ the fellow was no seaman.. but with no more than log, lead, and lookout, an officer-like commander would have found his way home from Troy a d-d sight quicker than that. Hanging around in port and philandering, that was what it amounted to, the vice of navies from the time of Noah to that of Nelson. “ Aubrey concludes: “In any case, he was here to conduct his convoy into Santa Maura, not to gape at curiosities.” <ref> TH, omnibus HC edition, Norton, page 3157</ref> O’Brian frequently places his characters in situations of mutual miscomprehension to provide humour and underline their essential characters. <br />
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Santa Maura is the source for the rich scarlet coloured cloth which Aubrey's seamen use for waistcoats for their shore-going rigs. After a period ashore in Malta while the Surprise refits, an inspection reveals them berefit of all their everyday clothes save for their shore going finery. <ref> TH, omnibus HC edition, Norton, page 3024</ref> The crew's donation of "the famous silky crimson cloth from Santa Maura" also clothes [[Laura Fielding]] after her flight from Malta aboard the Surprise. <ref>TH, omnibus HC edition, Norton, page 3209</ref> The character of Laura Fielding stands in contrast to [[Diana Villiers]] hence the colour may also have a symbolic significance which also contrasts with the blue usually associated with Villiers. <br />
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<div>'''Santa Maura''' is the modern day island of [[Lefkas]] located in the Ionian sea. It is one of the seven Ionian islands; Corfu, Paxos, Lefkas, Ithaca, Kephalonia, Zakynthos, and Kythira (Κέρκυρα, Παξοί, Λευκάδα, Ιθάκη, Κεφαλλονιά, Ζάκυνθος, Κύθηρα). The island was called Santa Maura by the Venetians.<br />
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In classical Greece, Lefkas or Leucas, left little historical record. It received brief mention by Herodotos as an ally of Athens at the battle of Salamis 480 BC. Following the Roman conquest of Greece in 198 BC, Lefkas remained an insignificant corner of the empire. <ref> Nonetheless, Roman engineers first dug the canal across the isthmus connecting the island from the mainland. The canal provided a shorter and safer passage down the island’s leeward side.</ref> In 31 BC the Battle of Actium between Mark Anthony and Octavius Caesar, took place off the island’s north coast. <br />
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In the Byzantine period, Lefkas again faded from historical view until the crusades of the 11th. and 12th. centuries. The sack of Constantinople in 1204 brought the Ionian islands to Venice. In 1293 Lefkas was given as a dowry to the Orsini family who as Counts of Kephalonia were subjects of Venice. It was the Orsini family which built the fortress of Santa Maura at the isthmus to protect the island. The island remained a Venetian possession until 1479 when it fell to the Turks. It remained under Turkish control until 1684 when the Venetians regained control of the island.<br />
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'''Napoleonic period'''<br />
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Napoleon’s conquest of Venice in 1797 incorporated Lefkas into the French state. In 1798 a joint Russo-Ottoman force under Admiral Ushakov evicted the French. The Russo- Ottaman allies sought to establish an island republic of the Ionian islands, the ''Septinsular Republic''. The project failed as the ''Treaty of Tilsit'' in 1807 returned the island to French rule. In 1809, the British captured Kephalonia, Kythera and Zakynthos, and took Lefkas in 1810. <ref> HMS Warrior landed 1,900 soldiers under John Oswald on Kephalonia, causing the immediate surrender of the island's garrison. The nearby islands of Zakynthos and Ithaca quickly followed. In March 1810, HMS Magnificent, HMS Montagu, and HMS Belle Poule landed a British and Greek force on Santa Maura under John Oswald. He successfully beseiged the fortress and secured the island. </ref> Lefkas remained under British rule and subsequent protection as''The United States of the Ionian Islands'' until it was incorporated in the new Greek state in 1864.<br />
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== In the canon ==<br />
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Santa Maura appears in [[Treasons Harbour (novel)|Treasons Harbour]] and [[The Ionian Mission]] to provide historical context to the narrative. In TH, Aubrey in command of the [[Surprise]] delivers a convoy from [[Malta]] to Santa Maura. Their course brings them in sight of Ithaka which O’Brian uses to humorously contrast the characters of Aubry and Maturin. As the mythic home of Ulysses, Maturin is eager to “ bear away for the sacred spot” but is chagrined by Aubrey’s strict adherance to his sense of naval duty and limited appreciation of classic literature. In Aubrey’s view “ the fellow was no seaman.. but with no more than log, lead, and lookout, an officer-like commander would have found his way home from Troy a d-d sight quicker than that. Hanging around in port and philandering, that was what it amounted to, the vice of navies from the time of Noah to that of Nelson. “ Aubrey concludes: “In any case, he was here to conduct his convoy into Santa Maura, not to gape at curiosities.” <ref> TH, omnibus HC edition, Norton, page 3157</ref> O’Brian frequently places his characters in situations of mutual miscomprehension to provide humour and underline their essential characters. <br />
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Santa Maura is the source for the rich scarlet coloured cloth which Aubrey's seamen use for waistcoats for their shore-going rigs. After a period ashore in Malta while the Surprise refits, an inspection reveals them berefit of all their everyday clothes save for their shore going finery. <ref> TH, omnibus HC edition, Norton, page 3024</ref> The crew's donation of "the famous silky crimson cloth from Santa Maura" also clothes [[Laura Fielding]] after her flight from Malta aboard the Surprise. <ref>TH, omnibus HC edition, Norton, page 3209</ref> The character of Laura Fielding stands in contrast to [[Diana Villiers]] hence the colour may also have a symbolic significance which also contrasts with the blue usually associated with Villiers. <br />
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<div>'''Halifax''' was established in 1749 by Britain to provide a strategic counter weight to New France on the Atlantic coast of North America. <br />
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In 1713 the Treaty of Utrecht gave the French territory of Acadia to Britain, but it made no serious effort to settle the area beyond the colonial capital at Annapolis Royal (Port-Royal) on the Bay of Fundy. While Britain had nominal control of Nova Scotia the area was populated by French Acadians. France continued to maintain effective control of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and sought to augment its strategic position with the construction of the fortress of Louisbourg on modern day Cape Breton island (Ile Royale). Control of the Gulf of St.Lawrence was critical both for access to Quebec and the fishing grounds of the Grand Banks.<br />
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With its large ice free harbour, Halifax provided the potential base to control the approaches to the St.Lawrence and to challenge Louisbourg, which had been returned to France in 1748 following its capture in 1745 by New England forces. Colonel Edward Cornwallis was sent with 2500 settlers to establish a settlement at what was then known as Chebucto. Halifax was founded on July 2, 1749 . The settlement was named in honour of George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, who was the President of the Board of Trade. Halifax's inner harbour was named Bedford basin in honour of John Russell, the 4th Duke of Bedford and Secretary of State for the colonies in 1749.<br />
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In the ensuing years of conflict Halifax became a significant naval base and garrison. It was the residence for the Admiral commanding the North American Station. A permanent naval dockyard was established in 1759. With the [[American Revolutionary War]], Halifax became the largest Naval base on the Atlantic coast and destination for loyalists fleeing the revolution. When General William Howe fled [[Boston]] in March 1776, he brought with him 200 officers, 3000 men, and over 4,000 Loyalist refugees. This was the first of a steady stream of refugees as Britain lost control of the American colonies. Over 100,000 loyalists fled the 13 colonies and although few remained in Halifax their numbers swelled the colony's hinterland and lead to the creation of a mercantile class which would support the city's economic development and post war transformation. In 1784 it was estimated that 1200 Loyalists had settled in Halifax. It also received a large number of Loyalist Black Americans who swelled Nova Scotia's Black community. In 1792, 1200 of these Black Nova Scotians chose to settle in Sierra Leon. When a lasting peace was finally achieved in 1815, the population of Halifax was approximately 11,156.<br />
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Halifax's military and commercial role was developed in relation to the expansion of British power in North America in the 18th century and the subsequent 'Pax Brittanica' of the 19th century. These commercial and military roles were subsequently transferred to the new confederation of Canada .<br />
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{{Spoiler|The Surgeon's Mate and The Fortune of War}}<br />
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''[[The Surgeon's Mate (novel)|The Surgeon's Mate]]'' begins: 'The Long Harbour of Halifax in Nova Scotia on a long, long summer's day, and two frigates gliding in on the tide of flood under their topsails alone:...' <ref> SM, omnibus HC edition, Norton, page 2197</ref><br />
Halifax appears in its historical setting when [[HMS Shannon]] arrives with the [[US frigate Chesapeake]] as its prize following their encounter off Boston on 1 June 1813. In ''[[The Fortune of War]]'' Aubrey, Maturin and Diana Villiers escape from Boston by virtue of the Shannon, and are thus present at its victory over the Chesapeake. In Surgeon's Mate they accompany the Shannon on its triumphant return to Halifax and share the British enthusiasm for the victory. This episode concludes with Aubrey's attendance at the funeral of [[James Lawrence|Captain Lawrence]].<br />
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While in Halifax, Aubrey meets [[Amanda Smith]], with whom he has a short and indiscreet affair. Although Aubrey quickly leaves Halifax aboard the Admiralty packet, [[The Diligence]], the dalliance continues to have consequences which subsequently appear in ''The Surgeon's Mate'' and ''[[The Yellow Admiral (novel)|The Yellow Admiral]]''. Aubrey's encounter with Amanda Smith provides an additional plot device for O'Brian to develop his themes of marriage and relationship, reality and appearances which figure strongly in The Surgeon's Mate. Among these are Jack's relationship with his wife, Diana's with Johnston, and Maturin's with Diana.<br />
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Halifax serves as their backdrop until Aubrey, Maturin and Diana Viliers depart for Portsmouth on the Diligence carry news of the victory, Maturin's intelligence and Diana's [[Blue Peter]] diamond.<br />
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A chapter by chapter look at [[The Surgeon's Mate (novel)|The Surgeon's Mate]]<br />
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== CHAPTER 1 ==<br />
''[[HMS Shannon|Shannon]]'' rapturously received in [[Halifax]] - [[Philip Broke|Broke]] semi-conscious, [[James Lawrence]] killed - [[Stephen Maturin|Stephen]] takes [[Harry Johnson|Johnson]]'s papers to [[Major Beck]],<br />
gets protection for [[Diana Villiers|Diana]] - no mail for [[Jack Aubrey|Jack]] - [[M. Harte|Harte]] and [[Andrew Wray|Wray]] in [[Admiralty]] - funeral of Lawrence - ball at Admiral's, Stephen buys frock for Diana - Stephen invited to [[Paris]] - Stephen arranges marriage, Diana reluctant - he realises she is pregnant.<br />
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== CHAPTER 2 ==<br />
Admiral's ball, [[Amanda Smith]] captures Jack - Diana asks<br />
Stephen to interfere, he refuses - Jack finds his mail, worries about [[Kimber]] - Jack, Stephen, Diana ordered home in ''[[HMS Diligence|Diligence]]'' packet - Diana asks for<br />
abortion, Stephen refuses.<br />
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== CHAPTER 3 ==<br />
''Diligence'' pursued by [[privateer]]s - unexpectedly<br />
persistent, hired by Johnson - [[great auk]]s on Banks - ''Liberty'' privateer<br />
runs on ice and sinks.<br />
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== CHAPTER 4 ==<br />
Celebrations in [[Portsmouth]] - Jack at [[Ashgrove Cottage]],<br />
children, [[Barret Bonden|Bonden]] and [[Preserved Killick|Killick]] - Stephen and Jack go to [[London]], discuss Kimber - [[Sophia Aubrey|Sophia]] has been staunch - [[Joseph Blaine|Sir Joseph Blaine]] gets Johnson's papers - he explains [[Pompeu Ponsich|Ponsich]]'s mission to the [[Baltic]] - they discuss Stephen's visit to Paris, protection for Diana - Sir Joseph recommends lawyer for Jack.<br />
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== CHAPTER 5 ==<br />
Stephen visits Diana at [[Fortesque]]'s with protection document -she unhappy, asks to come to Paris - Paris - he finds lodging for her with [[Adhemar de La Mothe|La Mothe]] - Jack visits [[General Aubrey]], now wild [[Radical]] - [[Grant|Lt Grant]] spreading rumours - Amanda writes, she is pregnant - Stephen pestered by agents provocateurs - he addresses [[Institut]], fairly successful - news of Ponsich's failure and death - Stephen returns at once.<br />
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== CHAPTER 6 ==<br />
Stephen finds Jack reading Amanda's letters in secret - they<br />
discuss [[Grimsholm]] - go to London again - Jack confesses about Amanda to Stephen - Sir Joseph explains Grimsholm, Stephen to try again - En Ramon d'Ullastret, [[Gedymin Jagiello|Jagiello]] - Jack at Admiralty - ''[[Waakzaamheid]]'' doubted because of James Grant - Jack appointed to ''[[HMS Ariel|Ariel]]'' - travels with Stephen and Jagiello to the Pool, turns out Captain Draper and guests, sails for Baltic exercising guns.<br />
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== CHAPTER 7 ==<br />
''Ariel'' at sea, gets stores from convoy and Gothenburg<br />
- fired on in the Sound - [[eider duck]]s, [[Elsinore]], [[Ophelia]] - [[James de <br />
Saumarez|Admiral Saumarez]] - Stephen's plan accepted.<br />
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== CHAPTER 8 ==<br />
''Ariel'' loads wine and tobacco, pursues Danish cat -<br />
changes to ''[[HMS Minnie|Minnie]]'' privateer, joined by ''[[HMS Humbug|Humbug]]'' -<br />
''Minnie'' aground, French officers killed in boat - pulled off - Stephen's<br />
Artemisia ruse - lousy clothes, pursuit into Grimsholm - Padri! Esteve! -<br />
Grimsholm changes sides.<br />
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== CHAPTER 9 ==<br />
Return to [[Carslcrona]], dinner with Saumarez, [[hornpipe]] and sardana - return with merchant convoy - day-blink - [[Gentleman's Relish]] turned ashore - chronometer broken - troopships weather the [[Skaw]], merchantmen turn back - fast run down Channel - ''M&eacute;duse'' and ''Jason'' off Brittany coast, ''Ariel'' damaged - embayed in Gripes Bay, ashore in [[Brittany]].<br />
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== CHAPTER 10 ==<br />
Ullastret escapes - [[Duhamel]] takes Jack, Stephen, Jagiello to Paris - [[Lexicon:dysentery|dysentery]] - Stephen apprehensive - the Temple, Rousseau, Mme Lehideux - Dr Fabre spreads the word - Jack works on privy - Jagiello on Madame.<br />
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== CHAPTER 11 ==<br />
Stephen taken for questioning, sees Diana in street -<br />
questioning gets nowhere, mention of [[Golconda]] - negotiation with Duhamel,<br />
[[Talleyrand]] - Amanda Smith married - Mme Lehideux provides pulleys - more<br />
questioning, Johnson appears - bee-hive cell - stones cleared from privy -<br />
d'Anglars and Duhamel take Jack, Stephen, Jagiello and Diana to [[Calais]] -<br />
[[William Babbington|Babbington]] in ''[[HMS Oedipus|Oedipus]]'' marries Stephen and Diana.<br />
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A chapter by chapter look at [[The Surgeon's Mate (novel)|The Surgeon's Mate]]<br />
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== CHAPTER 1 ==<br />
''[[HMS Shannon|Shannon]]'' rapturously received in [[Halifax]] - [[Philip Broke|Broke]] semi-conscious, [[James Lawrence]] killed - [[Stephen Maturin|Stephen]] takes [[Harry Johnson|Johnson]]'s papers to [[Major Beck]],<br />
gets protection for [[Diana Villiers|Diana]] - no mail for [[Jack Aubrey|Jack]] - [[M. Harte|Harte]] and [[Andrew Wray|Wray]] in [[Admiralty]] - funeral of Lawrence - ball at Admiral's, Stephen buys frock for Diana - Stephen invited to [[Paris]] - Stephen arranges marriage, Diana reluctant - he realises she is pregnant.<br />
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== CHAPTER 2 ==<br />
Admiral's ball, [[Amanda Smith]] captures Jack - Diana asks<br />
