The following is a biography of Admiral Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth. He was a British naval officer who fought during the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary Wars, and the Napoleonic Wars. In 1770, he entered the Royal Navy on board HMS Juno with Captain John Stott, and made a voyage to the Falkland Islands. In 1772, he followed Stott to the Alarm, and in her was in the Mediterranean for three years. In consequence of a high-spirited quarrel with his captain, he was put on shore at Marseilles where he found an old friend of his father's in command of a merchant ship. He was able to get a passage to Lisbon and so home.

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Excerpt from The Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth Birth and Education - Anecdote of early daring - Enters the Navy - Leaves his ship, with one of his companions, at Marseilles - Joins the Blonde, Captain Pownoll - His activity - Anecdote of General Burgoyne - Instance of extraordinary boldness - Campaign on the Lakes of Ca nada - Distinguishes himself in the actions of October 11th, and 13th, l'776 - Complimented by Sir C. Doug las, Lord Howe, and Earl Sandwich - Appointed to com mand the Carleton - Nearly takes General Arnold Narrowly escapes being made prisoner - Commands a brigade of seamen in Burgoyne's campaign - In danger of killing his brother - Events of the campaign - Constructs a bridge, by which the army crosses to Saratoga - His brother killed in action - Recaptures a provision vessel from the enemy - Admitted to the Council of War, and pleads that the sailors may be exempted from the capitula tion - Sent home with despatches in a transport Defends her against a privateer - Promoted to be a Lieutenant. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.