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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 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 ended his career as the effective viceroy of the Mediterranean.
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"An intimate portrait of a forgotten British naval hero and a thrilling portrait of the glory years of the age of sail. 'A compelling narrative' Literary Review 'Particularly effective in portraying the orchestrated chaos below deck in battle' Spectator"
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