Stephen to interfere, he refuses - Jack finds his mail, worries about [[Kimber]] - Jack, Stephen, Diana ordered home in ''[[HMS Diligence|Diligence]]'' packet - Diana asks for<br />
abortion, Stephen refuses.<br />
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== CHAPTER 3 ==<br />
''Diligence'' pursued by [[privateer]]s - unexpectedly<br />
persistent, hired by Johnson - [[great auk]]s on Banks - ''Liberty'' privateer<br />
runs on ice and sinks.<br />
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== CHAPTER 4 ==<br />
Celebrations in [[Portsmouth]] - Jack at [[Ashgrove Cottage]],<br />
children, [[Barret Bonden|Bonden]] and [[Preserved Killick|Killick]] - Stephen and Jack go to [[London]], discuss Kimber - [[Sophia Aubrey|Sophia]] has been staunch - [[Joseph Blaine|Sir Joseph Blaine]] gets Johnson's papers - he explains [[Pompeu Ponsich|Ponsich]]'s mission to the [[Baltic]] - they discuss Stephen's visit to Paris, protection for Diana - Sir Joseph recommends lawyer for Jack.<br />
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== CHAPTER 5 ==<br />
Stephen visits Diana at [[Fortesque]]'s with protection document -she unhappy, asks to come to Paris - Paris - he finds lodging for her with [[Adhemar de La Mothe|La Mothe]] - Jack visits [[General Aubrey]], now wild [[Radical]] - [[Grant|Lt Grant]] spreading rumours - [[Amanda Smith]] writes, she is pregnant - Stephen pestered by agents provocateurs - he addresses [[Institut]], fairly successful - news of Ponsich's failure and death - Stephen returns at once.<br />
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== CHAPTER 6 ==<br />
Stephen finds Jack reading Amanda's letters in secret - they<br />
discuss [[Grimsholm]] - go to London again - Jack confesses about Amanda to Stephen - Sir Joseph explains Grimsholm, Stephen to try again - En Ramon d'Ullastret, [[Gedymin Jagiello|Jagiello]] - Jack at Admiralty - ''[[Waakzaamheid]]'' doubted because of James Grant - Jack appointed to ''[[HMS Ariel|Ariel]]'' - travels with Stephen and Jagiello to the Pool, turns out Captain Draper and guests, sails for Baltic exercising guns.<br />
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== CHAPTER 7 ==<br />
''Ariel'' at sea, gets stores from convoy and Gothenburg<br />
- fired on in the Sound - [[eider duck]]s, [[Elsinore]], [[Ophelia]] - [[James de <br />
Saumarez|Admiral Saumarez]] - Stephen's plan accepted.<br />
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== CHAPTER 8 ==<br />
''Ariel'' loads wine and tobacco, pursues Danish cat -<br />
changes to ''[[HMS Minnie|Minnie]]'' privateer, joined by ''[[HMS Humbug|Humbug]]'' -<br />
''Minnie'' aground, French officers killed in boat - pulled off - Stephen's<br />
Artemisia ruse - lousy clothes, pursuit into Grimsholm - Padri! Esteve! -<br />
Grimsholm changes sides.<br />
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== CHAPTER 9 ==<br />
Return to [[Carslcrona]], dinner with Saumarez, [[hornpipe]] and sardana - return with merchant convoy - day-blink - [[Gentleman's Relish]] turned ashore - chronometer broken - troopships weather the [[Skaw]], merchantmen turn back - fast run down Channel - ''M&eacute;duse'' and ''Jason'' off Brittany coast, ''Ariel'' damaged - embayed in Gripes Bay, ashore in [[Brittany]].<br />
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== CHAPTER 10 ==<br />
Ullastret escapes - [[Duhamel]] takes Jack, Stephen, Jagiello to Paris - [[Lexicon:dysentery|dysentery]] - Stephen apprehensive - the Temple, Rousseau, Mme Lehideux - Dr Fabre spreads the word - Jack works on privy - Jagiello on Madame.<br />
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== CHAPTER 11 ==<br />
Stephen taken for questioning, sees Diana in street -<br />
questioning gets nowhere, mention of [[Golconda]] - negotiation with Duhamel,<br />
[[Talleyrand]] - Amanda Smith married - Mme Lehideux provides pulleys - more<br />
questioning, Johnson appears - bee-hive cell - stones cleared from privy -<br />
d'Anglars and Duhamel take Jack, Stephen, Jagiello and Diana to [[Calais]] -<br />
[[William Babbington|Babbington]] in ''[[HMS Oedipus|Oedipus]]'' marries Stephen and Diana.<br />
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<div>'''Half Moon Street''' is located in Mayfair, adjacent to [[Sheperd Market]] in [[London]]<ref> The location is indicated on a period map in the London entry </ref>. It runs north south from Piccadilly street nearby Green park. In the 18th. century aristocrats, gentry and the fashionable moved west to Mayfair. Half Moon street consisted of town houses. In the following centuries these Georgian homes were subdivided into fashionable middle class apartments and hotels.<br />
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Half Moon Street perhaps has had greater prominence in fiction than in reality. It was the address of ''Bernie Wooster'' of P.G.Wodehouse’s novels. It also figures in a novel by Paul Theroux which was subsequently made into a movie of the same name. <br />
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'''In the Canon'''<br />
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Half Moon Street is the location of the residence of [[Diana Villiers]] and [[Stephen Maturin]] after their marriage aboard the HMS Oedipus when returning to England at the end of [[The Surgeon's Mate (novel)|The Surgeon's Mate]]. The house is described as a “handsome modern house...shining with fresh white paint and new-furnished with elegant but fragile satinwood” with an olive tree growing in the billiard room.<ref>O'Brian, Patrick. ''The Ionian Mission''. Omnibus Edition, Norton p2559</ref> From here Diana reestablishes herself as a society hostess despite the odium of her “ill-judged connections in India and the United States.” <ref>O'Brian, Patrick. ''The Ionian Mission''. Omnibus Edition, Norton p2569</ref> Maturin continues to live separately at [[The Grapes]] save for his duties as host at Half Moon. In [[The Reverse of the Medal]] Maturin returns to the house in Half Moon Street to learn that Diana has left him and run off with [[Jagiello]].<ref>O'Brian, Patrick. ''The Reverse of the Medal''. Omnibus Edition, Norton p3711</ref> This development echoes Maturin's earlier visit in [[Desolation Island]], when he goes to [[Clarges Street]] in search of Villiers only to learn she has run off to America with [[Harry Johnson]].<br />
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== Chapter 1 ==<br />
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[[Stephen Maturin|Stephen]] and [[Diana Villiers|Diana's]] semi-detached marriage - [[Mrs Broad]]'s view - Jack temporary Captain in ''[[HMS Worchester|Worcester]]'' on [[Toulon]] [[blockade]] - Stephen's<br />
packing, Diana's presents - [[Gedymin Jagiello|Jagiello]], Nathan, reception at [[Half Moon Street]] - [[Spithead]], Stephen &amp; co nearly miss tide in coach and four - Stephen welcomed in [[Lexicon:Wardroom|wardroom]], with truffles - [[Thomas Pullings|Tom Pullings]] explains problems of commission.<br />
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== Chapter 2 ==<br />
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[[Plymouth]] - pressed men, [[Jack Aubrey|Jack's]] paper-work, manning - Jack and Stephen discuss subordination, Bach - firework gunpowder - seven parsons and [[Peter Calamy]] come aboard - unnatural and immoral philosophy - everlasting antimony pill - gundrill with fireworks - ''Worcester'' encounters ''Jemmapes'' - terrified by fireworks, Jack misjudges - Stephen wounded.<br />
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== Chapter 3 ==<br />
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Stephen convalescent, intolerant of visitors - [[Gibraltar]] -<br />
Stephen teases [[Ebenezer Graham|Prof Graham]], who tries to recruit him to Intelligence - wardroom, [[William Mowett|Mowett's]] poetry, Stephen's facetiousness exposed, Graham offended - [[Port Mahon]] - [[Nathaniel Martin]] befriends Stephen - Lieut Somers rebuked - Martin prefers [[Royal Navy|Navy]] to Grub Street - Stephen warns against tyranny of schoolmasters, authority in general - Jack visits Admiral Thornton, destroyed by blockading.<br />
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== Chapter 4 ==<br />
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Jack and [[Heneage Dundas|Hen Dundas]] discuss Admiral Thornton - Mediterranean politics - tedium of blockade - Stephen invites Martin to attend [[court martial|court-martials]] - Calamy with bull-calf - Jack depressed by court-martials - Stephen and Harrington discuss Admiral Thornton - Lord Howe at [[Glorious First of June|First of June]] - dead Maltese clerk - Stephen visits Admiral - politics, medical examination, letters from Pashas - Martin witnesses [[Punishment aboard ship|hangings and floggings]] - squadron cruising off Toulon - Jack teaching [[trigonometry]] - Jack visits Admiral Mitchell, exercises in [[tops]] - succeeds with cur-tailed joke - firework powder aggravates hangover - Mitchell was [[Punishment aboard ship|flogged round fleet]], Jack expects same.<br />
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== Chapter 5 ==<br />
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[[Handel's Messiah]] in ''Worcester'' - Harry Bennet<br />
loitering in [[Palermo]] - [[divisions]], quails - Bennet dines with Jack - Jack misses girls - Somers insubordinate, exchanged for Rowan - Hamlet, Calamy is<br />
Polonius - ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|Surprise]]'' joins squadron with post - [[William Babbington|Babbington]], commanding ''[[HMS Dryad|Dryad]]'' - [[Fanny Harte]], to marry [[Andrew Wray|Wray]].<br />
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== Chapter 6 ==<br />
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Jack lonely, Stephen ashore in [[Spain]] - studies Old Bach's<br />
Partita II - brewing bad cold - [[Awkward Davies|Awkward Davis]] joins from ''[[HMS Niobe|Niobe]]'' - [[M. Harte|Harte]] gives Jack orders for Barka - ''Worcester'' and ''Dryad'' joined by ''Polyphemus'' with [[rhinoceros]] aboard - wardroom, Mowett and Rowan dispute about poetry - [[France|French]] are in [[Medina]] - Jack reluctant, point-of-honour fight - attacks Medina, French won't fire - Jack refuses to land [[Royal Marines|Marines]] - no action.<br />
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== Chapter 7 ==<br />
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Jack defends his acts to Thornton - Harte's orders were wrong<br />
- Jack dissatisfied - Port Mahon, now Spanish - Stephen gone to [[Ciudadela]] - the Crown, amorous melting [[Mercedes]] - Stephen, not a moment to lose,<br />
spouse-breach - to be taken to planned meeting of agents - Jack offended -<br />
crew depressed - Stephen ashore, night on French coast - [[bittern]] -<br />
meeting with Leclerc - disorganization, confusion - Stephen rescues Graham.<br />
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== Chapter 8 ==<br />
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Jack and Admiral Thornton - Stephen defends Graham to Mr Allen, capitulation of Colombo - Graham not so proud, agrees to correct Rowan's verses - mumps, wardroom terrified, Graham declines invitation - dressing up for Messiah - ''Worcester'' suffering in her timbers - ''Surprise'', the French are out! - chase to westward - Jack explains [[weather gage]], again - [[Ireland|Irish]] pennants - Stephen sleeps, wakes to heavy weather, changed wind - French decline battle, escape to Toulon - ''Worcester'' begins to break up.<br />
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== Chapter 9 ==<br />
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''Worcester'' rejoins squadron - Jack visits Admiral again - Thornton dying - Jack ordered to Ionian Islands with ''Surprise'' - Jack visits Harte with Allen and Graham - politics, [[Kutali]], Marga - Babbington in ''Dryad'' to go in company - Jack happy, back in ''Surprise'', [[Preserved Killick|Killick's]] filthy temper - [[Barret Bonden|Bonden]] and [[Joe Plaice|Plaice]] discuss luck - poetry contest in wardroom, draw - Stephen takes swim in early morning - nearly causes loss of [[prize]] - [[Greece|Greek]] pirates - silver dollars and [[pieces of eight]] - Babbington rejoins, carrying thirty-eight women - Greek pirates killed by [[Mustapha]].<br />
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== Chapter 10 ==<br />
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Mesenteron, no sign of Ismail - Graham on cowardice - negotiations with Ismail - Awkward Davis begged off flogging - [[passing for gentleman]], Jack explains - ''Torgud'' and ''Kitabi'' sighted - Mustapha - 36-pounder guns on ''Torgud'' - Bonden talks to Ezekiel Evans - marble balls - [[Kutali]] - Father Andros describes situation and [[Sciahan Bey]] - visit to town, Ghegs, Tosks etc - Catholic Bishop - wooden guns in citadel - meal with Sciahan Bey, Jack declares alliance without consultation.<br />
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== Chapter 11 ==<br />
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Ropeway - ''Dryad'' sent to Kephallonia for guns - quarrel with Graham - gun transports held back by wind - wolf hunt - [[spotted eagle]]s - rumour, Ismail appointed by [[Sultan]] - Jack's spirits low - deputations from Kutali - Graham sets off overland to [[Constantinople]] - returns with news, Mustapha has stolen the guns - ''Surprise'' sails to intercept ''Torgud'' in Corfu channel - action - ''Torgud'' boarded and sunk - Tom Pullings sabred on the face.<br />
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<div>'''Clarges Street''' is located in Mayfair, [[London]] <ref> The location is indicated on a period map in the London entry </ref> east of [[Half Moon Street]]. It runs north from Piccadilly opposite Green park. In the 18th. century aristocrats, gentry and the fashionable moved west to Mayfair. Clarges street consisted of town houses and apartments.<br />
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'''In the Canon'''<br />
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7 Clarges Street is where [[Diana Villiers]] takes rooms on her return from America sometime after the events in [[HMS Surprise (novel)|HMS Surprise]] . It is here where Stephen Maturin goes in fervent hopes of rekindling their relationship, and where these hopes are dashed when he learns that Villiers has fled with Johnson back to America under a cloud of suspicion. <ref> O’Brian. Patrick, ‘Desolation Island’, Omnibus Edition, Norton pg. 1605 </ref> <br />
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Villiers is caught up in the suspicions that she is involved in the intelligence work of her acquaintance [[Louisa Wogan]] an American with connections to [[Harry Johnson]]. Wogan is detained and to be transported to Australia aboard the ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|Leopard]]''. <br />
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<div>*December 2, 1804: [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] crowns himself Emperor of [[France]]. '''AHE'''<br />
*December 6, 1810: Surrender of [[Mauritius]]; death of [[Lord Clonfert]]. [[The Mauritius Command|TMC]]: pages 343-345 '''AHE'''<br />
*December 12, 1914: [[Patrick O'Brian|Richard Patrick Russ]] born. '''AHE'''<br />
*December 21, 1800: ''[[HMS Sophie]]'' encounters the Spanish xebec-frigate ''[[Cacafuego]]'' and escapes by pretending a recent presence in a plague-infested port. [[Master and Commander (novel)|MAC]]: pages 259-262 '''AHE''' based on [[Thomas Cochrane|Lord Cochrane]] in ''[[HMS Speedy]]''<br />
*December 24, 1811: Damaged ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|HMS Leopard]]'' attempting repair of leak. [[Desolation Island (novel)|DI]]: page 262<br />
*December 25, 1811: ''HMS Leopard''’s leak slowed with a [[fothering sail]]. [[Desolation Island (novel)|DI]]: page 262<br />
*December 25, 1812: [[Jack Aubrey]], [[Stephen Maturin]], and other former Leopards aboard ''[[HMS Java]]'' after the burning of ''HMS La Fleche''. [[The Fortune of War|FOW]]: page 99<br />
*December 25, **1813**: The ''[[Nutmeg of Consolation (ship)|Nutmeg of Consolation]]'' departs from the ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|Surprise]]''. [[The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel)|NOC]]: page 181<br />
*December 25, 1813: Christmas dinner aboard ''[[HMS Bellona]]'' off [[Ushant]]. [[The Yellow Admiral (novel)|TYA]]: page 208<br />
*December 28, 1811: ''HMS Leopard'' still laboring to eastwards without a rudder. [[Desolation Island (novel)|DI]]: page 264<br />
*December 29, 1812: ''HMS Java'' defeated by ''[[USN Constitution]]''. [[The Fortune of War|FOW]]: pages 113-124 '''AHE'''<br />
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<div>*March 1, 1815: [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] lands in [[France]]. '''AHE'''<br />
*March 8, 1803: [[George III|King George’s]] message to [[Parliament]] makes clear that war is probable. '''AHE'''<br />
*March 17, 1800: ''HMS Queen Charlotte'' burns; [[James Dillon]] attempts to rescue survivors. [[Master and Commander (novel)|MAC]]: pages 84-85 AHE<br />
*March 25, [Year Unknown]: Probable date of [[Stephen Maturin]]’s birth (Lady Day)<br />
*March 25, 1812: On or about this date the American ''Alice B. Sawyer'' supposedly fired upon by ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|HMS Leopard]]''. [[The Fortune of War|FOW]]: page 153<br />
*March 25, 1812: ''[[Waakzaamheid]]'' pursues ''HMS Leopard'' in stern chase. [[Desolation Island (novel)|DI]]: page 222; [[The Fortune of War|FOW]]: pages 153, 176<br />
