October 12 [In Indonesia] On October 12th the Creole arrived off and took possession of the honourable company's settlement of Tappanooly, on the small island...
This year marks the 500th aniversary of the launching of the Mary Rose in 1509. This week marks a special project launched to help fund the new Museum building...
October 13 [In the Mediterranean] Towards the end of October, twenty large transports escorted by a small squadron of three sail of the line and four frigates...
October 14 The Peace of Schonbrunn (a.k.a. the Treaty of Schonbrunn and the Treaty of Vienna) is negotiated. By the terms of the treaty, Austria ceded the Inn...
October 15 [A letter of Private William Wheeler, British soldier] [Note: he was on the Scheldt expedition] Horsham Barracks, 15th October 1809 My last letter...
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James and Brad: have a wonderful Sunday birthday! -- Dave Bennett, VE7YJ Aldergrove, BC "Be who you are, say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter...
Thanks to Cookie for her posts while I traveled out of town (chauffeuring my father this time). ========================== [The Scheldt expedition] On October...
My eldest son Keith (1 of 3) is the unofficial historian of the family, and recently uncovered the following information. I found it enjoyable, and thought...
... -- Dave Bennett, VE7YJ Aldergrove, BC "Be who you are, say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." -- Theodor...
Napoleon arrives today at Nymphenburg at 8:30 a.m., and visits the King of Bavaria. ... By the early part of October the fleet at anchor in Toulon road...
Mr. Reeves, Exactly so! The things we read about in history, many times, are much better than anything we could make up. On the other hand, I caution you to...
Evidently a small open boat is not the rowboat I first thought of. Very interesting. Jim ... From: fyreline <fyreline@...> Subject: [Bolitho] Better than...
[In the Mediterranean] On the 21st, in the morning, Rear-admiral Baudin, with the Robuste, Borée, and Lion, the two 40-gun frigates Pauline and Pomone, and a...
Napoleon departs Nymphenburg at 5:00 a.m., and passes through Augsburg. He does not stop for the night. ... [In the Mediterranean] On the next morning (the...
[In Indonesia] On the 23d of October the French squadron, having signalized itself [regarding its recent visitation upon a British East India company...
Napoleon, having travelled all night, passes through Karlsruhe, and Rastadt, and Strasbourg. He will not stop for the night. ... [In the Mediterranean] The...
Napoleon, having travelled all night, passes through Bar-le-Duc [10:00 a.m.] and Epernay. He will not stop for the night. ... [In the Mediterranean] On the...
Napoleon, having travelled all night, arrives at Fontainebleau at 9:00 a.m. He has been absent from Paris for 197 days. ... [In the Mediterranean] At dark (on...
[from a British officer's journal, involved in the recent action] The 27th, light airs and foggy weather, making the best of our way to join the fleet. We...
[In the Naval Chronicle] Government have received despatches from Mr. Jackson, our ambassador in America, by Mr. Erskine, our late Minister there. These...
http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/2009/102709/news/index005.php -- Dave Bennett, VE7YJ Aldergrove, BC "Be who you are, say what you feel, because those who...
With his administration in disarray and deeply unpopular, the strain had proved too much for the former British Prime Minister, the elderly Duke of Portland...
[In the Mediterranean] On the evening of the 31st of October, after dark, the squadron bore up, with a fresh south-east wind, for the bay of Rosas ; and soon...
Thank you four your efforts while they lasted. I have enjoyed reading them very much. _____ From: Bolitho@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Bolitho@yahoogroups.com] On...
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