Hanging with History

1797 Cape St Vincent, Jervis and Thomas Cochrane


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The new French and Spanish alliance is ascendant in the Mediterranean.   The strategic move the Spanish make is more dictated by the royal revenue requirements and political strategy rather than naval strategy.
  
The outcome is the Battle of Cape St Vincent, where Nelson makes an enduring reputation.  We then cover the remarkable career of Admiral Jervis, he is a hero of reform and an irresponsible villain who leaves France unprepared and vulnerable to Napoleon's planned invasion of 1804.

and we finish with a discussion of resentment, of Thomas Cochrane's heroism, idiocy and lifelong resentment of Jervis.  Was it deserved?

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Hanging with HistoryBy Harald Hansen

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