HOME Popular Books Popular Audioooks Popular Textbooks Popular Freebooks More Genres

Book

Audiobook

Genres

Manxmen at Sea in the Age of Nelson, 1760-1815

By Matthew Richardson

Release : 2024-03-30

Genre : Military History, Books, History, European History

Kind : ebook

(0 ratings)
The Isle of Man is predominantly a maritime nation. For many generations its menfolk have made their living from the sea, sometimes as fishermen, but often as crewmen aboard merchant vessels or warships. Indeed, such were their skills of seamanship that they were in great demand for the latter in time of war. As smugglers, or as privateers they made their living on the waves, in the Atlantic, Caribbean or Pacific. Whether taken by a Press Gang, or enlisted voluntarily, the Manx saw action in some of the greatest naval events between 1760 and 1815. The Isle of Man had a high degree of literacy and education even among the poor at this time, and consequently a significant body of first-hand evidence has survived from those who served below decks, aboard merchant ships, privateers and warships. Some, such as Peter Heywood, were eyewitness to the most famous event in naval history, the Mutiny on the Bounty. Others, such as John Quilliam climbed the naval career ladder, served with Nelson and gained distinction at the greatest sea battle in history, Trafalgar. One, Captain Hugh Crow, fought against the French, made his fortune in the slave trade, and commanded the last legal voyage. In this book we meet them all, and their words echo to us across the waves and down the centuries.

Manxmen at Sea in the Age of Nelson, 1760-1815

By Matthew Richardson

Release : 2024-03-30

Genre : Military History, Books, History, European History

Kind : ebook

(0 ratings)
The Isle of Man is predominantly a maritime nation. For many generations its menfolk have made their living from the sea, sometimes as fishermen, but often as crewmen aboard merchant vessels or warships. Indeed, such were their skills of seamanship that they were in great demand for the latter in time of war. As smugglers, or as privateers they made their living on the waves, in the Atlantic, Caribbean or Pacific. Whether taken by a Press Gang, or enlisted voluntarily, the Manx saw action in some of the greatest naval events between 1760 and 1815. The Isle of Man had a high degree of literacy and education even among the poor at this time, and consequently a significant body of first-hand evidence has survived from those who served below decks, aboard merchant ships, privateers and warships. Some, such as Peter Heywood, were eyewitness to the most famous event in naval history, the Mutiny on the Bounty. Others, such as John Quilliam climbed the naval career ladder, served with Nelson and gained distinction at the greatest sea battle in history, Trafalgar. One, Captain Hugh Crow, fought against the French, made his fortune in the slave trade, and commanded the last legal voyage. In this book we meet them all, and their words echo to us across the waves and down the centuries.

advertisement

Access e-books

More By Matthew Richardson

The Scarlet Papers

My Name Is Nobody

The Insider

The Isle of Man

The Hunger War

1914

Guaranteed to Fail

Eyewitness on the Somme 1916

Tigers at Dunkirk

Isle of Man at War, 1939–45

Deeds of Heroes

TT Titans

The Inbetweeners - Moving On - The Unofficial Behind-the-Scenes Look at The Inbetweeners Gang

The Tigers

Honda: The Golden Age

With the British Cavalry in 1914

Niemand kennt deinen Namen

Leicester in the Great War

Richo

Threatened and Recently Extinct Vertebrates of the World

The Inbetweeners A-Z

Manxmen at Sea in the Age of Nelson, 1760-1815