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Alexander Ball, 1 August 1798, Battle of the Nile, third position at half past eleven am
Alexander Ball, 1 August 1798, Battle of the Nile, third position at half past eleven am
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Object details
ID:
CRK/14/51
Type:
Manuscript
Display location:
Not on display
Creator:
Phillipps-Croker
Date made:
1798-08-01
Credit:
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:
1 item
Parts:
A series of letters from indivduals such as Alexander Ball, Nelson and Thomas Troubridge, 1798 - 1800. (Manuscript)
Sir William Hamilton to Earl St Vincent enclosing letters from General Acton, commenting on the situation of the Neapolitan government being held to ransom by the French, wishes to return (Manuscript) (CRK/14/41)
Captain Hope, 2 June 1798, Intelligence dated 28 May 1798, from a Danish vessel on the sailing of the French fleet, noting that EMERALD parted on 23 May, TERPISCHORE and BONNE CITOYENNE joined off Toulon, endeavouring to join Captain Troubridge (Manuscript) (CRK/14/42)
Nelson to his Captains, [HMS VANGUARD], 22 June 1798, questions on the destination of the French fleet (Manuscript) (CRK/14/43)
William Darby to Nelson, HMS VANGUARD, 22 June 1798, his response suggesting Sicily is not the object (Manuscript) (CRK/14/44)
Thomas Troubridge to Nelson, HMS VANGUARD, 22 June 1798, considers Egypt the destination (Manuscript) (CRK/14/45)
Alexander Ball to Nelson, [HMS VANGUARD, 22 June 1798], recommends steering towards Alexandria (Manuscript) (CRK/14/46)
Edward Berry to Nelson, HMS VANGUARD, 22 June 1798, to pursue French to Alexandria (Manuscript) (CRK/14/47)
James Saumarez to Nelson, HMS VANGUARD, 22 June 1798, recommends heading for Alexandria (Manuscript) (CRK/14/48)
Alexander Ball, plan of the Battle of the Nile, first position of the fleets at half past 10 o'clock when the L'ORIENT caught fire and blew up (Manuscript) (CRK/14/49)
Alexander Ball, Battle of the Nile, second position from half past ten until 3am (Manuscript) (CRK/14/50)
Alexander Ball, 1 August 1798, Battle of the Nile, third position at half past eleven am (Manuscript) (CRK/14/51)
A list of English and French line of battle, with losses sustained [1 August 1798] (Manuscript) (CRK/14/52)
Nelson to the Imperial Grand Signor, Naples, 16 December 1798, [draft in Nelson's hand, with amendments], thanking him for favours bestowed (Manuscript) (CRK/14/53)
Nelson to the Imperial Grand Signor, Naples, 16 December 1798, fair copy of draft [see CRK/14/53] (Manuscript) (CRK/14/54)
Nelson to the Emperor of Russia, [1799], [draft in Nelson'd hand with amendments], thanking him for gift of his portrait (Manuscript) (CRK/14/55)
Nelson to the Emperor [of Russia, no date, 1799, draft in Nelson's hand], recommending honours for Lady Hamilton and Alexander Ball, signed Bronte and Nelson (Manuscript) (CRK/14/56)
Nelson to [? no date], respecting the status of Dolamieu as a Prisoner of War (Manuscript) (CRK/14/57)
Nelson's journal, 19 February [1800], relating the capture of the GENEREUX, and joining the Commander in Chief [Lord Keith], 20 February, he is feeling unwell, news of the French fleet (Manuscript) (CRK/14/58)
Nelson to Sir William Hamilton, 8 March 1800, on the seige of Malta, to request gun boats from the Naples government, reporting that Troubridge has jaundice (Manuscript) (CRK/14/59)
Nelson to the Emperor of Russia, Vienna, 4 September 1800, [extract], on reports being received of the relief of Malta by the British squadron, on the restoration of the government of the Order [of the Knights of Malta] (Manuscript) (CRK/14/60)
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