James Cheape letters 1808-1818 Cheape, James letters

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James Cheape letters 1808-1818 Cheape, James letters

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The James Cheape letters collection contains correspondence from or concerning James Cheape, a naval student at the Royal Naval College in Portsmouth, England, and midshipman on board the Caledonia, Warspite, Tigris, Express, and Belette, during the Napoleonic Wars, the War of 1812, and in the Algerian conflict.

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Royal Naval College (Great Britain)

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Cheape, George

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British Royal Navy commander, James Cheape (1795-1841), was the first son of George Cheape and Lilias Guthrie of Wellfield, Scotland. The family was well connected and sent Cheape to be educated at the Royal Naval College in Portsmouth, England, where he trained to become a naval officer under the guidance of Admiral Philip Patton. He left the academy in 1811, and served as a midshipman on board the Caledonia, Warspite, Tigris, Express, and Belette . Cheape saw action in the Atlanti...

Caledonia (Ship)

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Voyages: (1) From Bengal 1796. Capt Alexander Ballantyne. Calcutta 25 May 1796 - Saugor 24 Jun - 29 Sep Cape - 28 Oct St Helena - 14 Jan 1797 Lisbon - 8 Apr Downs. (2) From Bengal 1800. Capt George Thomas. Bengal 2 Jan 1800 - 19 Mar St Helena - 2 Jun Long Reach. (3) From Bengal 1801. Capt George Thomas. Calcutta 18 Jun 1801 - left Bengal 11 Sep - 20 Dec Cape - 3 Feb 1802 St Helena - 17 Apr Greenhithe. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ...

Cheape, James, 1795-1841.

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Warspite (Ship)

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Great Britain. Royal Navy

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Richard Howe, Earl Howe, was born in London, England, on March 19, 1726, the son of Emanuel Scrope Howe (1699-1735) and Mary Sophia Charlotte von Kielmansegg (1703-1782). Around 1735, he joined the crew of the merchant ship Thames, and in July 1739 he joined the 40-gun Royal Navy ship Pearl . Howe then served on several ships in the Caribbean and off the South American coast. After being promoted to lieutenant in 1744 and post captain in 1746, he continued his military service in th...

Belette (Brig-Sloop)

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Tigris (Ship)

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