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
Letter from Admiral Lord Collingwood to Admiral William Waldegrave, Lord Radstock, 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
Record Details
| Item reference: | WDG/8/1 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1805-12-12 - 1805-12-12 |
| Creator: | Waldegrave, William |
| Credit: | On loan to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, from a private lender |
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- 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 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 Nov 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)
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