Papers and Correspondence of Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth

A fascinating insight into to an Admiral's command during Nelson's time, Papers and Correspondence of Admiral Sir John Duckworth, Volume 1: The French Revolutionary War. 1793-1802 edited by John Grainger, assesses Admiral Duckworth's prolific career. Born in Leatherhead in Surrey in 1747, he joined the Navy at the age of 13 as a Captain's servant during the Seven Years War, then as a midshipman, and a lieutenant. He was promoted to Captain in 1870 during the American War of Independence and in t