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After execution of Admiral Byng in 1757 his flag-captain, Arthur Gardiner, felt dishonoured. Commanding HMS Monmouth in 1758 he cleared his name in battle with one of France's most powerful French ships. Click: https://t.co/cx1W5f35Hr

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2021-02-17

We’re planning episodes of the Mariner’s Mirror podcast for next year! What should our next ‘Great Sea Fight’ be? We need an anniversary in February...

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2020-12-22

A small but savage epic of courage occurred in 1811 when a small British trader, the Fortune, was attacked by a larger French privateer, her crew outnumbered six to one. But she did not surrender… Click: https://t.co/SaBL9NqlyM

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2020-11-06

RT : The tragedy of a small brig, carrying timber in the Baltic in 1874, was hauntingly described by Walter Runciman – a poor boy who ran away to sea at 12, and ended as a wealthy shipping ... https://t.co/8eb4EkAVny

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2020-09-14

The tragedy of a small brig, carrying timber in the Baltic in 1874, was hauntingly described by Walter Runciman – a poor boy who ran away to sea at 12, and ended as a wealthy shipping magnate and baron. Click: https://t.co/tmpXdewmxH

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2020-09-13

The 1680s saw the first step in Admiral Charles Wager’s meteoric career. As cabin-boy on an unarmed merchant ship under attack by a French privateer he took control & led her crew to victory. Click: https://t.co/LF0Ngr4Geg

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2020-09-05

HMS Guardian struck an iceberg 1400 miles SE of South Africa, en route to Australia in 1789 Unmanageable & abandoned by most of her crew, the ship’s survival chance was minimal. But her young commander was not yet beaten. Click: https://t.co/XCGlqnlJOk

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2020-07-13

The Naval Combat in the Pacific (Battle of Pacocha), between HMS 'Shah' and 'Amethyst' and the Peruvian Rebel Ironclad Turret Ram 'Huascar' off Ilo, Peru, 29 May 1877. The battle was indecisive, but saw the first combat use of the torpedo.

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2020-05-30

HMS Grappler, a Royal Navy brig, went under flag of truce in 1803 to return liberated French prisoners of war. Disaster followed, but Grappler’s captain’s gallantry earned the admiration of Napoleon himself. Click: https://t.co/YSDzO5IlKs

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2020-04-29

During the Great Northern War, a Danish squadron met the Swedish flotilla at the Naval Battle of Fernham on 24 April 1715. It was a victory for the Danes who captured five of the six Swedish ships at a cost of 65 dead and 224 wounded.

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2020-04-24

1793: At the start of the Revolutionary War, in the English Channel, savage treatment of the captain of a captured British trader by the crew of a French privateer earned terrible retribution. Click: https://t.co/WxzpXOFYFG

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2020-03-15

During the War of 1812 control of the Great Lakes was critical for both sides. Charismatic James Lucas Yeo took command of all British naval forces on Lake Ontario and a building race and sharp action followed. Part 3 of 3. Click: https://t.co/TGoj6zj7Yf

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2020-01-12

In 1809 the young James Lucas Yeo showed mastery of amphibious operations when he led a task force against the French colony of Cayenne. Part 2 of a 3-Part Blog, with Part 3 due in Friday. Click: https://t.co/YtLTQKC28J

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2020-01-08

Captain John Macbride, renowned captain in the Age of Fighting Sail scored successes against both French and Dutch Privateers in 1780-81 while commanding HMS Bienfaisant & HMS Artois. Click: https://t.co/2Tv8uYVcnY

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2019-11-22

Did you know that HMA Ships Australia, Sydney & Melbourne were among those that received the surrender of the enemy fleet 100 years ago? Learn more by revisiting Dr David Stevens Semaphore published in 2008. https://t.co/gTs01afLsH

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2018-11-20

The Defence in trouble at the Glorious First of June, raked from astern. I think paintings like this by Nicholas Pocock are worth studying - a former ship's master, he knew the sea, painted at the time, from eye-witness testimony. The CNN of his day?

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2018-07-19