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Alexander Boyle
Alexander Boyle (1810–1884) was a Royal Navy officer whose most famous command was HMS Victory, Nelson's flagship. Life He was born in Edinburgh at 41 George Street on 9 March 1810 the son of David Boyle, at that point both Solicitor General and MP for Ayrshire. His father was later made "Lord Boyle", Lord President of the Court of Session. He was also known as Lord Shewalton due to his Ayrshire estates. His mother was Elizabeth Montgomery. He joined the Royal Navy on 4 September 1823 aged 13. He became a Lieutenant in October 1830 aged 20. His first noted service (June 1832) was on HMS Champion an 18 gun sloop under Arthur Duncombe serving in the Mediterranean. In September 1836 he moved to the 36 gun frigate HMS Pique as commander. In September 1841 he moved to the 28-gun HMS North Star under James Everard Home based in Portsmouth. Boyle left the North Star after only a month, before its action during the Flagstaff War of 1845 in New Zealand. However, he joined the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victory Portsmouth Um 1900
The term victory (from Latin ''victoria'') originally applied to warfare, and denotes success achieved in personal Duel, combat, after military operations in general or, by extension, in any competition. Success in a military campaign constitutes a strategic victory, while the success in a Engagement (military), military engagement is a tactical victory. In terms of human emotion, victory accompanies strong feelings of elation, and in human behaviour often exhibits movements and poses paralleling threat display preceding the combat, which are associated with the excess endorphin built up preceding and during combat. Victory dances and victory cries similarly parallel war dances and battle cry, war cries performed before the outbreak of physical violence. Examples of victory behaviour reported in Roman antiquity, where the term ''victoria'' originated, include: the victory songs of the Batavi (Germanic tribe), Batavi mercenaries serving under Gaius Julius Civilis after the vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
