The General Biographical Dictionary
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ISBN13: 9780217890298
Paperback|9780217890298
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: a most desperate effort to overpower sir Horatio Nelson and his brave companions; but after a long and doubtful conflict, the whole of the Spaniards were either killed or wounded, and Nelson brought off the launch. On the 15th of July, he was detached with a small squadron to make an attack on the town of Santa Cruz, in the island of Te- neriffe, where it was imagined a Manilla ship had landed an immense treasure. The rear-admiral, on his arrival before the town, lost no time in directing 1000 men, including marines, to be prepared for landing from the ships, under the direction of captains Trowbridge, Hood, Thomson, Freemantle, Bowen, Miller, and Waller, who volunteered their services. The boats of the squadron being manned, the landing was effected in the night, and the party were in full possession of Santa Cruz in about seven hours; but, fmding it impracticable to storm the citadel, they prepared for their retreat, which was allowed by the Spaniards unmolested, agreeably to the stipulations mad/) with captain Trowbridge. It was on this occasion that our gallant hero, in stepping out of the boat, received a shot through the right elbow, which rendered amputation necessary. -....' .: He was how obliged to go to England for medical advice, where honours awaited him sufficient to recover his accustomed spirit, and he received assurance from his surgeons, more gratifying than all, that he would soon be fit for active service. Letters were addressed to him by the first lord of the Admiralty, the earl Spence.r, and by: his steady friend the duke of Clarence, to. congratulate him on his return. The freedom of the cities of London and Bristol was conferred upon him; he was invested, with the order of the Bath, and on his first appearance at court, bis majesty received him in the ...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217890298 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217890296 |
| Weight | 1.12 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.77 In |
| List Price | $26.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 344 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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