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The Gale at The Nore. Part 4. Negotiation
I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m a victim of adult onset attention deficit disorder. Right now I have three (the Nore Mutiny, Hoste’s Adriatic campaign, and the Mauritius Campaig… more →
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The Gale at The Nore. Part 4. Negotiation
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wrote 2 years ago: I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m a victim of adult onset attention deficit disorder. … more →
The Gale At The Nore. Part 1. Prelude.
wrote 3 years ago: Like the mutiny at Spithead, the Nore mutiny was born of anger and frustration on the part of the co … more →
Admiral Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan
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wrote 3 years ago: One of the crucial figures in British naval history at the time of the mutinies at Spithead and The … more →
The Breeze at Spithead Becomes The Gale at The Nore
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wrote 3 years ago: If you were an observer at the gala celebrating the end to the Spithead mutiny you might have notice … more →
The Breeze at Spithead. Part 10. Investigation and Lessons Learned.
wrote 3 years ago: One of the bugbears afflicting the British government during the Spithead mutiny was the notion that … more →
The Breeze At Spithead. Part 9. The Grand Finale.
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wrote 3 years ago: Now the dalliance of Parliament and the blinding stupidity of the Admiralty combined into what was a … more →
The Breeze at Spithead. Part 8. The Second Spithead Mutiny.
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wrote 3 years ago: When faced with the resolve of the Fleet, Spencer folded like a cheap suit. He arrived in London at … more →
The Breeze at Spithead. Part 7. The Ante Is Raised
wrote 3 years ago: The Spithead Mutiny demonstrated a high level of centralized planning, iron discipline, and a shrewd … more →
The Breeze at Spithead. Part 6.
wrote 3 years ago: The Admiralty and the fleet delegates were now at a standoff. The delegates had presented a very res … more →
The Breeze at Spithead, Part 5.
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wrote 3 years ago: Shortly after the men of HMS Queen Charlotte manned the shrouds with the cheer that set off the Spit … more →
The Breeze At Spithead, Part 4.
wrote 3 years ago: The men of the Channel Fleet waited patiently throughout the month of March and into April for a res … more →
Admiral Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport
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wrote 3 years ago: We’re slowly but surely working our way through the mutiny of the Channel Fleet at Spithead an … more →
The Breeze at Spithead, Part 3. "...say nothing, do nothing, and hope that nothing would happen"
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wrote 3 years ago: The Spithead Mutiny, as we discuss here, did not erupt from a single deed, rather it was the culmina … more →
The Breeze at Spithead, Part 2: Valentine Joyce,
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wrote 3 years ago: The differences between the mutinies occurring sequentially at Spithead and The Nore can best be exp … more →
The Breeze at Spithead, Part 1.
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wrote 3 years ago: We posted yesterday that we would start a series of posts on the mutinies of the Royal Navy at Spith … more →
