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Admiral Lord Collingwood to Admiral William Waldegrave 10 March 1806, on Granville Waldegrave's chances of promotion, on lack of promotions in the navy, whereabouts of the French squadron

Letter from Admiral Lord Collingwood to Admiral William Waldegrave, Lord Radstock, OCEAN off Cadiz, 10 March 1806, on Granville Waldegrave's chances of promotion, on lack of promotions in the navy, whereabouts of the French squadron

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ID:	WDG/8/2
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Waldegrave, William
Date made:	1806-03-10 - 1806-03-10
Credit:	On loan to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, from a private lender
Measurements:	1 file
Parts:	Letters from Admiral Lord Collingwood to Admiral William Waldegrave 1805-1806. (Manuscript) Admiral Lord Collingwood to Admiral William Waldegrave OCEAN off Carthegena, 12 Dec 1805, on King's kindness following victory at Battle of Trafalgar, reaction to Nelson's death, on Admiral Villeneuve's character, his regret at not being able to offer his son Granville Waldegrave a promotion (Manuscript) (WDG/8/1) Admiral Lord Collingwood to Admiral William Waldegrave 10 March 1806, on Granville Waldegrave's chances of promotion, on lack of promotions in the navy, whereabouts of the French squadron (Manuscript) (WDG/8/2) Admiral Lord Collingwood to Admiral William Waldegrave 8 June 1806, Lieutenant Granville Waldegrave is cruising off Portugal, on failings of commanders, preparation of Spanish squadron, France seeking to gain Sicily (Manuscript) (WDG/8/3)) Manuscript (WDG/8/4WDG) Admiral Lord Collingwood to Admiral William Waldegrave OCEAN off Cadiz, 18 Oct 1806, on inadequate size of his squadron, news of Lieutenant Granville Waldegrave, Spanish fleet is ready (Manuscript) (WDG/8/5) Admiral Lord Collingwood to Admiral William Waldegrave OCEAN, 29 November 1806, has received word of Granville's arrival in Gibraltar and that his convoy was threatened by enemy guns (Manuscript) (WDG/8/6) Admiral Lord Collingwood to Admiral William Waldegrave 29 Dec 1806, on his duty to serve his coutntry, Granville Waldegrave's lack of promotion, Spain's unwillingness to engage in maritime expedition, situation in Sicily (Manuscript) (WDG/8/7) Admiral Lord Collingwood to Admiral William Waldegrave 13 Feb 1807, on character of Napoleon Bonaparte and his possible demise, need to plant more oak trees to support shipbuilding, good state of his squadron (Manuscript) (WDG/8/8) Admiral Lord Collingwood to Admiral William Waldegrave OCEAN, Gibraltar, 15 April 1807, Granville Waldegrave's promotion to Captain, bad fortunes within his fleet, problems of attack on Constantinople (Manuscript) (WDG/8/9) Admiral Lord Collingwood to Admiral William Waldegrave OCEAN off Sicily, 4 April 1808, Rochfort squadron in the Mediterranean, hopes for battle as soon as possible, weakness of Sicily (Manuscript) (WDG/8/10) Admiral Lord Collingwood to Admiral William Waldegrave 18 June 1808, Captain Granville Waldegrave's new commission to the THAMES, lack of intelligence as to whereabouts of French fleet (Manuscript) (WDG/8/11) Admiral Lord Collingwood to Admiral William Waldegrave15 August 1808, on Captain Granville Waldegrave, movements of the French squadron, current problems in Spain (Manuscript) (WDG/8/12) Admiral Lord Collingwood to Admiral William Waldegrave 1 November 1808, Captain Granville Waldegrave's return to England, problems of promotion in the navy and difficulty of getting officers, current situation in Spain and Portugal (Manuscript) (WDG/8/13)) Admiral Lord Collingwood to Admiral William Waldegrave OCEAN on way to Malta, 4 January 1809, Captain Granville Waldegrave's return from England and new commission, problems in Spain (Manuscript) (WDG/8/14) Admiral Lord Collingwood to Admiral William Waldegrave 3 March 1809, ill health of Alexander Ball, Governor of Malta, Captain Granville Waldegrave is delivering letters to England, situation in Spain and expedition to Flushing (Manuscript) (WDG/8/15)

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