English Men of Action
R O D N E Y
RODNEY
BY
DAVID HANNAY
London
MACMILLAN AND CO.
and New York
1891
All rights reserved
CONTENTS
| [CHAPTER I] | |
|---|---|
| PAGE | |
| Family and Early Career | [1] |
| [CHAPTER II] | |
| Service as Captain till 1752 | [19] |
| [CHAPTER III] | |
| Marriage, the Press-gang, and the Flag | [35] |
| [CHAPTER IV] | |
| Flag Rank and Parliament | [52] |
| [CHAPTER V] | |
| Sixteen Years of Peace | [70] |
| [CHAPTER VI] | |
| The Relief of Gibraltar | [86] |
| [CHAPTER VII] | |
| The West Indies | [106] |
| [CHAPTER VIII] | |
| The Campaign of 1780 | [122] |
| [CHAPTER IX] | |
| St. Eustatius | [143] |
| [CHAPTER X] | |
| Rodney’s Stay in England | [164] |
| [CHAPTER XI] | |
| To April 12th | [174] |
| [CHAPTER XII] | |
| The Breaking of the Line | [188] |
| [CHAPTER XIII] | |
| The End | [214] |