as can be seen in the life and career of Admiral James Saumarez, probably the most successful British naval officer after Nelson during the Napoleonic Wars. Saumarez had a very distinguished career in ...

A hunger for glory, a sense of destiny, and an ego that knew no limits: The Rest is History’s Dominic Sandbrook explores how ...

Admiral Warren was informed ... while six months later the British found theirs when the Duke of Wellington inflicted a crushing defeat over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.

Napoleon’s soldiers marched deeper and ... But his triumph had been shadowed by a disaster. On October 21, the British Admiral Horatio Nelson had caught a French and allied Spanish fleet at ...

Napoleon himself recognizes their courage ... dreams of an empire in the middle East were quickly shattered. The British Admiral Horatio Nelson caught the French fleet anchored off the Egyptian ...

When Napoleon attempted to conquer North Africa ... has become more to her husband than a solicitous friend: “[British Admiral] Lord Hood always expresst his fears that Sir W.

The last time a Chief of Defence Staff visited China was in 2015. The latest trip comes at a time when British Prime Minister ...