| Date |
Private Life |
Navy Career |
Rank |
| 29 Sep 1758 |
Born at Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England |
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| 26 Dec 1767 |
Mother, Catherine died |
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| 27 Nov 1770 |
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Entered as Midshipman for the Raisonnable |
Midshipman |
| Mar 1771 |
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Joined the Raisonnable |
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| Aug 1771 |
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Transferred to the Triumph
Went to the West Indies in a merchantman |
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| 1772 |
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Returned to England and rejoined the Triumph |
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| Jun-Sep 1773 |
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Sailed with expedition in search of an Arctic route to the Pacific |
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| Oct 1773 |
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Transferred to the Seahorse and sailed for the East Indies |
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| 1775 |
Invalided from ship with malaria |
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| 1776 |
Returned to England |
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Passed examination for Lieutenant |
Lieutenant |
| 10 Apr 1777 |
Appointed to the frigate Lowestoft |
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| 19 Jul 1777 |
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Arrived at Port Royal, Jamaica |
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| Sep 1778 |
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Appointed first lieutenant in the Bristol |
First Lieutenant |
| 8 Dec 1778 |
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Appointed Commander of the Badger |
Commander |
| 11 Jun 1779 |
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Promoted Post Captain in command of the Hinchinbroke |
Post CAptain |
| Fed-Apr 1780 |
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Takes part in disastrous expedition into Nicaragua |
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| Apr 1780 |
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Appointed to command the Janus but too ill |
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| Dec1780 |
Returned to England |
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| Jan-Apr 1780 |
Convalescing at Bath |
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| Aug 1781 |
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Albemarle |
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| Autumn 1781 |
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Escorting Baltic convoy |
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| April 1782 |
Met Mary Simpson |
Crossed the Atlantic to Quebec |
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| Nov 1782 |
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Joined Lord Hood's squadron and returned to the West Indies |
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| Mar 1783 |
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Failed to take Turks Islands |
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| June 1783 |
Returned to England |
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| Oct-Jan 1784 |
Travel to France |
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| Mar 1784 |
Brother William sailed with him as chaplain |
Appointed to command the Boreas. Sailed for West Indies. |
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| 28 Jul 1784 |
Met Mary Moutray |
Arrived at English Harbour, Antigua |
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| May 1785 |
Met Fanny Nisbet |
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| Nov 86-Mar 87 |
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Aide-de-camp to Prince William Henry (later William IV) |
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| 11 Mar 1787 |
Married Fanny on Nevis |
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| 1787-1793 Unemployed and on half-pay ("on-the-beach") in Norfolk |
| 1st February 1793 - Revolutionary France declares war on England |
| 26 Jan 1793 |
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Appointed to command the Agamemnon |
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| June 1793 |
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Sailed for the Mediterranean |
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| Jul-Aug 1793 |
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Off Toulon |
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| 27 Aug 1793 |
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Occupation of Toulon |
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| Sep 1793 |
Met the Hamiltons for the first time |
At Naples |
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| 22 Oct 1793 |
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Action with French frigates |
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| 19 Dec 1793 |
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Toulon recaptured by the French |
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| Jan-Aug 1794 |
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Campaign in Corsica |
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| 12 Jul 1794 |
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Action with Ca Ira |
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| Dec 1795 |
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Admiral Jervis succeeded Lord Hood as nelson's Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean |
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| 1 Mar 1796 |
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Commodore |
| 11 Jun 1796 |
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Transferred to the Captain |
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| 5 October 1796 - Spain declare war on England |
| 10 Dec 1796 |
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Transferred to the Minerve |
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| 13 Feb 1797 |
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Fleet left the Mediterranean |
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| 14 Feb 1797 |
Battle of Cape St Vincent |
| 20 Feb 1797 |
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Rear Admiral of the Blue |
| 17 May 1797 |
Knight of the Bath |
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| 27 May 1797 |
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Joined the Theseus |
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| 3-5 Jul 1797 |
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Boat actions off Cadiz |
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| 24 Jul 1797 |
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Lost right arm at Santa Cruz, Tenerife |
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| Sep 1797-Mar 1798 |
Convalescing in Bath and London |
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| 14 Mar 1798 |
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Hoisted flag in the Vanguard |
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| May-Jul 1798 |
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Pursuing French fleet in the Mediterranean |
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| 1 Aug 1798 |
Battle of the Nile |
| 22 Sep 1798 |
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At Naples |
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| 6 Nov 1798 |
Baron Nelson of the Nile |
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| 23 Dec 1798 |
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Evacuated Royal family and Hamiltons from Naples to Palermo, Sicily |
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| 14 Jan 1799 |
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Rear Admiral of the Red |
| 8 Jun 1799 |
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Transferred to the Foudroyant |
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| 16 Jun 1799 |
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Lord Keith succeeded Earl St Vincent (formerly Admiral Jervis) as Nelson's Conmmander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean |
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| Jun-Dec 1799 |
Duke of Bronte |
At Naples. Disobeyed orders to sail to Minorca. Commanded in the Mediterranean in Keith's absence. |
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| Jan 1800 |
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Accompanied Lord Keith to Malta |
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| 18 Feb 1800 |
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Captured Le Genereux |
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| Jun-Nov 1800 |
Returned to England overland with the Hamiltons |
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| 8 Nov 1800 |
Meeting with Fanny |
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| 20 Nov 1800 |
Took seat in House of Lords |
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| Christmas 1800 |
Fonthill, Wiltshire |
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| 1 Jan 1801 |
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Vice-Admiral of the Blue |
| Jan 1801 |
Finally parted from Fanny |
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| 13 Jan 1801 |
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Hoisted flag in San Josef |
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| 29 Jan 1801 |
Horatia born |
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| 12 Feb 1801 |
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Transferred to St George |
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| 6 March 1801 |
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Joined Admiral Parker at Yarmouth |
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| 12 March 1801 |
Sailed for Baltic |
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| 25 March 1801 |
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Transferred to the Elephant |
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| 1 April 1801 |
Battle of Copenhagen |
| 6 May 1801 |
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Succeeded Parker as Commander-in-Chief of Baltic fleet |
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| 22 May 1801 |
Viscount Nelson of the Nile and Burnham Thorpe |
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| 1 Jul 1801 |
Returned to England |
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| 24 Jul 1801 |
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Appointed to the command of the naval forces in the English channel |
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| 15 Aug 1801 |
Unsuccesful attack on Boulogne |
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| 18 Sep 1801 |
Bought Merton Place |
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| 1 Oct 1801 |
Britain and France sign armistice - to be ratified by Treaty of Amiens on 25 Mar 1802 |
| 22 Oct 1801 |
Moved to Merton |
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| 26 Apr 1802 |
Father, Edmund died |
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| Jul-Sep 1802 |
Tour of West Country, Wales & Midlands |
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| 16 May 1803 |
Britain declares war on France following breakdown of Treaty of Amiens on 25 Mar 1802 |
| 16 May 1803 |
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Nelson appointed Commander-in-Chief. Mediterranean |
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| 18 May 1803 |
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Hoisted flag in the Victory |
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| 6 July 1803 |
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Joined fleet off Toulon |
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| 1804 |
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Blockade of French Mediterranean ports |
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| 23 April 1804 |
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Vice-Admiral of the White |
| 14 Dec 1803 |
Spain declared war on Britain |
| Jan-Feb 1805 |
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Chased but failed to intercept Villeneuve's fleet |
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| Apr-Jul 1805 |
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Villeneuve broke out into the Atlantic and was chased to the Caribbean and back by Nelson |
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