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Mariner & Gunner - an English Seaman in the Merchant Marine & The Royal Navy, 1781-1819 (Hardcover)
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Mariner & Gunner - an English Seaman in the Merchant Marine & The Royal Navy, 1781-1819 (Hardcover)
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From merchantman to man-of-war
William Richardson was always certain he would be a seaman. His
father and all his brothers were mariners so it was not unusual
that he should go to sea in his turn. By the last part of the
eighteenth century Richardson was an accomplished and experienced
young mariner who had made steady progress in promotion and who had
travelled sea-routes across the globe, including time served in the
notorious slave trade. These were the days of the press gangs and
many a merchant seamen was forcefully taken into the ranks of the
Royal Navy. Richardson was no exception and, perhaps peculiarly, he
accepted his fate with good humour. While under the ensign he
joined Sir Ralph Abercromby's expedition to St. Lucia and served
throughout the West Indies aboard HMS Prompte and HMS Tromp. War
with Napoleonic France saw Richardson, now a master gunner, aboard
HMS Caesar. Those interested in the wars of the 'Age of Sail' will
find much to interest them in this book, as the author richly
describes his experiences among the crew of a British man-of-war in
action in the Channel, the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
An excellent and rare account of Nelson's navy from the pen of an
ordinary seaman. Recommended.
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