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On this day in 1827 at the battle of Navarino, the world saw the result of telling Ned Codrington to find a diplomatic solution to a problem.
"Only use force if absolutely necessary, Codrington."
"Right. Define necessary."
Welcome to my new short story #ThePressedMan which tells the story of Paul van Daan's early days in the navy. As always, it's free so please share as much as you like.
https://t.co/PqFzQmoBwc
#peninsularwarsaga #Napoleonic #shortstory #RoyalNavy
Wanted to celebrate Cape St Vincent Day but had no blog post about that famous battle. Instead, I present the Battle of Tenerife featuring Nelson, not at his best. Warning: contains little actual history.
https://t.co/grL59R3FH0
#CapeStVincent #Nelson #RoyalNavy
I went to check something in the Croker papers earlier and fell into a rabbit hole. I just love his Wellington anecdotes, accurate or not. “Charles Stewart was a sad brouillon and mischief-maker, I was obliged to get rid of him.” As you would. #WellingtonWednesday #ByeByeCharles
New 5* review on Amazon for An Unwilling Alliance "She’s one of the best napoleonic war period novelists I’ve read, and I’ve read a lot. It’s well written, with brilliant characters and excellent research” https://t.co/93davq7fGH #histfic #HistoricalFiction #isleofman