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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

"Even when Victory made her name, Napoleon instructed even ... there was serious concern about British forests." A handwritten report written by the Admiral, which is held at The Nelson Museum ...

Following his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo (1815) Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France, surrendered to the British and was ... flagship of Admiral Lord Keith, Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.

The weapon was presented by Sweden to James Saumarez, then a Rear Admiral ... the might of Napoleon's army at its throat, Sweden was forced to declare war on Britain and fired on British ships.

In 1805 Admiral Lord Nelson attacked and defeated the Napoleonic Navy in the Battle of Trafalgar. By 1806 the Act banning any slave trade between British merchants and foreign colonies was ...