A frenchman is still a frenchman, horatio hornblower. The heavy woollen coats of british naval uniforms were not made for this sort of climate. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. The first was a hagiographic work commissioned by the admirals older brother. Admiral edward pellew, 1st viscount exmouth, gcb was a british naval officer. Commander goodreads share book recommendations with. Preoccupied with avenging his uncle richards death while c.
Edward pellew, viscount exmouth, descended from a family which was. Northcote, london, 1934 chapter ii saratoga 1 believe that the defence of canada, and the cooperation of the. Sir edward pellew lord exmouth was far more famous as horatio hornblowers mentor and for serving as a model for jack aubrey in the. Captain pellew watched hornblowers back as the boy slowly exited his cabin.
The subject of the book, edward pellew, is truly aweinspiring. A wellwritten and carefully researched biography of one of the less wellknown heroes of the royal navy during the wars against france, sir edward pellew. Sir edward pellew, viscount exmouth, was one of the most famous frigate captains of the nelsonic era. Synopsis sir edward pellew, viscount exmouth, was one of the most famous frigate captains of the nelsonic era. His idea that all punishment books be presented monthly to him, during his command of. Edward pellew, 1st viscount exmouth detail by james northcote internet on returning home, edward was created viscount exmouth and became a voice in the house of lords on behalf of sailors. Remarks on sir edwards character as a seaman and an officerhis conduct when. Admiral edward pellew, 1st viscount exmouth a local hero. Horatio hornbloweredward pellew works archive of our own. His younger brother israel pellew also pursued a naval career. Sir edward pellew viscount exmouth more than nelson. Talk on the quarterdeck, a horatio hornblower fanfic. Taylors book is thorough, perceptive, and an excellent introduction to pellew, who has become unfortunately mostly a footnote thanks to his role in one of c.
Sir edward pellew by patrick macdowell, 1846, greenwich maritime museum, london closeup. Foresters horatio hornblower books will recognize the name of captain sir edward pellew, who was one of the early commanders who recognized and nurtured young midshipman hornblowers prowess as. The book, first published in 2012, is as you can divine from the title a biography. Edward pellew project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. On the day of trafalgar st ursulas day, 1805 edward pellew was certainly. Genealogy for edward pellew, viscount exmouth 1757 1833. In the early part of his career, he was involved in indian army campaigns in afghanistan and waziristan on the north west frontier of the indian empire, in the days of the british raj. Summoned to the admiralty by sir edward pellew, captain adam bolitho is ordered to sail his 46gun frigate unrivalled into african waters to aid his majestys campaign against slaverunners. He could have been expected to favor the talented hornblower, even though he was son of a country doctor, because pellew himself of modest means, his father captained a packet based out of dover. Captain sir edward pellew aka the dadmiral directly after the movie the frogs and the lobsters aka the wrong war.
The brilliant achievements of sir edward pellew, during the late war, are innumerable. Edward pellew, 1st viscount exmouth born 19 april 1757, dover, england, died 23 january 1833, teignmouth, england, was an historic british naval officer during the napoleonic wars sir edward pellew, as portrayed by robert lindsay. Pellew s dilemma commodore sir edward pellew stood on the quarterdeck of hms impetueux while she was setting anchor in kingston harbour. Born into a cornish seafaring family, pellew first came to public attention during the american revolutionary war. A biography of admiral sir edward pellew, lord exmouth.
The naval chronicle was a british periodicals that was published beginning in 1799. The sir edward pellew group of islands, situated in the gulf of. He was born on 19 april 1757 at dover, the second of four sons of samuel pellew, a commander of a local packet and a man of cornish descent who had fallen on hard times, and of his wife. The project gutenberg ebook of the life of admiral viscount. Pownoll bastard pellew, 2nd viscount exmouth 1 july 1786 3 december 1833 was an english peer and officer of the royal navy. Royal naval biographypellew, edward wikisource, the free online. The young gentlemen of pellew s indefatigable the reader is presented with a detailed history of captain sir edward pellew s rise through the ranks. This book sets out the lives of seventeen young gentlemen who were midshipmen under the famous captain sir edward pellew. Northcote, london, 1934 chapter ii saratoga 1 believe that the defence of canada, and the cooperation of the indians, depend upon the navigation of the lakes. Matching family tree profiles for admiral sir edward pellew, 1st viscount exmouth, gcb. The statue of admiral pellew in the national maritime museum in greenwich.
