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Battle of Cape St. Vincent

cape st_vincent_robert_cleveleyThe search result below lists those novels which are based around the Battle of Cape St. Vincent.

Total: 41 results found.

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1. The Commander of the Hirondelle: A Tale of the Great Blockade
(Matching tags: William Henry Fitchett,French Revolutionary War,Battle of Cape St. Vincent)
... of Cape St Vincent Author: William Henry Fitchett Title: The Commander of the Hirondelle: A Tale of the Great Blockade Series: n/a First Published by: Smith, Elder, & ...
2. Broadsides: A Novel of the Napoleonic Era
(Matching tags: R. W. Daly,French Revolutionary War,Siege of Acre,Battle of Cape St. Vincent,Glorious First of June,Battle of Trafalgar,Napoleonic War,Siege of Toulon)
... through the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars O'Corboy's rises from midshipman to post-captain and participates in the Siege of Toulon, the Glorious First of June, Cape St. Vincent, the Siege ...
3. Tested by Fate
(Matching tags: David Donachie,The Nelson and Emma Trilogy,French Revolutionary War,Battle of Cape St. Vincent,Battle of the Nile)
... of spectacular naval battles: Cape St Vincent, Tenerife, and the Nile. The ravages of war take their physical toll on Nelson, even as he gains the fame and honor he desperately craves. At the same time, ...
4. Ramage and the Drum Beat
(Matching tags: Dudley Pope,Lord Ramage,French Revolutionary War,Battle of Cape St. Vincent)
... As Valentine's Day 1797 dawns, the lowly lieutenant finds himself supporting the British Fleet against the Spanish off Cape St. Vincent - in one of the great sea battles of all time!     ...
5. By Conduct and Courage; a story of Nelson's days
(Matching tags: G. A. Henty,French Revolutionary War,Battle of Cape St. Vincent,Battle of Camperdown)
... in Cuba, by Moorish pirates who carry him as a slave to Algiers, and finally by the French. In this last case he escapes in time to take part in the battles of Cape St. Vincent and Camperdown. His adventures ...
6. Sails on the Horizon
(Matching tags: Jay Worrall,Charles Edgemont,French Revolutionary War,Battle of Cape St. Vincent)
... for the Argonaut to engage in an all-but-suicidal manoeuvre to cut off the escape of the Spanish ships, he leads his gun crews bravely - until the death of the captain and the first lieutenant elevates ...
7. A Game for Empires
(Matching tags: Pearl Frye,French Revolutionary War,Battle of Cape St. Vincent,Battle of the Nile)
    A Biographical Novel (1793-1798) Fictional partial biography of Lord Nelson dealing with his naval career until his victory at the Battle of the Nile. It also details the beginnings ...
8. The Jackass Frigate
(Matching tags: French Revolutionary War,Fighting Sail,Battle of Cape St. Vincent,Alaric Bond)
... has an untried ship, a tyrant for a First Lieutenant, a crew that contains at least one murderer, and he is about to sail in to one of the biggest naval battles in British history - the Battle of Cape ...
9. Horatio Nelson
(AOS Naval Non-Fiction - Biographical)
... Nelson's death. A young officer during the American Revolution, Nelson rose to prominence during Britain's war with Revolutionary France, becoming a hero at the battle of Cape St. Vincent. He went on to ...
10. Halfhyde Ordered South
(H - Modern Era)
... of Germany. Soon Halfhyde has an added mission: he must help Detective Inspector Todhunter from the Metropolitan Police track down the traitorous civil servant, Russell Savory, who has escaped from prison ...
11. The Halfhyde Line
(T - Modern Era)
... Canal sailors rounded Cape Horn. But when his cargo of machine parts turns out to be guns for the rebels in the West of Ireland, and the gun-running cargo owner boards in the Pacific and takes over the ...
12. Halfhyde Goes to War
(H - Modern Era)
... General Buller lift the siege of Ladysmith. A shipment of gold bullion, to be used for bribing a key Boer commandant, is also on board. On the trail of the gold are ruthless Dutchmen and escaped British ...
13. Philip McCutchan
(Other Authors)
...  The Convoy Commodore Commodore Kemp is in charge of a convoy bound for Halifax, Nova Scotia WWII Convoy North Kemp faces a dangerous mission in the waters of Norway's North Cape. WWII ...
14. Colin White
(Other Authors)
... together over 500 letters, dating from 1777 to just days before the Battle of Trafalgar   1797: Nelson's Year of Destiny Cape St. Vincent and Santa Cruz de Tenerife   The Nelson ...
15. In the Shadow of Nelson: The Life of Admiral Lord Collingwood
(AOS Naval Non-Fiction - Biographical)
... which was why Nelson's meteoric career was so closely linked to his. Collingwood's reputation was made in battles such as The Glorious First of June (1794) and Cape St Vincent (1797). Collingwood's career ...
16. Pipester Review: The Commander of the Hirondelle by William Henry Fitchett
(Book Reviews)
... the Battle of Cape St. Vincent. Irene's "Uncle Insects," a man of learning and a Candide-like naïf, provides some comic relief while serving as a kind of Greek chorus to keep us from viewing war as simply ...
17. Richard Spilman Review: The Temple by Tom Grundner
(Book Reviews)
... wars. His latest novel, The Temple, begins with Sir Sidney locked in the French prison by that name. It follows his daring escape and return to England only to be dispatched the Gibraltar under the command ...
18. Review: The Temple by Tom Grundner
(Book Reviews)
... Spanish) being defeated at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent and a "74-gun frigate". Although the errors do start to grate if you can put them to one side this is a good read which I would recommend Description ...
19. This Day in Naval History - January