*March 26, 1812: ''HMS Leopard'' sinks ''Waakzaamheid''. [[Desolation Island (novel)|DI]]: page 236<br />
*March 27, 1802: [[Peace of Amiens]] between [[United Kingdom|Britain]] and France signed. '''AHE'''<br />
*March 27, 1812: ''HMS Leopard'' strikes iceberg. [[Desolation Island (novel)|DI]]: page 251<br />
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<div>'''Geoff Hunt''', born in 1948, is a British marine artist. He produced cover art for the Harper-Collins and W.W. Norton editions of the [[Aubrey-Maturin series]] and later his two earlier naval novels, ''The Golden Ocean'' and ''The Unknown Shore''. The first cover was produced for ''[[The Letter of Marque (novel)|The Letter of Marque]]'' in 1987. However, Hunt then painted covers for the previous books and for each new book as it was published.<br />
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Each cover depicts a scene from the book concerned, but sometimes the image is of general sea life rather than a specific incident. For example, ''[[Master and Commander (novel)|Master and Commander]]'' depicts a general picture of ''[[HMS Sophie]]'' in a harbour, probably [[Port Mahon]], with a ship's boat rowing past, while ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]'' shows ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|Leopard]]'' being followed by the ''[[Waakzaamheid]]'', a crucial element of the story. <br />
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''For more details about the plot, which will contain''' spoilers''', see [[Summary for The Fortune of War]]''<br />
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==Officers on [[HMS Leopard (ship)|HMS Leopard]]==<br />
* [[William Babbington]] -- Acting First [[Lieutenant]]<br />
* Byron -- Senior [[Midshipman]] (Acting Second Lieutenant)<br />
* Weatherby -- Midshipman<br />
* Hollis -- Midshipman<br />
* Forshaw -- Midshipman<br />
* Moore -- Marine Captain<br />
* Grey -- [[Carpenter]]<br />
* [[Barret Bonden]] -- [[Coxswain]]<br />
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<div>'''Clarges Street''' is located in Mayfair, [[London]] <ref> The location is indicated on a period map in the London entry </ref> east of [[Half Moon Street]]. It runs north from Piccadilly opposite Green park. In the 18th. century aristocrats, gentry and the fashionable moved west to Mayfair. Clarges street consisted of town houses and apartments.<br />
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7 Clarges Street is where [[Diana Villiers]] takes rooms on her return from America sometime after the events in [[HMS Surprise (novel)|HMS Surprise]] . It is here where Stephen Maturin goes in fervent hopes of rekindling their relationship, and where these hopes are dashed when he learns that Villiers has fled with Johnson back to America under a cloud of suspicion. <ref> O’Brian. Patrick, ‘Desolation Island’, Omnibus Edition, Norton pg. 1605 </ref> <br />
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Villiers is caught up in the suspicions that she is involved in the intelligence work of her acquaintance [[Louisa Wogan]] an American with connections to [[Harry Johnson]]. Wogan is detained and to be transported to Australia aboard the Leopard. <br />
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<div>'''Half Moon Street''' is located in Mayfair, adjacent to [[Sheperd Market]] in [[London]]<ref> The location is indicated on a period map in the London entry </ref>. It runs north south from Piccadilly street nearby Green park. In the 18th. century aristocrats, gentry and the fashionable moved west to Mayfair. Half Moon street consisted of town houses. In the following centuries these Georgian homes were subdivided into fashionable middle class apartments and hotels.<br />
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Half Moon Street perhaps has had greater prominence in fiction than in reality. It was the address of ''Bernie Wooster'' of P.G.Wodehouse’s novels. It also figures in a novel by Paul Theroux which was subsequently made into a movie of the same name. <br />
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'''In the Canon'''<br />
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Half Moon Street is the location of the residence of [[Diana Villiers]] and [[Stephen Maturin]] after their marriage aboard the HMS Oedipus when returning to England at the end of [[The Surgeon's Mate (novel)|The Surgeon's Mate]]. The house is described as a “handsome modern house...shining with fresh white paint and new-furnished with elegant but fragile satinwood” with an olive tree growing in the billiard room.<ref>O'Brian, Patrick. ''The Ionian Mission''. Omnibus Edition, Norton p2559</ref> From here Diana reestablishes herself as a society hostess despite the odium of her “ill-judged connections in India and the United States.” <ref>O'Brian, Patrick. ''The Ionian Mission''. Omnibus Edition, Norton p2569</ref> Maturin continues to live separately at the Grapes save for his duties as host at Half Moon. In [[The Reverse of the Medal]] Maturin returns to the house in Half Moon Street to learn that Diana has left him and run off with [[Jagiello].<ref>O'Brian, Patrick. ''The Reverse of the Medal''. Omnibus Edition, Norton p3711</ref> This development echoes Maturin's earlier visit in [[Desolation Island]], when he goes to [[Clarges Street]] in search of Villiers only to learn she has run off to America with [[Harry Johnson]].<br />
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<div>'''Clarges Street''' is located in Mayfair, [[London]] <ref> The location is indicated on a period map in the London entry </ref> east of [[Half Moon Street]]. It runs north from Piccadilly opposite Green park. In the 18th. century aristocrats, gentry and the fashionable moved west to Mayfair. Clarges street consisted of town houses and apartments.<br />
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'''In the Canon'''<br />
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7 Clarges Street is where [[Diana Villiers]] takes rooms on her return from America sometime after the events in HMS Surprise . It is here where Stephen Maturin goes in fervent hopes of rekindling their relationship, and where these hopes are dashed when he learns that Villiers has fled with Johnson back to America under a cloud of suspicion. <ref> O’Brian. Patrick, ‘Desolation Island’, Omnibus Edition, Norton pg. 1605 </ref> <br />
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Villiers is caught up in the suspicions that she is involved in the intelligence work of her acquaintance [[Louisa Wogan]] an American with connections to [[Harry Johnson]]. Wogan is detained and to be transported to Australia aboard the Leopard. <br />
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<div>'''Half Moon Street''' is located in Mayfair, adjacent to [[Sheperd Market]] in [[London]]. It runs north south from Piccadilly street nearby Green park. In the 18th. century aristocrats, gentry and the fashionable moved west to Mayfair. Half Moon street consisted of town houses. In the following centuries these Georgian homes were subdivided into fashionable middle class apartments and hotels.<br />
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Half Moon Street perhaps has had greater prominence in fiction than in reality. It was the address of ''Bernie Wooster'' of P.G.Wodehouse’s novels. It also figures in a novel by Paul Theroux which was subsequently made into a movie of the same name. <br />
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'''In the Canon'''<br />
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Half Moon Street is the location of the residence of [[Diana Villiers]] and [[Stephen Maturin]] after their marriage aboard the HMS Oedipus when returning to England at the end of [[The Surgeon's Mate (novel)|The Surgeon's Mate]]. The house is described as a “handsome modern house...shining with fresh white paint and new-furnished with elegant but fragile satinwood” with an olive tree growing in the billiard room.<ref>O'Brian, Patrick. ''The Ionian Mission''. Omnibus Edition, Norton p2559</ref> From here Diana reestablishes herself as a society hostess despite the odium of her “ill-judged connections in India and the United States.” <ref>O'Brian, Patrick. ''The Ionian Mission''. Omnibus Edition, Norton p2569</ref> Maturin continues to live separately at the Grapes save for his duties as host at Half Moon. In [[The Reverse of the Medal]] Maturin returns to the house in Half Moon Street to learn that Diana has left him and run off with [[Jagiello].<ref>O'Brian, Patrick. ''The Reverse of the Medal''. Omnibus Edition, Norton p3711</ref> This development echoes Maturin's earlier visit in [[Desolation Island]], when he goes to [[Clarges Street]] in search of Villiers only to learn she has run off to America with [[Harry Johnson]].<br />
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<div>'''Half Moon Street''' is located in Mayfair, adjacent to [[Sheperd Market]] in [[London]]. It runs north south from Piccadilly street nearby Green park. In the 18th. century aristocrats, gentry and the fashionable moved west to Mayfair. Half Moon street consisted of town houses. In the following centuries these Georgian homes were subdivided into fashionable middle class apartments and hotels.<br />
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Half Moon Street perhaps has had greater prominence in fiction than in reality. It was the address of ''Bernie Wooster'' of P.G.Wodehouse’s novels. It also figures in a novel by Paul Theroux which was subsequently made into a movie of the same name. <br />
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'''In the Canon'''<br />
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Half Moon Street is the location of the residence of [[Diana Villiers]] and [[Stephen Maturin]] after their marriage aboard the HMS Oedipus when returning to England at the end of [[The Surgeon's Mate (novel)|The Surgeon's Mate]]. The house is described as a “handsome modern house...shining with fresh white paint and new-furnished with elegant but fragile satinwood” with an olive tree growing in the billiard room.<ref>O'Brian, Patrick. ''The Ionian Mission''. Omnibus Edition, Norton p2559</ref> From here Diana reestablishes herself as a society hostess despite the odium of her “ill-judged connections in India and the United States.” <ref>O'Brian, Patrick. ''The Ionian Mission''. Omnibus Edition, Norton p2569</ref> Maturin continues to live separately at the Grapes save for his duties as host at Half Moon. <br />
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<div>'''Half Moon Street''' is located in Mayfair, adjacent to [[Sheperd Market]] in [[London]]. It runs north south from Piccadilly street nearby Green park. In the 18th. century aristocrats, gentry and the fashionable moved west to Mayfair. Half Moon street consisted of town houses. In the following centuries these Georgian homes were subdivided into fashionable middle class apartments and hotels.<br />
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Half Moon Street perhaps has had greater prominence in fiction than in reality. It was the address of ''Bernie Wooster'' of P.G.Wodehouse’s novels. It also figures in a novel by Paul Theroux which was subsequently made into a movie of the same name. <br />
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'''In the Canon'''<br />
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Half Moon Street is the location of the residence of [[Diana Villiers]] and [[Stephen Maturin]] after their marriage aboard the HMS Oedipus when returning to England at the end of [[The Surgeon's Mate (novel)|The Surgeon's Mate]]. The house is described as a “handsome modern house...shining with fresh white paint and new-furnished with elegant but fragile satinwood” with an olive tree growing in the billiard room.<ref>O'Brian, Patrick. ''The Ionian Mission''. Omnibus Edition, Norton p2559</ref> From here Diana reestablishes herself as a society hostess despite the odium of her “ill-judged connections in India and the United States.” <ref>O'Brian, Patrick. ''The Ionian Mission''. Omnibus Edition, Norton p2569</ref> Maturin continues to live separately at the Grapes save for his duties as host at Half Moon. <br />
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<div>Sir '''Joseph Blaine''' is a senior official in the [[Royal Navy]]'s intelligence service and is [[Stephen Maturin]]'s prime contact with the [[Admiralty]]. He is also an enthusiastic entomologist and member of the [[Royal Society]] which provides Maturin with a good cover for their frequent meetings.<br />
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Blaine first appears in [[Post Captain (novel)|Post Captain]] when he arranges for Maturin to receive an honorary position as a [[Post Captain (rank)|post captain]] for the capture of the [[Spain|Spanish]] treasure fleet so he can share in the [[prize money]]. Subsequently he is largely responsible for arranging Maturin's various secret missions. He is portrayed as a large, pale-faced man, an expert cryptographer and a master of impassive discretion, who shows little emotion except when he is excited by a rare beetle or a spectacular intelligence coup. <br />
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Blaine has a genuine personal regard for Maturin, whom he sometimes receives at his private house in [[Shepherd Market]] (a fashionable estate in the West End of [[London]], east of Hyde Park, between Curzon Street on the northern side and Piccadilly on the southern). In ''[[The Thirteen-Gun Salute]]'' and ''[[The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel)|The Nutmeg of Consolation]]'' the personal friendship of Blaine and Maturin plays an important part in both creating and resolving complications in Maturin's financial affairs. In ''[[The Mauritius Command]]'' Blaine contemplates marriage and (briefly) retirement, but by the time of ''[[The Reverse of the Medal]]'' he has abandoned both ideas.<br />
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Although Blaine works at the Admiralty, he apparently bears no official title, and in fact both he and his effective position seem to be O'Brian's invention.<br />
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This article is obviously built on the many conversations and insights of lissuns past and present. Those that readily come to mind are Peter Davis for his translation of Dutch, Henry Burrman and Don Seltzer. There are many others including Jaap Fabriek who also explained things Dutch. As such this initial reference article is a distillation and edit of those who spoke first.</div>Sic Transithttp://wiki.hmssurprise.org/phase3/index.php/Talk:WaakzaamheidTalk:Waakzaamheid2009-08-16T02:59:04Z<p>Sic Transit: crediting lissuns</p>
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<div>Sources<br />
This article is obviously built on the many conversations and insights of lissuns past and present. Those that readily come to mind are Peter Davis for his translation of Dutch, Henry Burrman and Don Seltzer. There are many others including Jaap Fabriek who also explained things Dutch. As such this initial reference article is a distillation and edit of those who spoke first.</div>Sic Transithttp://wiki.hmssurprise.org/phase3/index.php/WikiPOBia:SandboxWikiPOBia:Sandbox2009-08-16T02:42:06Z<p>Sic Transit: </p>
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<div>'''Waakzaamheid''' is a Dutch 74-gun ship which Jack Aubrey encounters in ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]''. In 1811 the Kingdom of Holland has been incorporated in the French empire. As such the Waakzaamheid is a threat to the ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|Leopard]]'' (54). The Waakzaamheid is clearly a superior force given its full compliment of crew and greater number and weight of guns. Aubrey intends to avoid an encounter: ''“ Ignominious flight is the order of the day”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1754</ref>. <br />
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''Waakzaamheid'' literally means wake-full-ness, the condition or state of alertness and ready for action. While this Dutch 74 is a fictional ship, there was a Waakzaamheid 24-guns at the [[Battle of Camperdown]] (Kamperduin) in 1797. It was captured in 1798 off Texel by [[HMS Sirius]] (36) and taken into the Royal Navy, retaining its Dutch name.<ref>James, W M. Naval History of Great Britain, p.241 </ref><br />
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{{spoiler|Desolation Island}}<br />
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==In the Canon==<br />
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Jack Aubrey first learns of the Waakzaamheid’s presence when he meets the frigate [[HMS Nymph]] at [[Recife]] who recounts being chased unrelentingly for 2 days before it escapes. The event foreshadows the Leopard’s encounter with the Waakzaamheid.<br />
