The Narrative of the Honourable John Byron, Commodore in a Late Expedition Round the World: Containing an Account of the Great Distresses Suffered by by John Byron

The Narrative of the Honourable John Byron, Commodore in a Late Expedition Round the World: Containing an Account of the Great Distresses Suffered by

John Byron

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John Byron (1723 86) died a vice-admiral, having earned the nickname 'Foulweather Jack' after much experience on rough seas. In 1741 he was a midshipman aboard HMS Wager in a squadron sent to attack Spanish ships off Chile. Shipwrecked in a storm ...

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