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15 de may. de 2024 · Admiral Sir Samuel Hood . The next Samuel Hood is more contemporary with Nelson; cousin of Lord Hood (under whom he had served in the early 80s), Sir Samuel Hood (1762-1814). He commanded the ZEALOUS under Nelson's orders at Santa Cruz and at the Nile (Nelson left him in charge after the battle), later rejoining Nelson at the two Sicilies.
15 de may. de 2024 · Admiral Rodney sent Rear Admiral Sir Samuel Hood's squadron of seven ships to encircle the island. Statia had not yet even learned of its entrance into war. The British banked on this fact, and on Saturday, the 3rd of February 1781, the fleet anchored around 3 p.m.
Hace 2 días · 25) was the pseudonym adopted by the seaman William Robinson, while ‘Alfred Burton, a master’s mate under Sir Samuel Hood’ (p. 25) was in fact the journalist John Mitford. Mitford did serve with Hood in the Navy, but his reputation for colourful writing should be kept in mind when assessing his account of life in the Navy during the Napoleonic Wars.
Hace 3 días · In his journal, British Royal Navy Capt. George Vancouver, exploring these waters for his country in 1792, named it “Hood’s Channel,” for Lord Samuel Hood. But he used “canal” on his charts.
Hace 3 días · Samuel Hood, vicar of Butleigh. Elizabeth (d. 1855), widow of Alexander Hood, added considerably to the estate and like her father exchanged lands with the owners of Butleigh manor. She settled part of the estate on her son (Sir) Alexander Hood (d. 1851) and was
Hace 6 días · En tercer lugar, es muy cierto también que los “pobladores sueltos” de la campaña (de “naturaleza indolente, licenciosa y vagabunda”, según la descripción del cónsul inglés Thomas Samuel Hood en 1825), aunque fuesen menos numerosos de lo que suele creerse, no deseaban ni necesitaban afincarse: simplemente tomaban los vacunos y yeguarizos que necesitaban para subsistir, sin ...
Hace 5 días · A major landmark is the Hood monument on Windmill Hill built by subscription in 1831 to the memory of Vice-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood (d. 1814). It is a Doric column standing on tall steps surmounted by a crown of sails and sterns of warships.
