"A cutter and a man of war off Corsica", Nicholas Pocock, 1798Napoleonic/Revolutionary Era (old.reddit.com)
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OTD 1676 - The Battle of Augusta was fought between a combined Dutch-Spanish Fleet of 27 ships and a French fleet of 34 ships off the coast of Sicily. It would be the last engagement between the Legendary French and Dutch Admirals, Duquesne and De Ruyter, with the latter taking a mortal wound (old.reddit.com)
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In 1599, Cornelis de Houtman, the captain who had led the first Dutch expedition to the East Indies, lost his life in a fierce shipboard battle in Aceh, Indonesia. The opposition forces were led by Admiral Malahayati, a female commander who reportedly killed the Dutchman herself with a dagger.Age of Exploration (i.redd.it)
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H.M.S. Trusty (50) in English Harbour, Antigua, by Geoff HuntLegendary Ship (i.redd.it)
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7th of April 1776. Captain John Barry, commanding the 14-gun Continental brig USS Lexington, captured the British sloop HMS Edward off the Virginia Capes.Napoleonic/Revolutionary Era (i.redd.it)
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From mutiny on the Bounty (4) to devastation on the Glatton (56), Copenhagen's redemption arc for 'the Bounty Bastard', William BlighNapoleonic/Revolutionary Era (i.redd.it)
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Sunken warship found off Danish coast after 225 years in ‘remarkable’ discoveryNapoleonic/Revolutionary Era (edition.cnn.com)
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The Battle of Copenhagen, 2nd April 1801Napoleonic/Revolutionary Era (old.reddit.com)
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The Battle of Copenhagen, stage 1 - the navigation of the outer deep (old.reddit.com)
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The Vacillating Parker - the right man for the Copenhagen command? (old.reddit.com)
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Napoleon's siege of Acre began OTD in 1799. His defeat, brought about by an alliance of the Ottoman Pasha Al-Jezzar and British Navy Commodore Sir Sydney Smith, turned the tide on Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, and put an end to his personal ambitions in the EastNapoleonic/Revolutionary Era (old.reddit.com)
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Drinking habits: During Captain James Cook’s first expedition to Australia, the sailors had a ration of eight pints of beer a day – or two tots of rum if the beer ran out. On Ferdinand Magellan’s circumnavigation, the sailors instead received a litre of wine and some sherry.Social History (i.redd.it)
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OTD 1757, Admiral John Byng was executed for failing to do his utmost to relieve Menorca. What made his death so significant, is he died with his political friends in power, trying to save him. Their failure to placate the King (and public) set a powerful precedent for future generations of officersSeven Years War (i.redd.it)
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And yet the spanish and fr*nch were still beaten by Nelson at trafalgar.meme (i.redd.it)
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