The Sword And The Dagger
By Brian Cain
()
About this ebook
In the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century the British with an array of coalitions fought the Napoleonic wars, directly after the French revolutionary wars, when Napoleon Bonaparte seized power in France. Napoleon Bonaparte attempted to annex Europe, England and Russia with French sovereignty. This was a time of incredible history. In 1803 England became the United Kingdom with the amalgamation of Ireland after years of bitter bloodshed. The Spanish Inquisition was under democratic scrutiny and eventually abolished. By 1815 the United Kingdom defeated the French in the war of the seventh coalition with allies Russia, Prussia, Sweden, Austria and the Netherlands defining the borders that are now modern Europe. A major factor in this defeat of the French was the superior strength and experience of the Royal Navy. With huge forests of oak, seasoned ship builders and brilliant seaman Britannia ruled the waves.
In 1807 British Member of Parliament William Wilberforce was successful in introducing a bill The Slave Trade Act outlawing the carrying of slaves on British ships. It would take until 1833 to have The Slavery Abolition Act passed in the House of Lords which abolished slavery in most of the British Empire just prior to the death of Wilberforce. This period in history also saw the formation of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the start of the industrial revolution.
The Irish had struggled through years of war with England and those opposed to British rule as part of the United Kingdom formed the Society of United Irishmen collaborating with the French to bring down the British and regain Irish independence. This story begins in Bantry Bay Ireland in 1796 with the disastrous expedition d'Irelande by the French in an attempt to land French troops on Irish soil. A young farmer's son Fial McMurrin twelve years old witnesses the mayhem with much of the French fleet destroyed by savage storms in Bantry Bay and along the adjacent coastline of Ireland. His parents are killed by the British but Fial McMurrin survives hidden by his parents and found by friends, he is taken to Cork. He is a natural seaman and learns the ways of the Royal Navy. He becomes a notorious pirate when the time is right exploiting weakness he found in ships of the line and their battle tactics. A chance meeting with William Wilberforce changes his life.
Brian Cain
Brian Cain was born in the South London UK in 1953, one of six boys to a military family and migrated to Australia in 1969 at the age of 15. His forty years in the mining industry began as a kitchen hand in a remote Australian mine in 1970. He worked his way up on plant and heavy equipment to supervisor, superintendant and management roles. He has travelled in Australia touching places few get to see. He plays drums, guitar and is an accomplished blues harmonica player. He is also a vocalist and songwriter, recording and releasing his own songs. He is a husband, father, grandfather and lives on the coast of the Fleurieu on Peninsula in South Australia. He also writes and publishes novels on a variety of topics drawing from his colourful life.
Read more from Brian Cain
Circles Of Fear Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTaunton Barr Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to The Sword And The Dagger
Related ebooks
The Irish Brigade, 1670–1745: The Wild Geese in French Service Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNelson's Trafalgar Captains and Their Battles Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTales from the Front Line: Trafalgar Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsVULCAN'S PEAK (Adventure Novel): The Crater Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Campaign of 1812 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHawkwood Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Byzantine World War Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Elizabeth's Sea Dogs and their War Against Spain Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHistory of West Australia Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFrigate Commander Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWindrush - Crimea Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCadet Days: A Story of West Point Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRome's Spy (Book 3 of the Soldier of the Republic series) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Reiver Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNarrative of the Mutiny on the Bounty Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNapoleon's Chicken Marengo: Creating the Myth of the Emperor's Favourite Dish Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Hunters and the Hunted: The Elimination of German Surface Warships around the World 1914-15 Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Condition Red: Destroyer Action in the South Pacific Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Kaiser's Pirates: Hunting Germany's Raiding Cruisers in World War I Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rome's Fallen Eagle Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Wreck of the Neva: The Horrifying Fate of a Convict Ship and the Women Aboard Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSurrender at New Orleans: General Sir Harry Smith in the Peninsula and America Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNot Enough Room to Swing a Cat: Naval slang and its everyday usage Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBonaparte's Invaders Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Canute the Great, 995 (circa)-1035, and the Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMutiny on the Spanish Main: HMS Hermione and the Royal Navy’s revenge Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Light Dragoon Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFollow The Drum Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Nelson's Band of Brothers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Romance For You
It Starts with Us: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5All Your Perfects: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Heart Bones: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Under the Roses Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Him: Him, #1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Before We Were Strangers: A Love Story Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Erotic Fantasies Anthology Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Adults Only Volume 3: Seven Erotica Shorts Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ugly Love: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Swear on This Life: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bossy: An Erotic Workplace Diary Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Stone Heart Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hopeless Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Messy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Kingdom of Dreams Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5November 9: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Finding Perfect: A Novella Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Home: the most moving and heartfelt novel you'll read this year Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Confess: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Maybe Now: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5My Favorite Half-Night Stand Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Protecting What's Theirs Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Seven Sisters: Book One Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wuthering Heights Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Something Borrowed: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Without Merit: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wish You Were Here: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Roomies Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tess of the d'Urbervilles Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for The Sword And The Dagger
0 ratings0 reviews