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The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain
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THE LIFE OF NELSON
THE EMBODIMENT OF THE SEA POWER OF GREAT BRITAIN
BY
CAPTAIN A. T. MAHAN, D.C.L., LL.D.
UNITED STATES NAVY
AUTHOR OF
"THE INFLUENCE OF SEA POWER UPON HISTORY, 1660-1783,"
"THE INFLUENCE OF SEA POWER UPON THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND EMPIRE,"
AND OF A "LIFE OF ADMIRAL FARRAGUT"
IN TWO VOLUMES
VOL. II.
LONDON
SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, & COMPANY,
LIMITED
1897
CONTENTS OF VOL. II.
| LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. | |
| BATTLE PLANS. | |
| CHAPTER XIV. | |
| NELSON TEMPORARILY COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.—RELIEVED BY LORD KEITH.—APPLIES TO RETURN TO ENGLAND ON ACCOUNT OF ILL HEALTH. | |
| AUGUST, 1799—JUNE, 1800. | |
| Nelson left in temporary command | 1 |
| His disposition of the squadron | 1 |
| Made Duke of Bronté in Sicily | 2 |
| His hopes of remaining in command disappointed | 3 |
| His discontent | 3 |
| Energy and tact in exercising command | 4 |
| Affairs in Rome and Naples | 5 |
| Nelson visits Minorca | 6 |
| His anxiety about Malta | 7 |
| Portuguese squadron recalled to Lisbon.—Nelson's action | 8 |
| Characteristics of his intercourse with foreign officials | 10 |
| Urgency with army to support blockade of La Valetta | 12 |
| Partial success in this | 13 |
| Successes on the Continent of the Coalition against France | 14 |
| Subsequent blunders and disasters | 15 |
| Nelson's mortification at Bonaparte's escape to France | 16 |
| The French defeat the Turks at Aboukir | 17 |
| Nelson peremptorily forbids Sidney Smith to allow any French to leave Egypt | 18 |
| Smith nevertheless countenances the Convention of El Arish | 19 |
| His action disallowed by Keith and Nelson | 20 |
| Nelson's vivid expressions of disapproval | 21 |
| Nelson joins Keith at Leghorn | 22 |
| They visit Palermo and Malta together | 22 |
| Capture of "Le Généreux," 74, by Nelson's division | 24 |
| Nelson's relations with Keith, and bearing towards him | 27 |
| Keith orders Nelson to take personal charge off Malta | 28 |
| Nelson's annoyance and remonstrance | 29 |
| His restiveness under Keith's command | 30 |
| He returns from Malta to Palermo | 31 |
| The "Guillaume Tell," 80, captured in his absence | 31 |
| Displeasure of the Admiralty at his quitting his station | 32 |
| Letters of the First Lord | 33 |
| Nelson's soreness under them | 34 |
| He applies for leave to return to England | 35 |
| CHAPTER XV. | |
| NELSON LEAVES THE MEDITERRANEAN.—THE JOURNEY OVERLAND THROUGH GERMANY.—ARRIVAL IN ENGLAND.—SEPARATION FROM LADY NELSON.—HOISTS HIS FLAG IN THE CHANNEL FLEET, UNDER LORD ST. VINCENT. | |
| JUNE, 1800—JANUARY, 1801. | |
| Nelson escorts the Queen of Naples to Leghorn with two British ships-of-the-line | 36 |
| Keith's displeasure | 37 |
| Nelson at Leghorn | 37 |
| Austrians defeated at Marengo | 37 |
| Nelson and the Hamiltons leave Leghorn for Ancona | 39 |
| Journey to Trieste and Vienna | 40 |
| Enthusiasm shown towards Nelson by the people | 40 |
| Mention of him and Lady Hamilton by eye-witnesses | 41 |
| Anecdotes of him | 42 |
| His meeting with the Archduke Charles at Prague | 43 |
| Mrs. St. George's account of him at Dresden | 43 |
| Her disparaging mention of Lady Hamilton | 44 |
| Arrival of the party in England | 45 |
| Lady Nelson's attitude at this time | 46 |
| Her letters to Nelson | 47 |
| His reception and conduct in London | 48 |
| Growing estrangement between him and Lady Nelson | 51 |
| Anecdote of his visit to Fonthill | 52 |
| Final breach with Lady Nelson | 53 |
| Her blameless character, and subsequent life | 54 |
| Nelson's testimony to her conduct | 55 |
| Hoists his flag on board the "San Josef" at Plymouth | 56 |
| Birth of the child Horatia | 56 |
| Nelson's care to conceal his relations with Lady Hamilton | 57 |