ON FOREIGN SERVICE

Preface

This story is based on experiences, of my own, in various parts of the world, and describes a Revolution in a South American Republic, and the part played by two armoured cruisers whilst protecting British interests.

It describes life aboard a modern man-of-war, and attempts to show how the command of the sea exercises a controlling influence on the issue of land operations.

As the proof sheets have been read by several officers of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, and many suggestions and corrections made, the naval portion of the story may be taken to give an accurate description of the incidents narrated.

T. T. JEANS,

Staff Surgeon, Royal Navy.

ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL,

CHATHAM.

Contents

CHAP.

1. Ordered to Santa Cruz

2. A Revolution imminent

3. The Revolution breaks out

4. The Rescue of the Sub

5. Gerald Wilson Captures San Fernando

6. The *Hector* goes to San Fernando

7. General Zorilla falls back

8. Zorilla loses his Guns

9. Zorilla attacks

10. The Fight round the Casino

11. San Fernando attacked from the Sea

12. How we fought the Four Point Sevens

13. Bad News for Gerald Wilson

14. *La Buena Presidente* Fights

15. The Santa Cruz Fleet again

16. The Attack on Santa Cruz

17. The Ex-policeman

18. The *Hector* goes Home

Illustrations

"I hauled it up hand over hand" . . . Frontispiece (missing from book)

"His eyes simply spat fire"

"Is that Gerald Wilson aboard?"