
- 352 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Trafalgar's Lost Hero introduces the man whose real-life exploits have been attributed to the likes of Horatio Alger and Jack Aubrey. Never seeking the public acclaim craved by his closest friend and comrade Horatio Nelson, Cuthbert Collingwood was instrumental in forcing the combined French and Spanish fleets into the fateful battle, disabling the enemy's flagship almost before the fight had begun, and taking command of the British fleet after Nelson's death. Bristling with action, packed with never-before-published accounts of major engagements from Collingwood's secret letter book, and bringing a fresh perspective to Britain's most celebrated naval victory, Trafalgar's Lost Hero is truly a treat for lovers of naval history and real-life adventure, and a rousing story well told.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction The Collingwood touch
- Maps
- Chapter One A large piece of plum cake: 1748–1771
- Chapter Two Out of all patience: 1772–1777
- Chapter Three The bonds of our amity: 1777–1786
- Chapter Four A comfortable fire and friends: 1787–1792
- Chapter Five The sharp point of misfortune: 1793–1795
- Chapter Six Two thunderbolts of war: 1795–1799
- Chapter Seven Hope of peace alone: 1799–1802
- Chapter Eight Exemplary vengeance: 1803–1805
- Chapter Nine Giddy with the multiplicities: 1806–1808
- Chapter Ten Viva Collingwood: 1808–1810
- Chapter Eleven Fame’s trumpet
- Source notes
- Appendix One Collingwood’s Trafalgar dispatch
- Appendix Two Collingwood’s commissions: 1761–1810
- Bibliography
- Index