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July 5, 1809

brainstrainer61 — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:59:24 GMT

On the 5th of July, at 3 p.m., in latitude 43° 41' north, and longitude 34° west, the British ship-sloop Bonne-Citoyenne, of 18 carronades, 32-pounders, and

July 4, 1809

brainstrainer61 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:39:20 GMT

[Off the coast of Africa] Much injury having been done to the African coasting trade by small French privateers, fitted out at Sénégal, Captain Edward Henry

Hornblower's Birthday, 7/4/2009, 12:00 am

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:26:14 GMT

Reminder from: Hornblower-L Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hornblower-L/cal Hornblower's Birthday Saturday July 4, 2009 All Day (This event repeats

July 2, 1809

brainstrainer61 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:34:36 GMT

On the 2d of July an elegant entertainment was given by Lieutenant-general De Narva, admiral in the Spanish navy, to Admiral Purvis, and the officers of the

June 29, 1809

brainstrainer61 — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:39:09 GMT

The Tendancy of Ocean Currents The following letter furnishes an excellent illustration of a well-known fact, that the general tendancy of currents in the

June 25/26, 1809

brainstrainer61 — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:39:50 GMT

On the 24th of June Rear-admiral Martin, with the 80-gun ship Canopus, Captain Charles Inglis, 74-gun ships Spartiate and Warrior, Captains Sir Francis

June 25, 1809

brainstrainer61 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:23:44 GMT

The transport brig Charwell, Captain Bigbie, with a detachment of the Royal Artillery and 2nd West India Regiment, and with a quantity of ordance stores on

Re: BBc Film Programme19 June

beden — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:26:19 GMT

Interesting stuff, Tony. I've seen both films a hundred times and never put two and two together. Beth ... From: Tony Bailey

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BBc Film Programme19 June

Tony Bailey — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:59:03 GMT

The 19 June episode of the Beeb Film Programme has just had an eye-opening discussion of Errol Flynn, with reference to "Robin Hood" and "The Sea Hawk". The

Re: June 20, 1809

Marc James Small — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:10:59 GMT

... msmall@... Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir! On 6/20/2009 6:24 AM, brainstrainer61 wrote: Shipwreck of HMS Agamemnon The 64-gun ship Agamemnon was

June 20, 1809

brainstrainer61 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:25:19 GMT

Shipwreck of HMS Agamemnon The 64-gun ship Agamemnon was built at Adam's Yard, Bucklers Hard, and launched on 10 April 1781. On 20 June 1809 the vessel,

June 19, 1809

brainstrainer61 — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:58:40 GMT

Jan, You're welcome. To all, please do not let me be the only one posting these histories. I may be slow or out of town, or I might miss an entry in one of

Re: June 18, 1809

janekw Gazeta.pl — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:08:00 GMT

Because of the recent letters I?ve started searching for new sources of information about navy in the age of Napoleon. The Naval Chronicles are easily

June 18, 1809

brainstrainer61 — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:42:05 GMT

Shipwreck of the Sealark The Sealark was a schooner built at Wheaton's Yard in Brixham and launched 1 August 1806. On 29 June 1809 the Times printed the