The Memoirs of Admiral Lord Beresford

Name: The Memoirs of Admiral Lord Beresford
Author: Baron Charles William De la Poer Beresford Beresford

by Baron Charles William De la Poer Beresford Beresford

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by Al Haines

Release date

2015-11-20

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Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Admirals -- Great Britain -- Biography Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century

About the author

Baron Charles William De la Poer Beresford Beresford

1846–1919

A larger-than-life Royal Navy admiral and outspoken politician, he became famous for mixing battlefield courage with a talent for public controversy. His career moved between sea command and Parliament, where he argued fiercely for naval strength and made himself one of the best-known naval figures of his day.

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