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St. Vincent and the Marlborough Mutiny of 1797
Earl St. Vincent (formerly Sir John Jervis) appears in the early books of our beloved series as a First Lord of the Admiralty during the Peace of Amiens more concerned with stamping out corruption in the dockyards than maintaining the active navy. In his earlier years he was however a fighting seaman, perhaps second only [...] -
The Breeze at Spithead and the Gale at the Nore
The Spithead and Nore mutinies were two major mutinies by sailors of the Royal Navy in 1797. There was also discontent and minor incidents on ships in other locations in the same year. The mutinies were potentially dangerous for Britain, because at the time the country was at war with the Revolutionary government of France. [...] -
Passing For Lieutenant
“You refer to the swearing-in. No. That applies only to lieutenants – you go to the Admiralty and they read you a piece about allegiance and supremacy and utterly renouncing the Pope; you feel very solemn and say ‘to this I swear’ and the chap at the high desk says ‘and that will be half [...] -
Admiral Lord St. Vincent a.k.a. Old Jarvie
“Captain Harte was a little man, with a certain resemblance to Lord St. Vincent, a resemblance that he did his best to increase by stooping, by being savagely rude to his subordinates and by the practice of Whiggery…” – Master and Commander John Jervis was born in Staffordshire in 1735. He was the son of [...] -
Captain David Ewen Bartholomew Comes Over the Bows
“And on the last Friday of all, the day I was there, Old Jarvie winked his eye, said ‘You want to go to sea? Then to sea you shall go, sir,’ and had him pressed on the spot.” “An officer? Pressed for a common sailor?” cried Jack. “I’ve never heard of such a thing in [...] -
Sir John Jervis’ Report of Cape St. Vincent
Captain Robert Calder of HMS Victory arrived at the Admiralty on March 8th 1797 with dispatches from Admiral Sir John Jervis: Victory, in Lagos Bay, February 16th, 1797. Sir, The hopes of falling in with the Spanish fleet, expressed in my letter to you of the 13th instant, were confirmed that night by my distinctly [...] -
02.14.1797 The Battle of Cape St. Vincent
The Battle of Cape St. Vincent was one of the most important naval battles of the early Napoleonic War, one which led to Admiral Sir John Jervis being created Earl St. Vincent (the very same Lord St. Vincent who figures in some aspects of the Aubrey/Maturin series). The battle certainly had a great effect on [...]