Disaster in the North Sea 1811 – HMS Hero
The wreck of HMS Hero, 1811 Though the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars involved some two decades of continuous conflict, in which control of the sea was a [...]
Admiral Walter Cowan – Fire-eating naval officer and the oldest Commando
Guest Blog by naval novelist Tim Chant I met Tim Chant at a Historical Novels Society in Scotland in 2018 and I was interested to learn [...]
The “Royal Family” at War 1747
The "Royal Family” at War 1747 The pursuit of the treasure ship Glorioso Pedro de la Cerda The Glorioso's [...]
Arrival of the Naval Mine
The Arrival of the Naval Mine From the mid-19th Century onwards the naval mine developed into the general from we know today and which was to [...]
The Aceh Wars begin 1873-74
The Dutch East Indies Ulcer – the Aceh Wars begin 1873-74 The history of the Netherlands in the 19th Century is a closed book for most non-Dutch, [...]
The Vega Expedition and the North-East Passage 1878-79
The Vega Expedition and the North-East Passage 1878-79 In a recent blog, I described the disastrous American Jeanette expedition of 1878/81 – an attempt to reach [...]