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Antoine Vanner

@antoinevanner

Author of the Dawlish Chronicles naval fiction series, high adventure linked to real events and people in the late 19th Century. 12 books in the series to date.

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Another day in our benighted capital. Have crossed at 5 pedestrian crossings while green man showing. Every time cyclists ran red lights, with one (Uber Eats) knocking over pedestrian and speeding off. Woman cut and bruised. Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan doing nothing about it as usual.

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HMS Dolphin, on anti-slavery patrol off the African coast in 1841, lay becalmed some miles from a becalmed slaving vessel & sent two pulling-boats to board to it before a wind could spring up. A ferocious battle ensued. Click: bit.ly/484PKO0#NavalH… #19thCentury

HMS Dolphin, on anti-slavery patrol off the African coast in 1841, lay becalmed some miles from a becalmed slaving vessel & sent two pulling-boats to board to it before a wind could spring up. A ferocious battle ensued. Click: bit.ly/484PKO0#NavalH… #19thCentury
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Edward Pellew (1757 – 1833) was an intrepid and skilled commander of the #RoyalNavy, noted not just for skill in battle but for a rescue of many lives from a lee-shore wreck in appalling conditions in 1796. Click: bit.ly/3VnuQWr #Napoleonic #MaritimeHistory #NavalHistory

Edward Pellew (1757 – 1833) was an intrepid and skilled commander of the #RoyalNavy, noted not just for skill in battle but for a rescue of many lives from a lee-shore wreck in appalling conditions in 1796. Click: bit.ly/3VnuQWr #Napoleonic #MaritimeHistory #NavalHistory
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13th September, 2009 Kingsman Jason Dunn-Bridgeman, aged 20 from West Derby, Liverpool, of 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, was killed in a firefight with Taliban forces whilst on foot patrol in Babaji, Helmand Province Lest we Forget this brave young man 🌹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

13th September, 2009

Kingsman Jason Dunn-Bridgeman, aged 20 from West Derby, Liverpool, of 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, was killed in a firefight with Taliban forces whilst on foot patrol in Babaji, Helmand Province 

Lest we Forget this brave young man 🌹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧
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Though the “Age of Fighting Sail” ended for major warships circa 1840, small sailing craft played a heroic role against the U-Boat menace in #WW1. But the cost for the crews was high. Click: bit.ly/3OXB1wM #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory

Though the “Age of Fighting Sail” ended for major warships circa 1840, small sailing craft played a heroic role against the U-Boat menace in #WW1. But the cost for the crews was high. Click: bit.ly/3OXB1wM #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory
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1853 saw the first battle between steamships as Russian and Turkish frigates met in the Black Sea. It was the prelude to a massive Russian naval victory and the first act of the drama of the #CrimeanWar. Click: bit.ly/2LqXtMD #NavalHistory #19thCentury

1853 saw the first battle between steamships as Russian and Turkish frigates met in the Black Sea. It was the prelude to a massive Russian naval victory and the first act of the drama of the #CrimeanWar. Click: bit.ly/2LqXtMD #NavalHistory #19thCentury
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1780: the carronade, a murderous close-range weapon that would change the odds in many subsequent naval battles, made its spectacular debut when HMS Flora met French frigate Nymphe Click: bit.ly/3vbxCnp #NavalHistory #Napoleonic

1780: the carronade, a murderous close-range weapon that would change the odds in many subsequent naval battles, made its spectacular debut when HMS Flora met French frigate Nymphe Click: bit.ly/3vbxCnp #NavalHistory #Napoleonic
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The age of tea clippers, square-riggers rounding the Horn, ships immortalised by Joseph Conrad, entrances today. But seamen’s lives in 1870s were nasty, brutish – and often short. Click: bit.ly/3UPGAjV #MaritimeHistory #Victorian #19thCentury

The age of tea clippers, square-riggers rounding the Horn, ships immortalised by Joseph Conrad, entrances today. But seamen’s lives in 1870s were nasty, brutish – and often short. Click: bit.ly/3UPGAjV #MaritimeHistory #Victorian #19thCentury
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In 1864 the small nation of #Denmark was attacked by two major powers, #Prussia and #Austria. The Danish defence was heroic on land & sea, and never more so than at the naval Battle of #Heligoland in the North Sea. Click: bit.ly/3Rhggum #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory

In 1864 the small nation of #Denmark was attacked by two major powers, #Prussia and #Austria. The Danish defence was heroic on land & sea, and never more so than at the naval Battle of #Heligoland in the North Sea. Click: bit.ly/3Rhggum #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory
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The small British trading vessel “Three Sisters” was attacked by a heavily armed French privateer in in 1811. Her heroic civilian crew made an epic defence. Her captain tells the story. Click: bit.ly/3wSPmEi #NavalHistory #Napoleonic

