The Durham papers : selections from the papers of Admiral Sir Philip Charles Henderson Calderwood Durham, G.C.B. (1763-1845) / edited by Hilary L. Rubinstein, Ph.D., Fellow of the Royal Historical Soc., Former Research Fellow in History at the University of Melbourne.
"Admiral Sir Philip Durham (1763-1845) was one of the most distinguished and colourful officers of the late Georgian Navy. His lucky and sometimes controversial career included surviving the sinking of HMS Royal George in 1782, making the first conquest of the tricolour flag in 1793 and the las...
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| Other title: | Works. Selections |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York, NY :
Routledge/Taylor and Francis Group,
2019.
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| Summary: | "Admiral Sir Philip Durham (1763-1845) was one of the most distinguished and colourful officers of the late Georgian Navy. His lucky and sometimes controversial career included surviving the sinking of HMS Royal George in 1782, making the first conquest of the tricolour flag in 1793 and the last in 1815, and having two enemy ships surrender to him at Trafalgar."--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780429054730 0429054734 9780429620034 0429620039 9780429617881 0429617887 9780429622182 042962218X |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on print version record. |