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The Waakzaamheid’s long pursuit of the Leopard deep into the southern ocean is in effect in two parts. In the first part Aubrey concludes that the Waakzaamheid‘s intention is to capture the Leopard as a valuable prize, hence it is driving them south where its superior sea keeping abilities will negate the Leopard’s speed and enable it to board and capture the Leopard. The initial sighting gives way to an 8 day cat and mouse game in which the Dutch captain counters Aubrey’s every move to escape. ''“It was exactly as though he had been leaning over my shoulder last night, while I worked out our course.”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1762</ref> On the night of the 6th day, the Waakzaamheid attempts to take the Leopard by a surprise boat attack. It is thwarted when the Leopard cuts up the boats “ most dreadfully with grape-shot at two hundred yards;” <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1766</ref> The chase continues for two more days until the Leopard manages to out sail the Waakzaamheid.<br />
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Several days later, the Waakzaamheid suddenly reappears to resume the pursuit but with greater intensity and tenacity, despite a building gale which threatens their total destruction. Now the Dutch captain seems singularly bent on the Leopard’s destruction. Aubrey wonders at the Dutch captain’s motivation and concludes : ''"A bloody-minded man, I see”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1786</ref> In a long chase through the storm, each exchanges long shots from their bow and stern chassers. At the last moment, just as Aubrey is struck down, the Leopard’s shot carries away the Waakzaamheid’s foremast; it slews broadside, broaches and sinks. ''“ My God, oh my God, he said. Six Hundred men”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1791</ref><br />
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O’Brian signals the Dutch captain’s change in motivation and intention. When Aubrey first sees his adversary, he is dressed in a light blue coat with brass buttons. <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1764</ref> Later, when the chase is resumed, Aubrey glimpses the Dutch captain; ''“But now, instead of his usual light blue, he had a black coat on.” Jack wonders “ whether it is a just an odd chance, or whether we we killed some relative of his? His boy, perhaps, dead God forbid.”''<ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1779</ref> It is possible that the Leopard’s destruction of the boat attack brought about the Dutch captain’s murderous intent.<br />
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The Waakzaamheid’s long pursuit of the Leopard south of the Cape, its apparent ability to suddenly reappear, the lurid light of the gathering storm and many other aspects echo the tale of the ''‘Flying Dutchman’''. O’Brian may have chosen to incorporate the myth’s powerful images in Desolation Island.<br />
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In the opinion of many, the long pursuit of the Leopard by the Waakzaamheid is some of O’Brian’s finest writing in the [[Canon]]. In it he sustains mounting tension, suspense and dread which when resolved by the cathartic destruction of the Dutch ship, only provides a momentary respite before Aubrey and the Leopard must confront the elements of the southern ocean.<br />
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O’Brian’s mastery of this sequence is also the first wholly fictional naval battle created from the author’s imagination. In the four previous books of the canon, O’Brian’s sources were the actual historical record of battles, events and personages. In ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]'' his rich imagining arguably creates a conflict and resolution which transcends any actual historical events no matter how impressive.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval_History/Vol_II/P_240.html<br />
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http://books.google.ca/books?id=5qLpsbNdqmYC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_similarbooks_r&cad=2#v=onepage&q=waakzaamheid&f=false<br />
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<div>'''Waakzaamheid''' is a Dutch 74-gun ship which Jack Aubrey encounters in ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]''. In 1811 the Kingdom of Holland has been incorporated in the French empire. As such the Waakzaamheid is a threat to the ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|Leopard]]'' (54). The Waakzaamheid is clearly a superior force given its full compliment of crew and greater number and weight of guns. Aubrey intends to avoid an encounter: ''“ Ignominious flight is the order of the day”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1754</ref>. <br />
<br />
''Waakzaamheid'' literally means wake-full-ness, the condition or state of alertness and ready for action. While this Dutch 74 is a fictional ship, there was a Waakzaamheid 24-guns at the [[Battle of Camperdown]] (Kamperduin) in 1797. It was captured in 1798 off Texel by [[HMS Sirius]] (36) and taken into the Royal Navy, retaining its Dutch name.<ref>James, W M. Naval History of Great Britain, p.241 </ref><br />
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{{spoiler|Desolation Island}}<br />
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==In the Canon==<br />
<br />
Jack Aubrey first learns of the Waakzaamheid’s presence when he meets the frigate [[HMS Nymph]] at [[Recife]] who recounts being chased unrelentingly for 2 days before it escapes. The event foreshadows the Leopard’s encounter with the Waakzaamheid.<br />
<br />
The Waakzaamheid’s long pursuit of the Leopard deep into the southern ocean is in effect in two parts. In the first part Aubrey concludes that the Waakzaamheid‘s intention is to capture the Leopard as a valuable prize, hence it is driving them south where its superior sea keeping abilities will negate the Leopard’s speed and enable it to board and capture the Leopard. The initial sighting gives way to an 8 day cat and mouse game in which the Dutch captain counters Aubrey’s every move to escape. ''“It was exactly as though he had been leaning over my shoulder last night, while I worked out our course.”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1762</ref> On the night of the 6th day, the Waakzaamheid attempts to take the Leopard by a surprise boat attack. It is thwarted when the Leopard cuts up the boats “ most dreadfully with grape-shot at two hundred yards;” <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1766</ref> The chase continues for two more days until the Leopard manages to out sail the Waakzaamheid.<br />
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Several days later, the Waakzaamheid suddenly reappears to resume the pursuit but with greater intensity and tenacity, despite a building gale which threatens their total destruction. Now the Dutch captain seems singularly bent on the Leopard’s destruction. Aubrey wonders at the Dutch captain’s motivation and concludes : ''"A bloody-minded man, I see”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1786</ref> In a long chase through the storm, each exchanges long shots from their bow and stern chassers. At the last moment, just as Aubrey is struck down, the Leopard’s shot carries away the Waakzaamheid’s foremast; it slews broadside, broaches and sinks. ''“ My God, oh my God, he said. Six Hundred men”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1791</ref><br />
<br />
O’Brian signals the Dutch captain’s change in motivation and intention. When Aubrey first sees his adversary, he is dressed in a light blue coat with brass buttons. <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1764</ref> Later, when the chase is resumed, Aubrey glimpses the Dutch captain; ''“But now, instead of his usual light blue, he had a black coat on.” Jack wonders “ whether it is a just an odd chance, or whether we we killed some relative of his? His boy, perhaps, dead God forbid.”''<ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1779</ref> It is possible that the Leopard’s destruction of the boat attack brought about the Dutch captain’s murderous intent.<br />
<br />
The Waakzaamheid’s long pursuit of the Leopard south of the Cape, its apparent ability to suddenly reappear, the lurid light of the gathering storm and many other aspects echo the tale of the ''‘Flying Dutchman’''. O’Brian may have chosen to incorporate the myth’s powerful images in Desolation Island.<br />
<br />
In the opinion of many, the long pursuit of the Leopard by the Waakzaamheid is some of O’Brian’s finest writing in the [[Canon]]. In it he sustains mounting tension, suspense and dread which when resolved by the cathartic destruction of the Dutch ship, only provides a momentary respite before Aubrey and the Leopard must confront the elements of the southern ocean.<br />
<br />
O’Brian’s mastery of this sequence is also the first wholly fictional naval battle created from the author’s imagination. In the four previous books of the canon, O’Brian’s sources were the actual historical record of battles, events and personages. In ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]'' his rich imagining arguably creates a conflict and resolution which transcends any actual historical events no matter how impressive.<br />
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== References ==<br />
<references/><br />
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==Notes==<br />
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http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval_History/Vol_II/P_240.html<br />
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http://books.google.ca/books?id=5qLpsbNdqmYC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_similarbooks_r&cad=2#v=onepage&q=waakzaamheid&f=false<br />
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'''Waakzaamheid''' is a Dutch 74-gun ship which Jack Aubrey encounters in ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]''. In 1811 the Kingdom of Holland has been incorporated in the French empire. As such the Waakzaamheid is a threat to the ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|Leopard]]'' (54). The Waakzaamheid is clearly a superior force given its full compliment of crew and greater number and weight of guns. Aubrey intends to avoid an encounter: ''“ Ignominious flight is the order of the day”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1754</ref>. <br />
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''Waakzaamheid'' literally means wake-full-ness, the condition or state of alertness and ready for action. While this Dutch 74 is a fictional ship, there was a Waakzaamheid 24-guns at the [[Battle of Camperdown]] (Kamperduin) in 1797. It was captured in 1798 off Texel by [[HMS Sirius]] (36) and taken into the Royal Navy, retaining its Dutch name.<ref>James, W M. Naval History of Great Britain, p.241 </ref><br />
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{{spoiler|Desolation Island}}<br />
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==In the Canon==<br />
<br />
Jack Aubrey first learns of the Waakzaamheid’s presence when he meets the frigate [[HMS Nymph]] at [[Recife]] who recounts being chased unrelentingly for 2 days before it escapes. The event foreshadows the Leopard’s encounter with the Waakzaamheid.<br />
<br />
The Waakzaamheid’s long pursuit of the Leopard deep into the southern ocean is in effect in two parts. In the first part Aubrey concludes that the Waakzaamheid‘s intention is to capture the Leopard as a valuable prize, hence it is driving them south where its superior sea keeping abilities will negate the Leopard’s speed and enable it to board and capture the Leopard. The initial sighting gives way to an 8 day cat and mouse game in which the Dutch captain counters Aubrey’s every move to escape. ''“It was exactly as though he had been leaning over my shoulder last night, while I worked out our course.”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1762</ref> On the night of the 6th day, the Waakzaamheid attempts to take the Leopard by a surprise boat attack. It is thwarted when the Leopard cuts up the boats “ most dreadfully with grape-shot at two hundred yards;” <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1766</ref> The chase continues for two more days until the Leopard manages to out sail the Waakzaamheid.<br />
<br />
Several days later, the Waakzaamheid suddenly reappears to resume the pursuit but with greater intensity and tenacity, despite a building gale which threatens their total destruction. Now the Dutch captain seems singularly bent on the Leopard’s destruction. Aubrey wonders at the Dutch captain’s motivation and concludes : ''"A bloody-minded man, I see”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1786</ref> In a long chase through the storm, each exchanges long shots from their bow and stern chassers. At the last moment, just as Aubrey is struck down, the Leopard’s shot carries away the Waakzaamheid’s foremast; it slews broadside, broaches and sinks. ''“ My God, oh my God, he said. Six Hundred men”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1791</ref><br />
<br />
O’Brian signals the Dutch captain’s change in motivation and intention. When Aubrey first sees his adversary, he is dressed in a light blue coat with brass buttons. <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1764</ref> Later, when the chase is resumed, Aubrey glimpses the Dutch captain; ''“But now, instead of his usual light blue, he had a black coat on.” Jack wonders “ whether it is a just an odd chance, or whether we we killed some relative of his? His boy, perhaps, dead God forbid.”''<ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1779</ref> It is possible that the Leopard’s destruction of the boat attack brought about the Dutch captain’s murderous intent.<br />
<br />
The Waakzaamheid’s long pursuit of the Leopard south of the Cape, its apparent ability to suddenly reappear, the lurid light of the gathering storm and many other aspects echo the tale of the ''‘Flying Dutchman’''. O’Brian may have chosen to incorporate the myth’s powerful images in Desolation Island.<br />
<br />
In the opinion of many, the long pursuit of the Leopard by the Waakzaamheid is some of O’Brian’s finest writing in the [[Canon]]. In it he sustains mounting tension, suspense and dread which when resolved by the cathartic destruction of the Dutch ship, only provides a momentary respite before Aubrey and the Leopard must confront the elements of the southern ocean.<br />
<br />
O’Brian’s mastery of this sequence is also the first wholly fictional naval battle created from the author’s imagination. In the four previous books of the canon, O’Brian’s sources were the actual historical record of battles, events and personages. In ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]'' his rich imagining arguably creates a conflict and resolution which transcends any actual historical events no matter how impressive.<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
<br />
http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval_History/Vol_II/P_240.html<br />
<br />
http://books.google.ca/books?id=5qLpsbNdqmYC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_similarbooks_r&cad=2#v=onepage&q=waakzaamheid&f=false<br />
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'''Waakzaamheid''' is a Dutch 74-gun ship which Jack Aubrey encounters in ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]''. In 1811 the Kingdom of Holland has been incorporated in the French empire. As such the Waakzaamheid is a threat to the ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|Leopard]]'' (54). The Waakzaamheid is clearly a superior force given its full compliment of crew and greater number and weight of guns. Aubrey intends to avoid an encounter: ''“ Ignominious flight is the order of the day”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1754</ref>. <br />
<br />
''Waakzaamheid'' literally means wake-full-ness, the condition or state of alertness and ready for action. While this Dutch 74 is a fictional ship, there was a Waakzaamheid 24-guns at the [[Battle of Camperdown]] (Kamperduin) in 1797. It was captured in 1798 off Texel by [[HMS Sirius]] (36) and taken into the Royal Navy, retaining its Dutch name.<ref>James, W M. Naval History of Great Britain, p.241 </ref><br />
<br />
<br />
{{spoiler|Desolation Island}}<br />
<br />
==In the Canon==<br />
<br />
Jack Aubrey first learns of the Waakzaamheid’s presence when he meets the frigate [[HMS Nymph]] at [[Recife]] who recounts being chased unrelentingly for 2 days before it escapes. The event foreshadows the Leopard’s encounter with the Waakzaamheid.<br />
<br />
The Waakzaamheid’s long pursuit of the Leopard deep into the southern ocean is in effect in two parts. In the first part Aubrey concludes that the Waakzaamheid‘s intention is to capture the Leopard as a valuable prize, hence it is driving them south where its superior sea keeping abilities will negate the Leopard’s speed and enable it to board and capture the Leopard. The initial sighting gives way to an 8 day cat and mouse game in which the Dutch captain counters Aubrey’s every move to escape. ''“It was exactly as though he had been leaning over my shoulder last night, while I worked out our course.”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1762</ref> On the night of the 6th day, the Waakzaamheid attempts to take the Leopard by a surprise boat attack. It is thwarted when the Leopard cuts up the boats “ most dreadfully with grape-shot at two hundred yards;” <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1766</ref> The chase continues for two more days until the Leopard manages to out sail the Waakzaamheid.<br />
<br />
