Frank Mildmay, De zeeofficier
Frank Mildmay, De zeeofficier
By Frederick Marryat
11 Oct, 2019
Brief Extract: This crusade of the Impérieuse has made a lot of difference in history. During the three years that Marryat served on that ship, he witnessed more than fifty fights, in which he participated as much as one could allow a boy of his yea
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Brief Extract: This crusade of the Impérieuse has made a lot of difference in history. During the three years that Marryat served on that ship, he witnessed more than fifty fights, in which he participated as much as one could allow a boy of his years. In the first winter of his service, Lord Cochrane took and destroyed three French warships and twelve merchantmen: he also destroyed Fort Roquette at the entrance to Arcassan. Less