NELSON PAPERS. Vol. LXI. Letter-book of Lord Nelson, containing copies of letters written by him when commanding H.M.S. Agamemnon in the Gulf of Genoa (see f. 9 b), 18 July- 21 Nov. 1795. Three of the copies (ff. 2, 8 b, 13) and a few memoranda (f. 6... 1st half of the 19th century

George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

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George III was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. George's long life and reign were marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdoms, much of the rest of Europe, and places farther afield in Africa, the Americas and Asia. Early in his reign, Great Britain defeated France in the Seven Years' War, becoming the dominant European power in North America and India. However, many of Britain's American colonies were soon lost in the American War of Independence. Furt...

Nelson, Horatio Nelson, viscount, 1758-1805

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British naval officer. After his victory at the Battle of the Nile in 1798, Nelson was created Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk. The following year he was made Duke of Bronté in Sicily for his role in restoring the civil government of Naples after its rescue from the French. From the description of ALS : Brixham, to Emma Hamilton, London, 1801 Feb. 16. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 145506957 Horatio Nelson, British admiral, mad...

Republic of France (active 1501-1871)

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