Memoir of the Life of Admiral Sir Edward Codrington - Edward Codrington - Google Books

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Edward Codrington (1770-1851) joined the navy at the age of thirteen. Having narrowly avoided freezing to death in Nova Scotia three years later, he went on to serve during some of the most important naval conflicts of his time. This two-volume biography…