A Middy's Recollections, 1853-1860

A Middy's Recollections, 1853-1860

A Middy's Recollections, 1853-1860Born in April 1841, I was about six months more than twelve years old...
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Author: Montagu, Victor Alexander,1841-1915
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A Middy's Recollections, 1853-1860

A Middy's Recollections, 1853-1860

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A Middy's Recollections, 1853-1860

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Author: Montagu, Victor Alexander,1841-1915
Format: eBook
Language: English

A Middy's Recollections, 1853-1860

Born in April 1841, I was about six months more than twelve years old when I joined the Royal Navy. My father was the seventh Earl of Sandwich; my mother, a daughter of the Marquis of Anglesea, who commanded cavalry at Waterloo, and lost his leg by one of the last shots fired on that eventful day. It is said that when Lord Angleseas thigh was struck he happened to be riding by the side of the Duke of Wellington, and exclaimed, suddenly, O the Devil! my leg is hit! The Duke turned round, looked at him, and said, The deuce it is! His leg was shortly afterwards amputated. As all the surgeons knives had become blunt from the long days work, it took twenty minutes to perform the operation. I was the second of four sons, and was educated by a private tutor. For some time before I was sent to sea, my father had often expressed a wish that, hailing2 from a naval family, one of his sons should select the Sea as his profession. Somehow or another, it devolved upon me to be the naval representative; and, though my father did not enforce this idea, I took it into my head that I should like it. My poor mother had misgivings. She loathed the sea, and could not bring herself to believe that any one else could endure its hardships. She was second to none, however, in her admiration of the Service. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 49101
Author: Montagu, Victor Alexander
Release Date: May 31, 2015
Format: eBook
Language: English

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