Horatio Nelson1796
Jervis appoints Nelson commodore and gives him independent command.
Great Britain · Warfare / Revolutionary Wars. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Jervis appoints Nelson commodore and gives him independent command.
Nelson commands ships blockading the French coast.
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