The small British trading vessel “Three Sisters” was attacked by a heavily armed French privateer in in 1811. Her heroic civilian crew made an epic defence. Her captain tells the story. Click: bit.ly/3wSPmEi   #NavalHistory #Napoleonic
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1878: disaster overcame excursion steamer Princess Alice on River Thames just downstream of #London killed well over 600 people. Lessons should have been learned but weren’t. It’s largely forgotten today. Click: bit.ly/45cWgkU #19thC #Victorian

1878: disaster overcame excursion steamer Princess Alice on River Thames just downstream of #London killed well over 600 people. Lessons should have been learned but weren’t. It’s largely forgotten today. Click: bit.ly/45cWgkU #19thC #Victorian
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The Imperial German Navy, born only three decades previously, comes alive in fascinating – and sometimes poignant – insights to onboard life & training in the illustrations in a 1902 German publication. Click bit.ly/4bsqT8L #NavalHistory #WW1 #MaritimeHistory

The Imperial German Navy, born only three decades previously, comes alive in fascinating – and sometimes poignant – insights to onboard life & training in the illustrations in a 1902 German publication. Click bit.ly/4bsqT8L #NavalHistory #WW1 #MaritimeHistory
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Steam warships meet in battle for the first time in 1853 in a duel between Russian & Turkish frigates. This bloody action, a prelude to a larger Russian naval victory, was the first act in the #CrimeanWar. Click: bit.ly/2LqXtMD #NavalHistory #19thCentury

Steam warships meet in battle for the first time in 1853 in a duel between Russian & Turkish frigates. This bloody action, a prelude to a larger Russian naval victory, was the first act in the #CrimeanWar. Click: bit.ly/2LqXtMD #NavalHistory #19thCentury
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1800 - a fireship attack on the heavily-defended French base at Dunkirk saw a key role played by HMS Dart, a sloop of innovative design and massive firepower, in capture of a much larger French ship. Click: bit.ly/4cL9cC8 #Napoleonic #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

1800 - a fireship attack on the heavily-defended French base at Dunkirk saw a key role played by HMS Dart, a sloop of innovative design and massive firepower, in capture of a much larger French ship. Click: bit.ly/4cL9cC8  #Napoleonic #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
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Admiral Percy Scott (1853 – 1924) revolutionised #RoyalNavy gunnery pre-WW1. Though he built his career on new technology, it began in a navy still like Nelson’s in terms of seamanship, diet, discipline and flogging. Click: bit.ly/3XnP0AR #NavalHistory #19thCentury

Admiral Percy Scott (1853 – 1924) revolutionised #RoyalNavy gunnery pre-WW1. Though he built his career on new technology, it began in a navy still like Nelson’s in terms of seamanship, diet, discipline and flogging. Click: bit.ly/3XnP0AR #NavalHistory #19thCentury
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Off Havana, Cuba in 1870, two minor French and Prussian warships fought a small-scale but intense action during the Franco-Prussian War for chivalry that had no bearing on the war’s outcome. Click: bit.ly/3r2eu96 #NavalHistory #19thCentury

Off Havana, Cuba in 1870, two minor French and Prussian warships fought a small-scale but intense action during the Franco-Prussian War for chivalry that had no bearing on the war’s outcome. Click: bit.ly/3r2eu96 #NavalHistory #19thCentury
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1870s merchant seamen’s lives were nasty, brutish – and often short. Yet the age of tea clippers, square-riggers rounding the Horn, ships immortalised by Joseph Conrad, still entrances. Click: bit.ly/3UPGAjV #MaritimeHistory #Victorian #19thCentury

1870s merchant seamen’s lives were nasty, brutish – and often short. Yet the age of tea clippers, square-riggers rounding the Horn, ships immortalised by Joseph Conrad, still entrances. Click: bit.ly/3UPGAjV #MaritimeHistory #Victorian #19thCentury
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The carronade, a new & devastating close-range weapon that would change the odds in many subsequent naval battles, made its spectacular debut when HMS Flora met French frigate Nymphe in 1780. Click: bit.ly/3vbxCnp #RoyalNavy #Napoleonic

The carronade, a new & devastating close-range weapon that would change the odds in many subsequent naval battles, made its spectacular debut when HMS Flora met French frigate Nymphe in 1780. Click: bit.ly/3vbxCnp #RoyalNavy #Napoleonic
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In 1780 a British privateer, the Ellen, commanded by Captain James Borrowdale, fought a tenacious & successful action with a regular Spanish Navy sloop-of-war. Click: bit.ly/3HugTy6 #NavalHistory#Napoleonic

In 1780 a British privateer, the Ellen, commanded by Captain James Borrowdale, fought a tenacious & successful action with a regular Spanish Navy sloop-of-war. Click: bit.ly/3HugTy6 #NavalHistory#Napoleonic