Several days later, the Waakzaamheid suddenly reappears to resume the pursuit but with greater intensity and tenacity, despite a building gale which threatens their total destruction. Now the Dutch captain seems singularly bent on the Leopard’s destruction. Aubrey wonders at the Dutch captain’s motivation and concludes : ''"A bloody-minded man, I see”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1786</ref> In a long chase through the storm, each exchanges long shots from their bow and stern chassers. At the last moment, just as Aubrey is struck down, the Leopard’s shot carries away the Waakzaamheid’s foremast; it slews broadside, broaches and sinks. ''“ My God, oh my God, he said. Six Hundred men”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1791</ref><br />
<br />
O’Brian signals the Dutch captain’s change in motivation and intention. When Aubrey first sees his adversary, he is dressed in a light blue coat with brass buttons. <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1764</ref> Later, when the chase is resumed, Aubrey glimpses the Dutch captain; ''“But now, instead of his usual light blue, he had a black coat on.” Jack wonders “ whether it is a just an odd chance, or whether we we killed some relative of his? His boy, perhaps, dead God forbid.”''<ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1779</ref> It is possible that the Leopard’s destruction of the boat attack brought about the Dutch captain’s murderous intent.<br />
<br />
The Waakzaamheid’s long pursuit of the Leopard south of the Cape, its apparent ability to suddenly reappear, the lurid light of the gathering storm and many other aspects echo the tale of the ''‘Flying Dutchman’''. O’Brian may have chosen to incorporate the myth’s powerful images in Desolation Island.<br />
<br />
In the opinion of many, the long pursuit of the Leopard by the Waakzaamheid is some of O’Brian’s finest writing in the [[Canon]]. In it he sustains mounting tension, suspense and dread which when resolved by the cathartic destruction of the Dutch ship, only provides a momentary respite before Aubrey and the Leopard must confront the elements of the southern ocean.<br />
<br />
O’Brian’s mastery of this sequence is also the first wholly fictional naval battle created from the author’s imagination. In the four previous books of the canon, O’Brian’s sources were the actual historical record of battles, events and personages. In ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]'' his rich imagining arguably creates a conflict and resolution which transcends any actual historical events no matter how impressive.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
<br />
http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval_History/Vol_II/P_240.html<br />
<br />
http://books.google.ca/books?id=5qLpsbNdqmYC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_similarbooks_r&cad=2#v=onepage&q=waakzaamheid&f=false<br />
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<br />
'''Waakzaamheid''' is a Dutch 74-gun ship which Jack Aubrey encounters in ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]''. In 1811 the Kingdom of Holland has been incorporated in the French empire. As such the Waakzaamheid is a threat to the ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|Leopard]]'' (54). The Waakzaamheid is clearly a superior force given its full compliment of crew and greater number and weight of guns. Aubrey intends to avoid an encounter: ''“ Ignominious flight is the order of the day”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1754</ref>. <br />
<br />
''Waakzaamheid'' literally means wake-full-ness, the condition or state of alertness and ready for action. While this Dutch 74 is a fictional ship, there was a Waakzaamheid 24-guns at the [[Battle of Camperdown]] (Kamperduin) in 1797. It was captured in 1798 off Texel by [[HMS Sirius]] (36) and taken into the Royal Navy, retaining its Dutch name.<ref>James, W M. Naval History of Great Britain, p.241 </ref><br />
<br />
<br />
{{spoiler|Desolation Island}}<br />
<br />
'''In the Canon'''<br />
<br />
Jack Aubrey first learns of the Waakzaamheid’s presence when he meets the frigate [[HMS Nymph]] at [[Recife]] who recounts being chased unrelentingly for 2 days before it escapes. The event foreshadows the Leopard’s encounter with the Waakzaamheid.<br />
<br />
The Waakzaamheid’s long pursuit of the Leopard deep into the southern ocean is in effect in two parts. In the first part Aubrey concludes that the Waakzaamheid‘s intention is to capture the Leopard as a valuable prize, hence it is driving them south where its superior sea keeping abilities will negate the Leopard’s speed and enable it to board and capture the Leopard. The initial sighting gives way to an 8 day cat and mouse game in which the Dutch captain counters Aubrey’s every move to escape. ''“It was exactly as though he had been leaning over my shoulder last night, while I worked out our course.”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1762</ref> On the night of the 6th day, the Waakzaamheid attempts to take the Leopard by a surprise boat attack. It is thwarted when the Leopard cuts up the boats “ most dreadfully with grape-shot at two hundred yards;” <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1766</ref> The chase continues for two more days until the Leopard manages to out sail the Waakzaamheid.<br />
<br />
Several days later, the Waakzaamheid suddenly reappears to resume the pursuit but with greater intensity and tenacity, despite a building gale which threatens their total destruction. Now the Dutch captain seems singularly bent on the Leopard’s destruction. Aubrey wonders at the Dutch captain’s motivation and concludes : ''"A bloody-minded man, I see”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1786</ref> In a long chase through the storm, each exchanges long shots from their bow and stern chassers. At the last moment, just as Aubrey is struck down, the Leopard’s shot carries away the Waakzaamheid’s foremast; it slews broadside, broaches and sinks. ''“ My God, oh my God, he said. Six Hundred men”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1791</ref><br />
<br />
O’Brian signals the Dutch captain’s change in motivation and intention. When Aubrey first sees his adversary, he is dressed in a light blue coat with brass buttons. <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1764</ref> Later, when the chase is resumed, Aubrey glimpses the Dutch captain; ''“But now, instead of his usual light blue, he had a black coat on.” Jack wonders “ whether it is a just an odd chance, or whether we we killed some relative of his? His boy, perhaps, dead God forbid.”''<ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1779</ref> It is possible that the Leopard’s destruction of the boat attack brought about the Dutch captain’s murderous intent.<br />
<br />
The Waakzaamheid’s long pursuit of the Leopard south of the Cape, its apparent ability to suddenly reappear, the lurid light of the gathering storm and many other aspects echo the tale of the ''‘Flying Dutchman’''. O’Brian may have chosen to incorporate the myth’s powerful images in Desolation Island.<br />
<br />
In the opinion of many, the long pursuit of the Leopard by the Waakzaamheid is some of O’Brian’s finest writing in the [[Canon]]. In it he sustains mounting tension, suspense and dread which when resolved by the cathartic destruction of the Dutch ship, only provides a momentary respite before Aubrey and the Leopard must confront the elements of the southern ocean.<br />
<br />
O’Brian’s mastery of this sequence is also the first wholly fictional naval battle created from the author’s imagination. In the four previous books of the canon, O’Brian’s sources were the actual historical record of battles, events and personages. In ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]'' his rich imagining arguably creates a conflict and resolution which transcends any actual historical events no matter how impressive.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval_History/Vol_II/P_240.html<br />
<br />
http://books.google.ca/books?id=5qLpsbNdqmYC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_similarbooks_r&cad=2#v=onepage&q=waakzaamheid&f=false<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
{{tlp|stub}}<br />
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<div>{{Please leave this line alone (sandbox heading)}}<br />
<br />
'''Waakzaamheid''' is a Dutch 74-gun ship which Jack Aubrey encounters in ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]''. In 1811 the Kingdom of Holland has been incorporated in the French empire. As such the Waakzaamheid is a threat to the ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|Leopard]]'' (54). The Waakzaamheid is clearly a superior force given its full compliment of crew and greater number and weight of guns. Aubrey intends to avoid an encounter: ''“ Ignominious flight is the order of the day”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1754</ref>. <br />
<br />
''Waakzaamheid'' literally means wake-full-ness, the condition or state of alertness and ready for action. While this Dutch 74 is a fictional ship, there was a Waakzaamheid 24-guns at the [[Battle of Camperdown]] (Kamperduin) in 1797. It was captured in 1798 off Texel by [[HMS Sirius]] (36) and taken into the Royal Navy, retaining its Dutch name.<ref>James, W M. Naval History of Great Britain, p.241 </ref><br />
<br />
<br />
{{spoiler|Desolation Island}}<br />
<br />
'''In the Canon'''<br />
<br />
Jack Aubrey first learns of the Waakzaamheid’s presence when he meets the frigate [[HMS Nymph]] at [[Recife]] who recounts being chased unrelentingly for 2 days before it escapes. The event foreshadows the Leopard’s encounter with the Waakzaamheid.<br />
<br />
The Waakzaamheid’s long pursuit of the Leopard deep into the southern ocean is in effect in two parts. In the first part Aubrey concludes that the Waakzaamheid‘s intention is to capture the Leopard as a valuable prize, hence it is driving them south where its superior sea keeping abilities will negate the Leopard’s speed and enable it to board and capture the Leopard. The initial sighting gives way to an 8 day cat and mouse game in which the Dutch captain counters Aubrey’s every move to escape. ''“It was exactly as though he had been leaning over my shoulder last night, while I worked out our course.”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1762</ref> On the night of the 6th day, the Waakzaamheid attempts to take the Leopard by a surprise boat attack. It is thwarted when the Leopard cuts up the boats “ most dreadfully with grape-shot at two hundred yards;” <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1766</ref> The chase continues for two more days until the Leopard manages to out sail the Waakzaamheid.<br />
<br />
Several days later, the Waakzaamheid suddenly reappears to resume the pursuit but with greater intensity and tenacity, despite a building gale which threatens their total destruction. Now the Dutch captain seems singularly bent on the Leopard’s destruction. Aubrey wonders at the Dutch captain’s motivation and concludes : ''"A bloody-minded man, I see”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1786</ref> In a long chase through the storm, each ship trades long shots. At the last moment, just as Aubrey is struck down, the Leopard’s shot carries away the Waakzaamheid’s foremast; it slews broadside, broaches and sinks. ''“ My God, oh my God, he said. Six Hundred men”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1791</ref><br />
<br />
O’Brian signals the Dutch captain’s change in motivation and intention. When Aubrey first sees his adversary, he is dressed in a light blue coat with brass buttons. <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1764</ref> Later, when the chase is resumed, Aubrey glimpses the Dutch captain; ''“But now, instead of his usual light blue, he had a black coat on.” Jack wonders “ whether it is a just an odd chance, or whether we we killed some relative of his? His boy, perhaps, dead God forbid.”''<ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1779</ref> It is possible that the Leopard’s destruction of the boat attack brought about the Dutch captain’s murderous intent.<br />
<br />
The Waakzaamheid’s long pursuit of the Leopard south of the Cape, its apparent ability to suddenly reappear, the lurid light of the gathering storm and many other aspects echo the tale of the ''‘Flying Dutchman’''. O’Brian may have chosen to incorporate the myth’s powerful images in Desolation Island.<br />
<br />
In the opinion of many, the long pursuit of the Leopard by the Waakzaamheid is some of O’Brian’s finest writing in the [[Canon]]. In it he sustains mounting tension, suspense and dread which when resolved by the cathartic destruction of the Dutch ship, only provides a momentary respite before Aubrey and the Leopard must confront the elements of the southern ocean.<br />
<br />
O’Brian’s mastery of this sequence is also the first wholly fictional naval battle created from the author’s imagination. In the four previous books of the canon, O’Brian’s sources were the actual historical record of battles, events and personages. In ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]'' his rich imagining arguably creates a conflict and resolution which transcends any actual historical events no matter how impressive.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval_History/Vol_II/P_240.html<br />
<br />
http://books.google.ca/books?id=5qLpsbNdqmYC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_similarbooks_r&cad=2#v=onepage&q=waakzaamheid&f=false<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
{{tlp|stub}}<br />
<br />
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<div>{{Please leave this line alone (sandbox heading)}}<br />
<br />
'''Waakzaamheid''' is a Dutch 74-gun ship which Jack Aubrey encounters in ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]''. In 1811 the Kingdom of Holland has been incorporated in the French empire. As such the Waakzaamheid is a threat to the ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|Leopard]]'' (54). The Waakzaamheid is clearly a superior force given its full compliment of crew and greater number and weight of guns. Aubrey intends to avoid an encounter: ''“ Ignominious flight is the order of the day”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1754</ref>. <br />
<br />
''Waakzaamheid'' literally means wake-full-ness, the condition or state of alertness and ready for action. While this Dutch 74 is a fictional ship, there was a Waakzaamheid 24-guns at the [[Battle of Camperdown]] (Kamperduin) in 1797. It was captured in 1798 off Texel by [[HMS Sirius]] (36) and taken into the Royal Navy, retaining its Dutch name.<ref>James, W M. Naval History of Great Britain, p.241 </ref><br />
<br />
<br />
{{spoiler|Desolation Island}}<br />
<br />
'''In the Canon'''<br />
<br />
Jack Aubrey first learns of the Waakzaamheid’s presence when he meets the frigate [[HMS Nymph]] at [[Recife]] who recounts being chased unrelentingly for 2 days before it escapes. The event foreshadows the Leopard’s encounter with the Waakzaamheid.<br />
<br />
The Waakzaamheid’s long pursuit of the Leopard deep into the southern ocean is in effect in two parts. In the first part Aubrey concludes that the Waakzaamheid‘s intention is to capture the Leopard as a valuable prize, hence it is driving them south where its superior sea keeping abilities will negate the Leopard’s speed and enable it to board and capture the Leopard. The initial sighting gives way to an 8 day cat and mouse game in which the Dutch captain counters Aubrey’s every move to escape. ''“It was exactly as though he had been leaning over my shoulder last night, while I worked out our course.”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1762</ref> On the night of the 6th day, the Waakzaamheid attempts to take the Leopard by a surprise boat attack. It is thwarted when the Leopard cuts up the boats “ most dreadfully with grape-shot at two hundred yards;” <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1766</ref> The chase continues for two more days until the Leopard manages to out sail the Waakzaamheid.<br />
<br />
Several days later, the Waakzaamheid suddenly reappears to resume the pursuit but with greater intensity and tenacity, despite a building gale which threatens their total destruction. Now the Dutch captain seems singularly bent on the Leopard’s destruction. Aubrey wonders at the Dutch captain’s motivation and concludes : ''"A bloody-minded man, I see”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1786</ref> In a long stern chase through the storm, each ship trades long shots. At the last moment, just as Aubrey is struck down, the Leopard’s shot carries away the Waakzaamheid’s foremast; it slews broadside, broaches and sinks. ''“ My God, oh my God, he said. Six Hundred men”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1791</ref><br />
<br />
O’Brian signals the Dutch captain’s change in motivation and intention. When Aubrey first sees his adversary, he is dressed in a light blue coat with brass buttons. <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1764</ref> Later, when the chase is resumed, Aubrey glimpses the Dutch captain; ''“But now, instead of his usual light blue, he had a black coat on.” Jack wonders “ whether it is a just an odd chance, or whether we we killed some relative of his? His boy, perhaps, dead God forbid.”''<ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1779</ref> It is possible that the Leopard’s destruction of the boat attack brought about the Dutch captain’s murderous intent.<br />
