Admiral Collingwood: Nelson's Own Hero
By Max Adams
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Admiral Lord Collingwood, the eldest son of a Newcastle merchant, went to sea in 1761 at the age of thirteen. In his nearly fifty years in the Navy he rose to become a fine seaman, a master of gunnery, a battle commander the equal of his friend – and rival in love – Nelson. He was also an accomplished writer and wit, a doting father, inveterate gossip and consummate diplomat and strategist.
Collingwood's service took him to Boston, where he lived and fought during the American War of Independence; to Antigua, where he and Nelson both fell in love with Mary Moutray; to Corsica; Sicily; and Menorca, where he began as a young midshipman and ended his career as the effective viceroy of the Mediterranean.
ADMIRAL COLLINGWOOD is an intimate portrait of a forgotten British naval hero and a thrilling portrait of the glory years of the age of sail.
Max Adams
Max Adams is a writer, archaeologist and woodsman whose work explores themes of landscape, knowledge and human connectedness with the earth. He is the author of Admiral Collingwood, Aelfred's Britain, Trees of Life, the bestselling The King in the North, In the Land of Giants and The First Kingdom. He has lived and worked in the North East of England since 1993.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great read about a largely forgotten sailor who was arguably a better seaman, a better tactician and a better diplomat than his dear friend Nelson, but has been completely overshadowed by the hero of Trafalgar. Collingwood was a meticulous plodder compared to Nelson's impetuous dash, a devoted family man to Nelson's notorious fling with Lady Hamilton, but he arguably did more to bring Napoleon to heel than Nelson. After Trafalgar it was Collingwood who kept the French at bay in the Mediterranean for 5 years, while Napoleon plotted to add Italy and Spain to his empire and turn the Med into a French lake. Eventually his devotion to duty killed him, after 40 years of loyal service, he died at sea on his way home to see his family after 6 years absence. A great book, a cracking read about the age of fighting sail, and a wonderful testament to a great sailor who deserves much more recognition than he's received.