Sir CHARLES NAPIER among the mountains of Beyrout would no doubt again be described by his cousin as "the queerest fellow he ever came across," and as he led the British tars, riding an ass ...

Admiral Lord Nelson’s famous last words may not have been “kiss me, Hardy,” according to a newly unearthed letter. Instead, the British naval hero is claimed to have declared, “Thanks be ...

The official account states that Nelson's last words on his deathbed were 'kiss me Hardy' to Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy, his flag captain. But a letter sent by a comrade six days after the ...

The Durham Papers: Selections from the Papers of Admiral Sir Philip Charles Henderson Calderwood Durham G.C.B. (1763-1845) ... The Papers of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Alexander Milne, Bt., K.C.B. (1806 ...