<br />
The Waakzaamheid’s long pursuit of the Leopard south of the Cape, its apparent ability to suddenly reappear, the lurid light of the gathering storm and many other aspects echo the tale of the ''‘Flying Dutchman’''. O’Brian may have chosen to incorporate the myth’s powerful images in Desolation Island.<br />
<br />
In the opinion of many, the long pursuit of the Leopard by the Waakzaamheid is some of O’Brian’s finest writing in the [[Canon]]. In it he sustains mounting tension, suspense and dread which when resolved by the cathartic destruction of the Dutch ship, only provides a momentary respite before Aubrey and the Leopard must confront the elements of the southern ocean.<br />
<br />
O’Brian’s mastery of this sequence is also the first wholly fictional naval battle created from the author’s imagination. In the four previous books of the canon, O’Brian’s sources were the actual historical record of battles, events and personages. In ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]'' his rich imagining arguably creates a conflict and resolution which transcends any actual historical events no matter how impressive.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval_History/Vol_II/P_240.html<br />
<br />
http://books.google.ca/books?id=5qLpsbNdqmYC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_similarbooks_r&cad=2#v=onepage&q=waakzaamheid&f=false<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
{{tlp|stub}}<br />
<br />
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<div>{{Please leave this line alone (sandbox heading)}}<br />
<br />
'''Waakzaamheid''' is a Dutch 74-gun ship which Jack Aubrey encounters in ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]''. In 1811 the Kingdom of Holland has been incorporated in the French empire. As such the Waakzaamheid is a threat to the ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|Leopard]]'' (54). The Waakzaamheid is clearly a superior force given its full compliment of crew and greater number and weight of guns. Aubrey intends to avoid an encounter: ''“ Ignominious flight is the order of the day”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1754</ref>. <br />
<br />
''Waakzaamheid'' literally means wake-full-ness, the condition or state of alertness and ready for action. While this Dutch 74 is a fictional ship, there was a Waakzaamheid 24-guns at the [[Battle of Camperdown]] (Kamperduin) in 1797. It was captured in 1798 off Texel by [[HMS Sirius]] (36) and taken into the Royal Navy, retaining its Dutch name.<ref>James, W M. Naval History of Great Britain, p.241 </ref><br />
<br />
<br />
{{spoiler|Desolation Island}}<br />
<br />
'''In the Canon'''<br />
<br />
Jack Aubrey first learns of the Waakzaamheid’s presence when he meets the frigate [[HMS Nymph]] at [[Recife]] who recounts being chased unrelentingly for 2 days before it escapes. The event foreshadows the Leopard’s encounter with the Waakzaamheid.<br />
<br />
The Waakzaamheid’s long pursuit of the Leopard deep into the southern ocean is in effect in two parts. In the first part Aubrey concludes that the Waakzaamheid‘s intention is to capture the Leopard as a valuable prize, hence it is driving them south where its superior sea keeping abilities will negate the Leopard’s speed and enable it to board and capture the Leopard. The initial sighting gives way to an 8 day cat and mouse game in which the Dutch captain counters Aubrey’s every move to escape. ''“It was exactly as though he had been leaning over my shoulder last night, while I worked out our course.”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1762</ref> On the night of the 6th day, the Waakzaamheid attempts to take the Leopard by a surprise boat attack. It is thwarted when the Leopard cuts up the boats “ most dreadfully with grape-shot at two hundred yards;” <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1766</ref> The chase continues for two more days until the Leopard manages to out sail the Waakzaamheid.<br />
<br />
Several days later, the Waakzaamheid suddenly reappears to resume the pursuit but with greater intensity and tenacity, despite a building gale which threatens both their total destruction. Now the Dutch captain seems singularly bent on the Leopard’s destruction. Aubrey wonders at the Dutch captain’s motivation and concludes : ''"A bloody-minded man, I see”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1786</ref> In a long stern chase through the storm, each ship trades long shots. At the last moment, just as Aubrey is struck down, the Leopard’s shot carries away the Waakzaamheid’s foremast; it slews broadside, broaches and sinks. ''“ My God, oh my God, he said. Six Hundred men”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1791</ref><br />
<br />
O’Brian signals the Dutch captain’s change in motivation and intention. When Aubrey first sees his adversary, he is dressed in a light blue coat with brass buttons. <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1764</ref> Later, when the chase is resumed, Aubrey glimpses the Dutch captain; ''“But now, instead of his usual light blue, he had a black coat on.” Jack wonders “ whether it is a just an odd chance, or whether we we killed some relative of his? His boy, perhaps, dead God forbid.”''<ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1779</ref> It is possible that the Leopard’s destruction of the boat attack brought about the Dutch captain’s murderous intent.<br />
<br />
The Waakzaamheid’s long pursuit of the Leopard south of the Cape, its apparent ability to suddenly reappear, the lurid light of the gathering storm and many other aspects echo the tale of the ''‘Flying Dutchman’''. O’Brian may have chosen to incorporate the myth’s powerful images in Desolation Island.<br />
<br />
In the opinion of many, the long pursuit of the Leopard by the Waakzaamheid is some of O’Brian’s finest writing in the [[Canon]]. In it he sustains mounting tension, suspense and dread which when resolved by the cathartic destruction of the Dutch ship, only provides a momentary respite before Aubrey and the Leopard must confront the elements of the southern ocean.<br />
<br />
O’Brian’s mastery of this sequence is also the first wholly fictional naval battle created from the author’s imagination. In the four previous books of the canon, O’Brian’s sources were the actual historical record of battles, events and personages. In ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]'' his rich imagining arguably creates a conflict and resolution which transcends any actual historical events no matter how impressive.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval_History/Vol_II/P_240.html<br />
<br />
http://books.google.ca/books?id=5qLpsbNdqmYC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_similarbooks_r&cad=2#v=onepage&q=waakzaamheid&f=false<br />
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<br />
==Notes==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
{{tlp|stub}}<br />
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<br />
'''Waakzaamheid''' is a Dutch 74-gun ship which Jack Aubrey encounters in ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]''. In 1811 the Kingdom of Holland has been incorporated in the French empire. As such the Waakzaamheid is a threat to the ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|Leopard]]'' (54). The Waakzaamheid is clearly a superior force given its full compliment of crew and greater number and weight of guns. Aubrey intends to avoid an encounter: ''“ Ignominious flight is the order of the day”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1754</ref>. <br />
<br />
''Waakzaamheid'' literally means wake-full-ness, the condition or state of alertness and ready for action. While this Dutch 74 is a fictional ship, there was a Waakzaamheid 24-guns at the [[Battle of Camperdown]] (Kamperduin) in 1797. It was captured in 1798 off Texel by HMS Sirius (36) and taken into the Royal Navy, retaining its Dutch name.<ref>James, W M. Naval History of Great Britain, p.241 </ref><br />
<br />
<br />
{{spoiler|Desolation Island}}<br />
<br />
'''In the Canon'''<br />
<br />
Jack Aubrey first learns of the Waakzaamheid’s presence when he meets the frigate [[HMS Nymph]] at [[Recife]] who recounts being chased unrelentingly for 2 days before it escapes. The event foreshadows the Leopard’s encounter with the Waakzaamheid.<br />
<br />
The Waakzaamheid’s long pursuit of the Leopard deep into the southern ocean is in effect in two parts. In the first part Aubrey concludes that the Waakzaamheid‘s intention is to capture the Leopard as a valuable prize, hence it is driving them south where its superior sea keeping abilities will negate the Leopard’s speed and enable it to board and capture the Leopard. The initial sighting gives way to an 8 day cat and mouse game in which the Dutch captain counters Aubrey’s every move to escape. ''“It was exactly as though he had been leaning over my shoulder last night, while I worked out our course.”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1762</ref> On the night of the 6th day, the Waakzaamheid attempts to take the Leopard by a surprise boat attack. It is thwarted when the Leopard cuts up the boats “ most dreadfully with grape-shot at two hundred yards;” <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1766</ref> The chase continues for two more days until the Leopard manages to out sail the Waakzaamheid.<br />
<br />
Several days later, the Waakzaamheid suddenly reappears to resume the pursuit but with greater intensity and tenacity, despite a building gale which threatens both their total destruction. Now the Dutch captain seems singularly bent on the Leopard’s destruction. Aubrey wonders at the Dutch captain’s motivation and concludes : ''"A bloody-minded man, I see”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1786</ref> In a long stern chase through the storm, each ship trades long shots. At the last moment, just as Aubrey is struck down, the Leopard’s shot carries away the Waakzaamheid’s foremast; it slews broadside, broaches and sinks. ''“ My God, oh my God, he said. Six Hundred men”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1791</ref><br />
<br />
O’Brian signals the Dutch captain’s change in motivation and intention. When Aubrey first sees his adversary, he is dressed in a light blue coat with brass buttons. <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1764</ref> Later, when the chase is resumed, Aubrey glimpses the Dutch captain; ''“But now, instead of his usual light blue, he had a black coat on.” Jack wonders “ whether it is a just an odd chance, or whether we we killed some relative of his? His boy, perhaps, dead God forbid.”''<ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1779</ref> It is possible that the Leopard’s destruction of the boat attack brought about the Dutch captain’s murderous intent.<br />
<br />
The Waakzaamheid’s long pursuit of the Leopard south of the Cape, its apparent ability to suddenly reappear, the lurid light of the gathering storm and many other aspects echo the tale of the ''‘Flying Dutchman’''. O’Brian may have chosen to incorporate the myth’s powerful images in Desolation Island.<br />
<br />
In the opinion of many, the long pursuit of the Leopard by the Waakzaamheid is some of O’Brian’s finest writing in the [[Canon]]. In it he sustains mounting tension, suspense and dread which when resolved by the cathartic destruction of the Dutch ship, only provides a momentary respite before Aubrey and the Leopard must confront the elements of the southern ocean.<br />
<br />
O’Brian’s mastery of this sequence is also the first wholly fictional naval battle created from the author’s imagination. In the four previous books of the canon, O’Brian’s sources were the actual historical record of battles, events and personages. In ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]'' his rich imagining arguably creates a conflict and resolution which transcends any actual historical events no matter how impressive.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval_History/Vol_II/P_240.html<br />
<br />
http://books.google.ca/books?id=5qLpsbNdqmYC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_similarbooks_r&cad=2#v=onepage&q=waakzaamheid&f=false<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
{{tlp|stub}}<br />
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<div>{{Please leave this line alone (sandbox heading)}}<br />
<br />
'''Waakzaamheid''' is a Dutch 74-gun ship which Jack Aubrey encounters in ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]''. In 1811 the Kingdom of Holland has been incorporated in the French empire. As such the Waakzaamheid is a threat to the ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|HMS Leopard]]'' (54). The Waakzaamheid is clearly a superior force given its full compliment of crew and greater number and weight of guns. Aubrey intends to avoid an encounter: ''“ Ignominious flight is the order of the day”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1754</ref>. <br />
<br />
''Waakzaamheid'' literally means wake-full-ness, the condition or state of alertness and ready for action. While this Dutch 74 is a fictional ship, there was a Waakzaamheid 24-guns at the [[Battle of Camperdown]] (Kamperduin) in 1797. It was captured in 1798 off Texel by HMS Sirius (36) and taken into the Royal Navy, retaining its Dutch name.<ref>James, W M. Naval History of Great Britain, p.241 </ref><br />
<br />
<br />
{{spoiler|Desolation Island}}<br />
<br />
'''In the Canon'''<br />
<br />
Jack Aubrey first learns of the Waakzaamheid’s presence when he meets the frigate [[HMS Nymph]] at [[Recife]] who recounts being chased unrelentingly for 2 days before it escapes. The event foreshadows the Leopard’s encounter with the Waakzaamheid.<br />
<br />
The Waakzaamheid’s long pursuit of the Leopard deep into the southern ocean is in effect in two parts. In the first part Aubrey concludes that the Waakzaamheid‘s intention is to capture the Leopard as a valuable prize, hence it is driving them south where its superior sea keeping abilities will negate the Leopard’s speed and enable it to board and capture the Leopard. The initial sighting gives way to an 8 day cat and mouse game in which the Dutch captain counters Aubrey’s every move to escape. ''“It was exactly as though he had been leaning over my shoulder last night, while I worked out our course.”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1762</ref> On the night of the 6th day, the Waakzaamheid attempts to take the Leopard by a surprise boat attack. It is thwarted when the Leopard cuts up the boats “ most dreadfully with grape-shot at two hundred yards;” <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1766</ref> The chase continues for two more days until the Leopard manages to out sail the Waakzaamheid.<br />
<br />
Several days later, the Waakzaamheid suddenly reappears to resume the pursuit but with greater intensity and tenacity, despite a building gale which threatens both their total destruction. Now the Dutch captain seems singularly bent on the Leopard’s destruction. Aubrey wonders at the Dutch captain’s motivation and concludes : ''"A bloody-minded man, I see”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1786</ref> In a long stern chase through the storm, each ship trades long shots. At the last moment, just as Aubrey is struck down, the Leopard’s shot carries away the Waakzaamheid’s foremast; it slews broadside, broaches and sinks. ''“ My God, oh my God, he said. Six Hundred men”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1791</ref><br />
<br />
O’Brian signals the Dutch captain’s change in motivation and intention. When Aubrey first sees his adversary, he is dressed in a light blue coat with brass buttons. <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1764</ref> Later, when the chase is resumed, Aubrey glimpses the Dutch captain; ''“But now, instead of his usual light blue, he had a black coat on.” Jack wonders “ whether it is a just an odd chance, or whether we we killed some relative of his? His boy, perhaps, dead God forbid.”''<ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1779</ref> It is possible that the Leopard’s destruction of the boat attack brought about the Dutch captain’s murderous intent.<br />
<br />
The Waakzaamheid’s long pursuit of the Leopard south of the Cape, its apparent ability to suddenly reappear, the lurid light of the gathering storm and many other aspects echo the tale of the ''‘Flying Dutchman’''. O’Brian may have chosen to incorporate the myth’s powerful images in Desolation Island.<br />
<br />
In the opinion of many, the long pursuit of the Leopard by the Waakzaamheid is some of O’Brian’s finest writing in the [[Canon]]. In it he sustains mounting tension, suspense and dread which when resolved by the cathartic destruction of the Dutch ship, only provides a momentary respite before Aubrey and the Leopard must confront the elements of the southern ocean.<br />
<br />
O’Brian’s mastery of this sequence is also the first wholly fictional naval battle created from the author’s imagination. In the four previous books of the canon, O’Brian’s sources were the actual historical record of battles, events and personages. In ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]'' his rich imagining arguably creates a conflict and resolution which transcends any actual historical events no matter how impressive.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval_History/Vol_II/P_240.html<br />
