Charles Middleton was one of the most interesting, influential and unlikeable characters in the British naval history. Middleton's career continues at the Admir

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Sir John Duckworth commanded ships and squadrons and fleets throughout the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. He was an assiduous correspondent, writing to Admi