This is a long day for you, this standing the late watch after your earlier one this evening. The sir edward pellew group of islands, situated in the gulf of carpentaria were named after pellew by matthew flinders who visited them in 1802. Foresters horatio hornblower novels as a patron of hornblower. In the foregoing line, i allude, more particularly, to his. Admiral edward pellew, 1st viscount exmouth, gcb 19 april 1757 23 january 1833 was a. Royal naval biographypellew, fleetwood broughton reynolds. Its focus was to provide information on the royal navy, particularly biographical sketches of important figures, histories, news, and other essays on nautical subjects. The annihilation of the dutch naval force in the indian seas is thus described by sir edward pellew, in a letter to the madras government, dated dec. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. He was the eldest son of edward pellew, 1st viscount exmouth and his wife susan pellew nee frowde. Together, aboard the frigate hms indefatigable, they fought a celebrated action in 1797 against the french ship of.
Pellew is the name of a minor character in several of patrick obrians aubreymaturin novels, including the reverse of the. Made famous to modern maritime fans by his appearing in the hornblower novels and tv series, sir edward pellew was a reallife naval hero who was one of the great british commanders of the revolutionary and napoleonic eras. He is the author of several celebrated books on africa, including the mighty nimrod and livingstones tribe. The following are the actual notes from the book the defence of order which accompany the section of verse i have selected. His funeral service were described in the book the annual biography and obituary. This book initially arose from our shared love of hms indefatigables most famous fictional midshipman, horatio hornblower, and a mutual fascination with the career of his historical captain, sir edward pellew. Pellew is shown wearing captains full dress uniform, 17951812, which indicates a date between 1795 and 1804 when he was promoted to rearadmiral. Like his father, and his younger brother fleetwood pellew, he served in the royal navy and attained the rank of post captain in 1806. Pellew island, jamaica is also named after edward pellew. Admiral sir edward pellew, 1st viscount exmouth, gcb geni.
I had no knowledge of edward pellew until i discovered this work. Edward pellew april 19, 1757 january 23, 1833, british. Even the doors shrill squeak seemed melancholy in light of recent events. He was born on 19 april 1757 at dover, the second of four sons of samuel pellew, a commander of a local packet and a man of cornish descent who had fallen on hard times, and of his wife constantia. Stephen taylor grew up in south africa, and after moving to britain worked as a foreign correspondent for the times in africa, asia and australia. Edward pellew, 1st viscount exmouth project gutenberg. Fit and tough, even in his 40s he swung up aloft to read the weather conditions or the lie of enemy shipping in the interests of making a better battle appreciation. Inevitably, edward pellew was promoted out of his beloved frigates, and assumed command of a ship of the line until the short peace of 1801. The sound of a footstep behind him made him turn and he automatically saluted as he saw captain sir edward pellew approaching him. He was both a talented seaman and breathtakingly courageous in all aspects of the savage battles his ships were involved in. In the hornblower series, he was first captain, commanding hms indefatigable and later commodore. Hornblowers historical shipmates heather noelsmith and. However, his career was effectively made by his capture of the french frigate cleopatre in.
The defence of order poem notes teignmouth in verse. Godfrey edward pellew arkwright published on march, 2010 by godfrey edward pellew. He was the elder brother of admiral sir israel pellew, and of john, an army officer. Other australian geographical features include cape pellew adjacent to the islands and exmouth gulf. It consisted of four frigates, pellew himself in the indefatigable, a 44gun heavy frigate, as well as the revolutionnaire a french prize taken into british service, the phoebe, and the amazon. In the hornblower series, he was first captain, commanding hms indefatigable and later commodore and admiral. General sir edward pellew quinan kcb, kcie, dso, obe 9 january 1885 november 1960 was a british army commander during the second world war. In heather noel smith and lorna campbells work hornblowers historical shipmates. With the lessening of the wind the fierce caribbean sun was already becoming uncomfortably hot. While he was a contemporary of lord nelson, all admirals of that time. Brest was under observation by the royal navys inshore squadron, under captain sir edward pellew. He fought during the american war of independence, the french revolutionary wars, and the napoleonic wars. Forester, the historical novelist, placed his famous hero, horatio hornblower, aboard pellew s ship as a.