<br />
http://books.google.ca/books?id=5qLpsbNdqmYC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_similarbooks_r&cad=2#v=onepage&q=waakzaamheid&f=false<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
{{tlp|stub}}<br />
<br />
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<div>{{Please leave this line alone (sandbox heading)}}<br />
<br />
'''Waakzaamheid''' is a Dutch 74-gun ship which Jack Aubrey encounters in ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]''. In 1811 the Kingdom of Holland has been incorporated in the French empire. As such the Waakzaamheid is a threat to the ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|HMS Leopard]]''(54). The Waakzaamheid is clearly a superior force given its full compliment of crew and greater number and weight of guns. Aubrey intends to avoid an encounter: ''“ Ignominious flight is the order of the day”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1754</ref>. <br />
<br />
''Waakzaamheid'' literally means wake-full-ness, the condition or state of alertness and ready for action. While this Dutch 74 is a fictional ship, there was a Waakzaamheid 24-guns at the [[Battle of Camperdown]] (Kamperduin) in 1797. It was captured in 1798 off Texel by HMS Sirius (36) and taken into the Royal Navy, retaining its Dutch name.<ref>James, W M. Naval History of Great Britain, p.241 </ref><br />
<br />
<br />
{{spoiler|Desolation Island}}<br />
<br />
'''In the Canon'''<br />
<br />
Jack Aubrey first learns of the Waakzaamheid’s presence when he meets the frigate [[HMS Nymph]] at [[Recife]] who recounts being chased unrelentingly for 2 days before it escapes. The event foreshadows the Leopard’s encounter with the Waakzaamheid.<br />
<br />
The Waakzaamheid’s long pursuit of the Leopard deep into the southern ocean is in effect in two parts. In the first part Aubrey concludes that the Waakzaamheid‘s intention is to capture the Leopard as a valuable prize, hence it is driving them south where its superior sea keeping abilities will negate the Leopard’s speed and enable it to board and capture the Leopard. The initial sighting gives way to an 8 day cat and mouse game in which the Dutch captain counters Aubrey’s every move to escape. ''“It was exactly as though he had been leaning over my shoulder last night, while I worked out our course.”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1762</ref> On the night of the 6th day, the Waakzaamheid attempts to take the Leopard by a surprise boat attack. It is thwarted when the Leopard cuts up the boats “ most dreadfully with grape-shot at two hundred yards;” <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1766</ref> The chase continues for two more days until the Leopard manages to out sail the Waakzaamheid.<br />
<br />
Several days later, the Waakzaamheid suddenly reappears to resume the pursuit but with greater intensity and tenacity, despite a building gale which threatens both their total destruction. Now the Dutch captain seems singularly bent on the Leopard’s destruction. Aubrey wonders at the Dutch captain’s motivation and concludes : ''"A bloody-minded man, I see”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1786</ref> In a long stern chase through the storm, each ship trades long shots. At the last moment, just as Aubrey is struck down, the Leopard’s shot carries away the Waakzaamheid’s foremast; it slews broadside, broaches and sinks. ''“ My God, oh my God, he said. Six Hundred men”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1791</ref><br />
<br />
O’Brian signals the Dutch captain’s change in motivation and intention. When Aubrey first sees his adversary, he is dressed in a light blue coat with brass buttons. <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1764</ref> Later, when the chase is resumed, Aubrey glimpses the Dutch captain; ''“But now, instead of his usual light blue, he had a black coat on.” Jack wonders “ whether it is a just an odd chance, or whether we we killed some relative of his? His boy, perhaps, dead God forbid.”''<ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1779</ref> It is possible that the Leopard’s destruction of the boat attack brought about the Dutch captain’s murderous intent.<br />
<br />
The Waakzaamheid’s long pursuit of the Leopard south of the Cape, its apparent ability to suddenly reappear, the lurid light of the gathering storm and many other aspects echo the tale of the ''‘Flying Dutchman’''. O’Brian may have chosen to incorporate the myth’s powerful images in Desolation Island.<br />
<br />
In the opinion of many, the long pursuit of the Leopard by the Waakzaamheid is some of O’Brian’s finest writing in the [[Canon]]. In it he sustains mounting tension, suspense and dread which when resolved by the cathartic destruction of the Dutch ship, only provides a momentary respite before Aubrey and the Leopard must confront the elements of the southern ocean.<br />
<br />
O’Brian’s mastery of this sequence is also the first wholly fictional naval battle created from the author’s imagination. In the four previous books of the canon, O’Brian’s sources were the actual historical record of battles, events and personages. In ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]'' his rich imagining arguably creates a conflict and resolution which transcends any actual historical events no matter how impressive.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval_History/Vol_II/P_240.html<br />
<br />
http://books.google.ca/books?id=5qLpsbNdqmYC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_similarbooks_r&cad=2#v=onepage&q=waakzaamheid&f=false<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
{{tlp|stub}}<br />
<br />
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<hr />
<div>{{Please leave this line alone (sandbox heading)}}<br />
<br />
'''Waakzaamheid''' is a Dutch 74-gun ship which Jack Aubrey encounters in ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]''. In 1811 the Kingdom of Holland has been incorporated in the French empire. As such the Waakzaamheid is a threat to the [[HMS Leopard|Leopard (54)]]. The Waakzaamheid is clearly a superior force given its full compliment of crew and greater number and weight of guns. Aubrey intends to avoid an encounter: ''“ Ignominious flight is the order of the day”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1754</ref>. <br />
<br />
''Waakzaamheid'' literally means wake-full-ness, the condition or state of alertness and ready for action. While this Dutch 74 is a fictional ship, there was a Waakzaamheid 24-guns at the [[Battle of Camperdown]] (Kamperduin) in 1797. It was captured in 1798 off Texel by HMS Sirius (36) and taken into the Royal Navy, retaining its Dutch name.<ref>James, W M. Naval History of Great Britain, p.241 </ref><br />
<br />
<br />
{{spoiler|Desolation Island}}<br />
<br />
'''In the Canon'''<br />
<br />
Jack Aubrey first learns of the Waakzaamheid’s presence when he meets the frigate [[HMS Nymph]] at [[Recife]] who recounts being chased unrelentingly for 2 days before it escapes. The event foreshadows the Leopard’s encounter with the Waakzaamheid.<br />
<br />
The Waakzaamheid’s long pursuit of the Leopard deep into the southern ocean is in effect in two parts. In the first part Aubrey concludes that the Waakzaamheid‘s intention is to capture the Leopard as a valuable prize, hence it is driving them south where its superior sea keeping abilities will negate the Leopard’s speed and enable it to board and capture the Leopard. The initial sighting gives way to an 8 day cat and mouse game in which the Dutch captain counters Aubrey’s every move to escape. ''“It was exactly as though he had been leaning over my shoulder last night, while I worked out our course.”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1762</ref> On the night of the 6th day, the Waakzaamheid attempts to take the Leopard by a surprise boat attack. It is thwarted when the Leopard cuts up the boats “ most dreadfully with grape-shot at two hundred yards;” <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1766</ref> The chase continues for two more days until the Leopard manages to out sail the Waakzaamheid.<br />
<br />
Several days later, the Waakzaamheid suddenly reappears to resume the pursuit but with greater intensity and tenacity, despite a building gale which threatens both their total destruction. Now the Dutch captain seems singularly bent on the Leopard’s destruction. Aubrey wonders at the Dutch captain’s motivation and concludes : ''"A bloody-minded man, I see”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1786</ref> In a long stern chase through the storm, each ship trades long shots. At the last moment, just as Aubrey is struck down, the Leopard’s shot carries away the Waakzaamheid’s foremast; it slews broadside, broaches and sinks. ''“ My God, oh my God, he said. Six Hundred men”'' <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1791</ref><br />
<br />
O’Brian signals the Dutch captain’s change in motivation and intention. When Aubrey first sees his adversary, he is dressed in a light blue coat with brass buttons. <ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1764</ref> Later, when the chase is resumed, Aubrey glimpses the Dutch captain; ''“But now, instead of his usual light blue, he had a black coat on.” Jack wonders “ whether it is a just an odd chance, or whether we we killed some relative of his? His boy, perhaps, dead God forbid.”''<ref>O’Brian, Patrick. Desolation Island Omnibus edition, Norton p.1779</ref> It is possible that the Leopard’s destruction of the boat attack brought about the Dutch captain’s murderous intent.<br />
<br />
The Waakzaamheid’s long pursuit of the Leopard south of the Cape, its apparent ability to suddenly reappear, the lurid light of the gathering storm and many other aspects echo the tale of the ''‘Flying Dutchman’''. O’Brian may have chosen to incorporate the myth’s powerful images in Desolation Island.<br />
<br />
In the opinion of many, the long pursuit of the Leopard by the Waakzaamheid is some of O’Brian’s finest writing in the [[Canon]]. In it he sustains mounting tension, suspense and dread which when resolved by the cathartic destruction of the Dutch ship, only provides a momentary respite before Aubrey and the Leopard must confront the elements of the southern ocean.<br />
<br />
O’Brian’s mastery of this sequence is also the first wholly fictional naval battle created from the author’s imagination. In the four previous books of the canon, O’Brian’s sources were the actual historical record of battles, events and personages. In ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]'' his rich imagining arguably creates a conflict and resolution which transcends any actual historical events no matter how impressive.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval_History/Vol_II/P_240.html<br />
<br />
http://books.google.ca/books?id=5qLpsbNdqmYC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_similarbooks_r&cad=2#v=onepage&q=waakzaamheid&f=false<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
{{tlp|stub}}<br />
<br />
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<div>The '''United States of America''' is a federal republic located on the North American continent. At the time of the start of the Canon it consisted of fifteen states formed from the original thirteen British colonies which had fought a successful [[American Revolutionary War|War of Independence]] culminating in a peace treaty, [[The Treaty of Paris]], in 1783, and Kentucky and Tennessee. <br />
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==In the Canon== <br />
The homeland of [[Louisa Wogan]] and [[Michael Herapath]], notable for its fine seamen, who are unfortunately prone towards spitting tobacco.<br />
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<div>The '''United States of America''' is a federal republic located on the North American continent. At the time of the start of the Canon it consisted of fifteen states formed from the original thirteen British colonies which had fought a successful war of independence culminating in a peace treaty, [[The Treaty of Paris]], in 1783, and Kentucky and Tennessee. <br />
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==In the Canon== <br />
The homeland of [[Louisa Wogan]] and [[Michael Herapath]], notable for its fine seamen, who are unfortunately prone towards spitting tobacco.<br />
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Chapter 9 begins with Jack's log notation, dated Wednesday 24 December, and Thursday, 25 December. The chapter marks the first success of a fothering-sail to stem the leak after striking the ice. As such, it must be Christmas 1811. At this date in 1812 the war with the United States would have begun which is not consistent with plot developments.<br />
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'''Desolation Island''', the fifth volume of [[Patrick O'Brian]]'s [[Aubrey-Maturin series]], is a frequent choice of O'Brian readers asked to name their favorite. Not only does "Desolation Island" serve as a strong narrative on its own merits, it can also be viewed as the opening episode of an extended, unbroken storyline that only concludes in ''[[The Surgeon's Mate (novel)|The Surgeon's Mate]]'' (''Desolation Island'', ''[[The Fortune of War]]'', and ''Surgeon's Mate'' might be viewed as a trilogy within the wider bounds of the series) or, alternatively, with ''[[The Wine-Dark Sea]]'' (the narratives of all nine novels from ''[[The Ionian Mission]]'', which follows after ''Surgeon's Mate'', through ''The Wine-Dark Sea'' form a single, virtually seamless continuity) . <br />
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''For more details about the plot, which will contain '''spoilers''', see [[Summary for Desolation Island]]''.<br />
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== Themes ==<br />
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Although perfectly satisfactory as a straightforward tale of adventure and intrigue, ''Desolation Island'' may have legitimate claims to a deeper literary purpose. Harry F. Clark in his 1998 paper ''Allegory Wrestling, Or Desolation Island Decoded'' strongly argued that O'Brian used one of the classic themes of Western literature in his novel: the journey of the Hero to the Underworld (a theme stretching back at least to ''Gilgamesh''). Unlike traditional Underworld journeys, however, the novel does not involve an attempt to win back the life of a loved one, except in the sense that the assignment to the [[HMS Leopard (ship)|Leopard]] offers opportunities to escape from recent trials of life.<br />
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==Officers on HMS Leopard==<br />
* [[Thomas Pullings]] -- First [[Lieutenant]] (Takes ill and is sent ashore in Brazil)<br />
* [[James Grant]] -- Second Lieutenant (Acting First Lieutenant)<br />
* [[William Babbington]] -- Third Lieutenant (Acting Second Lieutenant, and eventually Acting First Lieutenant)<br />
* Turnbull -- Fourth Lieutenant (Acting Third Lieutenant)<br />
* Byron -- Senior [[Midshipman]] (Acting Fourth lieutenant)<br />
* Combermere -- Signal Midshipman<br />
* Weatherby -- Midshipman<br />
* Sommers -- Midshipman<br />
* Boyle -- Midshipman<br />
* Clarke -- Midshipman<br />
* Hollis -- Midshipman<br />
* Hillier -- Midshipman<br />
* Forshaw -- Midshipman<br />
* Larkin -- [[Sailing master|Master]] (Mate: James Stokes)<br />
* Moore -- Marine Captain<br />
* William Macpherson -- Marine lieutenant<br />
* John Condom Howard -- Marine Lieutenant<br />
* Fisher -- Chaplain<br />
* Gray -- [[Carpenter]]<br />
* Benton -- [[Purser]]<br />
* Lane -- [[Boatswain]] (Mates: Lane, Atkins, Skelton)<br />
* Burton -- [[Gunner]]<br />
* Needham -- [[Clerk]]<br />
* [[Barret Bonden]] -- [[Coxswain]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
* [http://www-personal.umich.edu/~hfc/pob/aw.html Allegory Wrestling, Or Desolation Island Decoded]<br />
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<div>'''Thomas (Tom) Pullings''' was perhaps the closest of [[Jack Aubrey]]’s [[follower]]s. Aubrey first encountered Pullings as a master’s mate aboard ''[[HMS Sophie]]'' in 1800. Although Pullings had passed his examination for [[lieutenant]] some time before, due to his lack of [[influence]] (and, undoubtedly, his lack of status as a “gentleman”) he had not yet been appointed to that rank. Pullings served as an acting lieutenant aboard ''Sophie'' after the ''[[Cacafuego]]'' battle, but again he was denied permanent promotion to that rank. Without a ship, during the [[Peace of Amiens]] (1802-1803), Pullings secured a position as a mate aboard the [[East Indiaman]] ''Lord Nelson'', in which role he again encountered Aubrey who was aboard the Lord Nelson as a passenger from [[Gibraltar]]. When Aubrey was given command of the sloop ''[[HMS Polychrest]]'' (1803), his first act was to have Pullings made a lieutenant aboard her, and when given command of [[HMS Surprise (ship)|''HMS Surprise'']] (1805), Aubrey immediately obtained Pullings appointment aboard her as Third Lieutenant.<br />
