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.
Material type: BookPublisher: 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: 920BROItem type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 920BRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00015209 |
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.