(This Day in History)
... Chassin, off Ushant 1800 HMS Mastiff, Gun-boat No.35, Lt. James Watson, wrecked on Cockle Sands, Yarmouth Roads. 1806 British operation to capture the Cape of ...
20. This Day in Naval History - November
(This Day in History)
... to the east of Cape Henry. 1800 HMS Marlborough (74), Cptn. Thomas Sotheby, wrecked on the Bervadeux Shoal, near L'Orient, France. 1803 Boats of HMS Blanche (36), Cptn. ...
21. This Day in Naval History - October
(This Day in History)
...  1799 HMS Speedy (14), Jahleel Brenton, chased Spanish coasters on shore in a bay to the east of Cape Trafalgar. 1808 HMS Carnation (18), Cptn. Charles Mars Gregory (Killed ...
22. This Day in Naval History - July
(This Day in History)
... Romney (50), Cptn. George Johnstone, took French Artois (38) off Cape Finisterre 1795 HMS Melampus (36) and HMS Hebe (38), Cptn. Minchin, captured French Vésuve (4) off St. Malo.  ...
23. This Day in Haval History - June
(This Day in History)
... captured Tribune (44), Commodore Moulson, and Tamise (42) to the westward of the Scillies. A corvette Legere escaped. First day of 4 day campaign by HMS Arethusa (38), Cptn. Thomas Wolley, ...
24. This Day in Naval History - May
(This Day in History)
... Captain of HMS Warrior (74) 1808 HMS Unite (40), Cptn. Patrick Campbell, captured Ronco (16) off Cape Promontoro in the Gulf ...
25. This Day in Naval History - April
(This Day in History)
... under Robert Blake 1759 HMS Achilles(60), Cptn. Hon. Samuel Barrington, took  French privateer Le Comte de St. Florentine (60), Cptn.  Sieur de Montay, off Cape Finisterre. ...
26. This Day in Naval History - March
(This Day in History)
... Ceres (18), Cptn. Dacres, took American frigate Alfred (20) off the Bahamas. Her consort Raleigh escaped. HMS Victory's first captain Sir John Lindsay took command of her  ...
27. This Day in Naval History - February
(This Day in History)
... Cape Caxine on the Algerian coast. Arrow sank and Acheron was burnt as a result of their damage but only 3 of the convoy were taken. 1810 HMS Valiant (74), Cptn. John Bligh, captured ...
28. Pipester Review: Broadsides by R. W. Daly
(Book Reviews)
... the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Not counting minor actions, Edward O'Corboy participates in the Siege of Toulon, the Glorious First of June, Cape St. Vincent, the Siege of Acre alongside Sir Sydney ...
29. Broadsides: A Novel of the Napoleonic Era
(B)
... through the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars O'Corboy's rises from midshipman to post-captain and participates in the Siege of Toulon, the Glorious First of June, Cape St. Vincent, the Siege ...
30. By Conduct and Courage; a story of Nelson's days
(B)
... in Cuba, by Moorish pirates who carry him as a slave to Algiers, and finally by the French. In this last case he escapes in time to take part in the battles of Cape St. Vincent and Camperdown. His adventures ...
31. Ramage and the Drum Beat
(R)
... As Valentine's Day 1797 dawns, the lowly lieutenant finds himself supporting the British Fleet against the Spanish off Cape St. Vincent - in one of the great sea battles of all time!     ...
32. King’s Captain
(K)
  1797 Lewrie is promoted for his quick action in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, but before he's even had a chance to settle into his new role, a mutiny rages through the fleet, and the sudden ...
33. Battle of Cape St. Vincent
(Fleet Actions)
The Battle of Cape St. Vincent took place on the 14th  February 1797 off the coast of Portugal. The Royal Navy, under the command of Admiral Sir John Jervis with 15 ships of the line defeated a ...
34. Fleet Actions
(Fleet Actions)
... defeated the French fleet under Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse   14 February 1797 Battle of Cape St. Vincent The Battle took place off the Spanish Coast. The British fleet under ...
35. Pipester Review: The Jackass Frigate by Alaric Bond
(Book Reviews)
... built and commissioned, but smaller and more lightly armed than most. After an exciting bit of detached service, the Pandora joins the Mediterranean Fleet under Jervis in time for the Battle of Cape St. ...
36. Review: The Jackass Frigate by Alaric Bond
(Book Reviews)
... the best description of the Battle of Cape St. Vincent I've read in a fiction novel. It also seems to have a well developed back story for the characters as you get hints of their past on the 'Proteus' ...
37. 1797: Nelson's Year of Destiny : Cape St. Vincent and Santa Cruz de Tenerife‎
(AOS Naval Non-Fiction - Biographical)
... look at a key year in Nelson's life. In this enthralling review of the victory at Cape St Vincent, and the defeat at Tenerife, he challenges some aspects of the familiar story, and offers answers to questions ...
38. Jay Worrall
(Authors)
...  1797 Sails on the Horizon Finding himself in command at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent after his senior officers are killed Lieutenant Edgemont earns his promotion. 1798 Any Approaching ...
39. Books Timeline 1780 - 1799
(Books Timeline)
...  The Winds of Folly Nathan Peake 1797 Battle of Cape St.Vincent Battle of Camperdown The Flag Captain Richard Bolitho Sea Road to Camperdown  ...
40. Revision History Archive 2008
(Revision History)
... October 2008 started to roll out new site style 10 October 2008 Authors Jonathan Lunn and Edwin Thomas added 9 October 2008 Battle of Cape St. Vincent and Authors ...
41. Richard Spilman Review: The Jackass Frigate by Alaric Bond
(Book Reviews)
... is remarkably smooth and seamless. Jackass Frigate follows the newly fitted out HMS Pandora from her maiden voyage to join the Mediterranean fleet in 1796 to the battle of Cape St. Vincent. Along the ...

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