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During [[the Mauritius Campaign]] (1809-1810), Pullings is present in Jack Aubrey’s squadron as the lieutenant commanding the [[transport]] ''Groper''. After Pullings is ordered to wreck the Groper on a beach as a protective breakwater during landings on Resolution, he secures a replacement transport (''Emma'') which he arms with cannons from a recaptured Indiaman in order to support Jack Aubrey’s lone frigate when confronted with superior French forces. Pullings returned under Aubrey’s direct command as First Lieutenant of ''[[HMS Leopard (ship)|HMS Leopard]]'' (1812), but was forced to relinquish his position due to illness. Subsequently, Pullings again served as Aubrey’s First Lieutenant aboard ''[[HMS Worcester]]'' and then ''HMS Surprise'' again. In that later capacity, Pullings won promotion to [[Master and Commander (rank)|Commander]] as a result of the ''Surprise’s'' defeat of the Turkish ships ''Torgud'' and ''Kitabi''. <br />
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Again without a ship of his own (there were far more officers with the rank of Commander than there were vessels to command), Pullings returned to Aubrey’s ''Surprise'' as a volunteer extra First Lieutenant during her cruise across the [[Atlantic Ocean]] in search of the American frigate ''[[Norfolk]]''. Pullings departed the ''Surprise'' and returned to England in command of a recaptured [[packet]]. He was still without a permanent command when he assisted [[Stephen Maturin]] in the purchase of the ''Surprise'', sold out of the Navy, in the wake of Jack Aubrey’s Stock Exchange trial. Pullings thereafter served aboard ''Surprise'' in her [[privateer]]ing career as Aubrey’s chief mate. When Aubrey was recalled to [[England]] for reinstatement into the Navy, Pullings took command of the ''Surprise'' and sailed her into the [[Pacific Ocean]] on a successful privateering voyage and eventually rendezvoused with Aubrey in the [[East Indies]]. During the return trip across the Pacific, Pullings continued to serve Aubrey in a number of roles, including commanding the ''Surprise'' or [[prize]]s upon occasion.<br />
After eventually returning to England and Aubrey’s appointment as [[Commodore (rank)|Commodore]] of a squadron for service off the West African coast, Pullings was promoted to [[Post Captain (rank)|Post Captain]] commanding ''[[HMS Bellona]]'' as Aubrey’s pennant-ship. We are told no more of Pullings’s subsequent career, although it seems likely that he probably spent some years as a half-pay captain without a further command, given his perpetual lack of influence.<br />
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==Family background==<br />
Born and raised on a [[Hampshire]] farm (probably in the late 1770s or around 1780), Pullings nonetheless came from a nautical family. His grandfather was aboard ''[[HMS Wager]]'' when that ship was wrecked on the coast of [[Chile]] in 1739 and later served as boatswain of ''[[HMS Indefatigable]]''. An uncle was [[Sailing master]] of the brig ''HMS Seagull'' in 1799. Thomas Pullings was popular and well-respected for his courage and seamanship. He married in 1803 and had at least four children, including a son, John. Despite his marriage, he was known to have formed close attachments to attractive young women on more than one occasion, although it might be suspected that his charms for such companionship may have been diminished by a disfiguring sword blow to the face received in the ''Torgud'' action.<br />
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<div>The '''American Revolutionary War''' (1775– 1783), also known as the '''American War of Independence''', began as a war between the Great Britain and the thirteen British colonies <br />
,<ref>* Province of Massachusetts Bay,* Province of New Hampshire,* Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,* Connecticut Colony,* Province of New York,* Province of New Jersey,* Province of Pennsylvania,* Delaware Colony,* Province of Maryland,* Colony and Dominion of Virginia,* Province of North Carolina,* Province of South Carolina,* Province of Georgia.<br />
</ref> in North America. It became a global conflict as European powers intervened to further their ambitions and interests. Most notably, France used the opportunity to revenge its losses in [[The Seven Years War]] (1754–1763) to Britain. The war was the final consequence of the struggle for political and economic control between the American colonists and the British Monarchy and Parliament. <br />
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The catalyst to war began in 1775 when the revolutionaries gained political control of the colonies. Events escalated as each side increasingly was unable or unwilling to find or seek common ground. The intractable positions lead to the first skirmishes in 1775 at [[Boston]]. The British response, to militarily crush the rebellion, caused the colonies to declare their independence from Great Britain and established the United States of America in 1776.<br />
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The Royal Navy’s control of the sea ensured Britain could project power onto the North American coast and defend the coastal centres it controlled. It failed to win control of the colonies because it did not commit sufficient resources to achieve its military objectives. As the American forces avoided defeat, the new Republic increasingly gained financial and political support to sustain its struggle. When the Republic’s forces achieved a signal victory over a British army at Saratoga in 1777, France openly joined the war in 1778. It was shortly followed by its allies Spain and the Dutch Republic. <br />
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French intervention was decisive. French sea-power effectively challenged the British ability to support its armies in North America. French success at the Battle of the Chesapeake directly lead to the loss of a British army at Yorktown in 1781. The Treaty of Paris in 1783 ended the war with recognition of the of the United States. <br />
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'''In the Canon'''<br />
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The events the American Revolutionary War predate the narrative of the Canon but nonetheless serve as context and background for many of the characters and events, particularly for those novels which take place against the [[War of 1812]]. <br />
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The War and the new American Republic also serves as a foil for O’Brian to comment and contrast elements in the two societies. O’Brian comments favourably on many aspect of the American navy and American society; ship discipline and the practice of volunteer crews are examples.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
<references/><br />
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<div>The '''American Revolutionary War''' (1775– 1783), also known as the '''American War of Independence''', began as a war between the Great Britain and the thirteen British colonies <br />
,<ref>* Province of Massachusetts Bay,* Province of New Hampshire,* Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,* Connecticut Colony,* Province of New York,* Province of New Jersey,* Province of Pennsylvania,* Delaware Colony,* Province of Maryland,* Colony and Dominion of Virginia,* Province of North Carolina,* Province of South Carolina,* Province of Georgia.<br />
</ref> in North America. It became a global conflict as European powers intervened to further their ambitions and interests. Most notably, France used the opportunity to revenge its losses in [[The Seven Years War]] (1754–1763) to Britain. The war was the final consequence of the struggle for political and economic control between the American colonists and the British Monarchy and Parliament. <br />
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The catalyst to war began in 1775 when the revolutionaries gained political control of the colonies. Events escalated as each side increasingly was unable or unwilling to find or seek common ground. The intractable positions lead to the first skirmishes in 1775 at [[Boston]]. The British response, to militarily crush the rebellion, caused the colonies to declare their independence from Great Britain and established the United States of America in 1776.<br />
<br />
The Royal Navy’s control of the sea ensured Britain could project power onto the North American coast and defend the coastal centres it controlled. It failed to win control of the colonies because it did not commit sufficient resources to achieve its military objectives. As the American forces avoided defeat, the new Republic increasingly gained financial and political support to sustain its struggle. When the Republic’s forces achieved a signal victory over a British army at Saratoga in 1777, France openly joined the war in 1778. It was shortly followed by its allies Spain and the Dutch Republic. <br />
<br />
French intervention was decisive. French sea-power effectively challenged the British ability to support its armies in North America. French success at the Battle of the Chesapeake directly lead to the loss of a British army at Yorktown in 1781. The Treaty of Paris in 1783 ended the war with recognition of the of the United States. <br />
<br />
'''In the Canon'''<br />
<br />
The events the American Revolutionary War predate the narrative of the Canon but nonetheless serve as context and background for many of the characters and events, particularly for those novels which take place against the [[War of 1812]]. <br />
<br />
The War and the new American Republic also serves as a foil for O’Brian to comment and contrast elements in the two societies. O’Brian comments favourably on many aspect of the American navy and American society; ship discipline and the practice of volunteer crews are examples.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
<references/><br />
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<div>The '''American Revolutionary War''' (1775– 1783), also known as the '''American War of Independence''', began as a war between the Great Britain and the thirteen British colonies <br />
,<ref>* Province of Massachusetts Bay,* Province of New Hampshire,* Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,* Connecticut Colony,* Province of New York,* Province of New Jersey,* Province of Pennsylvania,* Delaware Colony,* Province of Maryland,* Colony and Dominion of Virginia,* Province of North Carolina,* Province of South Carolina,* Province of Georgia.<br />
</ref> in North America. It became a global conflict as European powers intervened to further their ambitions and interests. Most notably, France used the opportunity to revenge its losses in [[The Seven Years War]] (1754–1763) to Britain. The war was the final consequence of the struggle for political and economic control between the American colonists and the British Monarchy and Parliament. <br />
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The catalyst to war began in 1775 when the revolutionaries gained political control of the colonies. Events escalated as each side increasingly was unable or unwilling to find or seek common ground. The intractable positions lead to the first skirmishes in 1775 at [[Boston]]. The British response, to militarily crush the rebellion, caused the colonies to declare their independence from Great Britain and established the United States of America in 1776.<br />
<br />
The Royal Navy’s control of the sea ensured Britain could project power onto the North American coast and defend the coastal centres it controlled. It failed to win control of the colonies because it did not commit sufficient resources to achieve its military objectives. As the American forces avoided defeat, the new Republic increasingly gained financial and political support to sustain its struggle. When the Republic’s forces achieved a signal victory over a British army at Saratoga in 1777, France openly joined the war in 1778. It was shortly followed by its allies Spain and the Dutch Republic. <br />
<br />
French intervention was decisive. French sea-power effectively challenged the British ability to support its armies in North America. French success at the Battle of the Chesapeake directly lead to the loss of a British army at Yorktown in 1781. The Treaty of Paris in 1783 ended the war with recognition of the of the United States. <br />
<br />
'''In the Canon'''<br />
<br />
The events the American Revolutionary War predate the narrative of the Canon but nonetheless serve as context and background for many of the characters and events, particularly for those novels which take place against the [[War of 1812]]. <br />
<br />
The War and the new American Republic also serves as a foil for O’Brian to comment and contrast elements in the two societies. O’Brian comments favourably on many aspect of the American navy and American society; ship discipline and the practice of volunteer crews are examples.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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<div>'''Syntax''':<br />
There are several conventions for referring to the war between Britain and its American colonies, which tend to divide on the point of view and nationality of the author. Common examples are; The American Revolution, The American War of Independence, and The American Revolutionary War. As such there is a possibility for lack of clarity and confusion when referring to this war which resulted in the creation of the United States. This should not be a significant problem given that the events of the Canon do not encompass the American Revolutionary War. Nonetheless this could become problematic if/when the wiki becomes more comprehensive.<br />
As such, this contribution is to provide a base line reference for those articles citing that conflict. In the Wiki tradition, the community may obviously choose another convention if this does not serve.<br />
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'''Purpose''': <br />
Closer analysis of the text will likely provide more and better examples of the Author's treatment of America. There are many favourable comparisons but I have not brought these togeather into a consistent argument or determined if they are balanced by negatives or contrasted to the British experience. O'Brian will have reasons for the American references found in his narratives which can be explored.</div>Sic Transithttp://wiki.hmssurprise.org/phase3/index.php/American_Revolutionary_WarAmerican Revolutionary War2009-07-23T01:48:43Z<p>Sic Transit: initial article</p>
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<div>The '''American Revolutionary War''' (1775– 1783), also known as the '''American War of Independence''', began as a war between the Great Britain and the thirteen British colonies <br />
,<ref><br />
* Province of Massachusetts Bay,* Province of New Hampshire,* Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,* Connecticut Colony,* Province of New York,* Province of New Jersey,* Province of Pennsylvania,* Delaware Colony,* Province of Maryland,* Colony and Dominion of Virginia,* Province of North Carolina,* Province of South Carolina,* Province of Georgia.<br />
</ref><br />
in North America. It became a global conflict as European powers intervened to further their ambitions and interests. Most notably, France used the opportunity to revenge its losses in [[The Seven Years War]] (1754–1763) to Britain. The war was the final consequence of the struggle for political and economic control between the American colonists and the British Monarchy and Parliament. <br />
<br />
The catalyst to war began in 1775 when the revolutionaries gained political control of the colonies. Events escalated as each side increasingly was unable or unwilling to find or seek common ground. The intractable positions lead to the first skirmishes in 1775 at [[Boston]]. The British response, to militarily crush the rebellion, caused the colonies to declare their independence from Great Britain and established the United States of America in 1776.<br />
<br />
The Royal Navy’s control of the sea ensured Britain could project power onto the North American coast and defend the coastal centres it controlled. It failed to win control of the colonies because it did not commit sufficient resources to achieve its military objectives. As the American forces avoided defeat, the new Republic increasingly gained financial and political support to sustain its struggle. When the Republic’s forces achieved a signal victory over a British army at Saratoga in 1777, France openly joined the war in 1778. It was shortly followed by its allies Spain and the Dutch Republic. <br />
<br />
French intervention was decisive. French sea-power effectively challenged the British ability to support its armies in North America. French success at the Battle of the Chesapeake directly lead to the loss of a British army at Yorktown in 1781. The Treaty of Paris in 1783 ended the war with recognition of the of the United States. <br />
<br />
'''In the Canon'''<br />
<br />
The events the American Revolutionary War predate the narrative of the Canon but nonetheless serve as context and background for many of the characters and events, particularly for those novels which take place against the [[War of 1812]]. <br />
<br />
The War and the new American Republic also serves as a foil for O’Brian to comment and contrast elements in the two societies. O’Brian comments favourably on many aspect of the American navy and American society; ship discipline and the practice of volunteer crews are examples.<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{tlp|stub}}<br />
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