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Admiral Sir Erasmus Gower Is Little Known Today, Having Never Been One To Blow His Own Trumpet. From Humble Beginnings As A Captain's Servant In 1755 He Rose On His Own Merit, Over More Than 50 Years, To The Top Of His Profession.living By Old-fashioned Values Of Loyalty And Service, Gower's Humanity And Concern For Others Gained Him The Approbation And Loyalty Of His Officers, Crews And Peers. Although Recognised By His Contemporaries As A Leading Navigator, He Has Been Overlooked By Historians Until Now.while Many Royal Navy Officers Achieved Fame For Their Leadership, Acts Of Bravery Or Great Discoveries, Gower Accomplished A Diversified And Esteemed Career That No Other Officer In The Georgian Navy Could Claim To Equal.he Was Explorer, Master Navigator, Commander-in-chief, Governor And Diplomat. Having Rejected Great Wealth For The Sake Of The Navy, He Was Knighted, Conveyed A First-of-its-type Diplomatic Mission To China, Charted Unexplored Seas, Received The Thanks Of Both Houses Of Parliament And Was Pivotal In Suppressing The Nore Mutiny. He Sat On The Largest Court Martial In The Navy's History, Was Appointed Governor Of Newfoundland And A Full Admiral, Having Personally S

Author

Ian M. Bates

Publisher

Sage Old Books

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780958702126