Cordingly, David.

Billy Ruffian-The Bellerophon and the Downfall of Napoleon. The Biography of a Ship of the Line, 1782-1836.

London, Bloomsbury, 2003. 16 cm x 24.2 cm. XII, 355 pages. With illustrations, maps and battleplans. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor foxing to edges. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard.

David Cordingly provides a detailed and historical insight into the journey and story of the Bellerophon, a 74-gun ship of the line known to her crew as the Billy Ruffian, which not only played a conspicuous part in three of the most famous of all sea battles: Glorious First of June (1794), the battle of the Nile (1798) and the battle of Trafalgar (1805), but also led to the downfall of Napoleon. (From jacket notes)

Includes for example the following chapters: His Majesty’s Dockyard at Chatham: 1787-90 / The Bay of Cadiz:1797 / In Search of Napoleon: 1797-8 / The West Indies: 1798-1804 etc.

David Cordingly is an English naval historian with a special interest in pirates. He held the position of Keeper of Pictures and Head of Exhibitions at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England for twelve years. (Wikipedia)

• Keywords: History · maritime adventure · Maritime History · Maritime History – Rare · Napoleonic Wars · Nautical · Nautical Books · Naval History · seamanship
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0747565376
• Inventory Number: 200191AB

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