My Adventures During the Late War (Memoirs of Napoleonic Wars) (eBook)

A Narrative of Shipwreck, Captivity and Escapes from French Prisons, and Sea Service in 1804-14

Donat Henchy O'Brien (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
259 Seiten
e-artnow (Verlag)
406-633811858-5 (EAN)

Infos

My Adventures During the Late War is a personal memoir of British Royal Navy officer Donat Henchy O'Brien. O'Brien served as a midshipman during the French Revolutionary Wars and commanded a troop-carrying vessel during the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland. While returning to England in 1804, the ship was wrecked on the Île de Sein and O'Brien and other members of the crew were captured by the French. O'Brien was imprisoned in France but escaped in 1808 and reached a British vessel at Trieste. O'Brien was afterwards promoted to lieutenant and served with the Mediterranean Fleet during the Napoleonic Wars. He distinguished himself in a number of boat actions, capturing numerous warships and cargo vessels.

Autor

Rear-Admiral Donat Henchy O'Brien (1785-1857) was an officer of the Royal Navy. O'Brien served as a midshipman during the French Revolutionary Wars. He was imprisoned after the shipwreck in France but escaped. He later wrote a book about his experiences. O'Brien was afterwards promoted to lieutenant and served with the Mediterranean Fleet during the Napoleonic Wars.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.11.2021
• Verlagsort: Prague
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Schlagworte: A History of France • Alexandre Dumas • Anglo-Russian invasion • A World Restored • British naval officer memoir • British Royal Navy officer • French Revolution • French Revolutionary era • historical naval adventure • Mediterranean Fleet battles • Napoleonic Wars memoir • Prisoner of War Escape • Royal Navy boat actions • The Battle of Borodino • The Keeper of Happy Endings • The Mountbattens • The Napoleonic Wars • The Women of Chateau Lafayette • Warship capture missions • Waterloo