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The admiral from Mayo : a life of Almirante William Brown of Foxford, father of the Argentine navy / John de Couvcy Ireland.

By: Ireland, John de Courcy, 1911-2006.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Dublin : Edmund Burke Publisher, 1995Description: xi, 159 p. : ill ; 25 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0946130183.Subject(s): Brown, William, 1777-1857 | Admirals -- Argentina -- Biography | Admirals -- Ireland -- Biography | Revolutionaries -- Argentina -- Biography | Argentina -- History -- War of Independence, 1810-1817 | Argentina -- History, NavalDDC classification: 920BRO
Contents:
Irish Origins and early life -- Arrival at the Plate -- William Brown at War -- The Campaign in the Pacific -- Confiscation and Trial -- Recalled to the flag -- War against Brazil -- Seizing the initiative -- A naval defeat -- The war continues -- The final phase -- Politics -- In command again -- The robbery of the fleet -- Last years.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 920BRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00015209
Total holds: 0

Bibliography: (pages 149-151) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-148).

Irish Origins and early life -- Arrival at the Plate -- William Brown at War -- The Campaign in the Pacific -- Confiscation and Trial -- Recalled to the flag -- War against Brazil -- Seizing the initiative -- A naval defeat -- The war continues -- The final phase -- Politics -- In command again -- The robbery of the fleet -- Last years.

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