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A First-Hand Account of the Mutiny at the Nore

August 25, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

From the Sheerness Guardian, June 12th, 1869 The following interesting account of the Mutiny at the Nore was written by an eye-witness of the events described, then a workman in the Sheerness Dockyard. We have […]

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Eight Articles of Demand of the Nore Mutineers

August 24, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

These Articles of Demand were  presented to Admiral Buckner by the Nore mutineers. It should be noted that the Admiralty received them and immediately rejected them. The official reply was “All that could reasonably be […]

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The Breeze at Spithead and the Gale at the Nore

August 23, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

The Spithead and Nore mutinies were two major mutinies by sailors of the Royal Navy in 1797. There was also discontent and minor incidents on ships in other locations in the same year. The mutinies […]

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Nelson’s Account of the Battle of Cape St. Vincent

April 20, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

Commodore (soon to be Admiral) Lord Nelson explains his boarding party’s actions during the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, when they took the San Josef and he received her surrender. The soldiers of the 69th, […]

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Sir John Jervis’s Report of Cape St. Vincent

April 20, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

Captain Robert Calder of HMS Victory arrived at the Admiralty on March 8th 1797 with dispatches from Admiral Sir John Jervis: Victory, in Lagos Bay, February 16th, 1797. Sir, The hopes of falling in with […]

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02.14.1797 The Battle of Cape St. Vincent

April 19, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

The Battle of Cape St. Vincent was one of the most important naval battles of the early Napoleonic War, one which led to Admiral Sir John Jervis being created Earl St. Vincent (the very same […]

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