The Royal Navy of Nelson's time was not short of heroes, nor of
outstanding achievements, but even in this crowded field the career
of Captain John Quilliam stands out - so often the right man in the
right place at the right time, he was justly described by a
contemporary as 'a favourite of fortune'. Born on the Isle of Man
250 years ago, Quilliam has until now evaded detailed study of his
extraordinary life. Indeed, while celebrated as a Manx hero, in the
wider world beyond the Island one of the most important men on the
quarter deck of HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar remains
largely unrecognised. Trafalgar, however, was not even the high
point of Quilliam's professional journey. From the lowest rung of
the ladder in the dockyard at Portsmouth he climbed to become
Victory's First Lieutenant, having already survived two of the
bloodiest sea-battles of the era at Camperdown and Copenhagen. In
the process he won a share in undreamed of wealth through the
seizure of one of the largest hauls of Spanish gold ever taken by
the Georgian navy. Promoted Post-Captain, Quilliam reached the
apogee of his profession, commanding frigates in the Baltic and on
the Newfoundland station in the War of 1812. There, in a bizarre
twist worthy of a novel by O'Brian or Forester, he defeated an
accusation of shirking an engagement with the American
super-frigate President in a Court Martial brought by his own First
Lieutenant. This first full biography of a far-from-ordinary naval
officer is itself an unusual collaboration between three writers,
each interested in different aspects of Quilliam's career, but
united by a belief that it deserves a wider audience.
General
| Imprint: |
Seaforth Publishing
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
September 2023 |
| Authors: |
Andrew Bond
• Frank Cowin
• Andrew Lambert
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
200 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-399-01695-7 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-399-01695-4 |
| Barcode: |
9781399016957 |
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