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Topic: Burney's Naval Academy | |
David H Replies: 3 Views: 23826 |
Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:52 pm Subject: Burneys Academy |
I have found a short article on Burney's Academy, in the "Mariners Mirror" volume51 p.57.
To summarise - It was founded in 1791 by Dr. William Burney in whose family it remained until t ... |
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Topic: News of the Battle of the Nile | |
David H Replies: 6 Views: 32781 |
Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:22 pm Subject: News of the Battle of the Nile |
From reports published in The Times, then the first rumours of an engagement appeared at the end of August. On 29 August The Times, in the column reporting news reports from abroad, stated that news ... | |
Topic: French canons | |
David H Replies: 7 Views: 37099 |
Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:44 am Subject: French cannons |
The subject of what happened to captured cannons is mentioned by Adrian Caruana in vol.2 of "English Sea Ordnance":
"... at the end of the War of Jenkins' ear, in 1749, the Board of ... |
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Topic: Royal Navy v. British Navy | |
David H Replies: 7 Views: 41316 |
Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:10 pm Subject: Royal Navy vs British Navy |
Why British rather than United Kingdom Navy? I would think because it is easier to say and write British rather than United Kingdom; also the term British is used to include all the nations of the UK ... | |
Topic: Royal Navy v. British Navy | |
David H Replies: 7 Views: 41316 |
Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:48 pm Subject: Rn vs British Navy |
The proper name for the service is of course the Royal Navy, and probably should be used in preference to British Navy - but I have no problem with the use of that term rather than Royal Navy. The rev ... | |
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