Heart of Oak ⚓️
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The heart of British, Australian, Canadian and New Zealand naval history. By Olivier Goossens, MA Ancient History Dreaming of creating a magazine one day
Joined February 2015
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RT @HMWarships: HMS Eagle (R05): The Career of an Audacious-class Aircraft Carrier 🧵: HMS Eagle (R05), the fifteenth Royal Navy ship to bea…
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During the tumultuous evacuation of Toulon, 1793, gunboats under the command of Sidney Smith set fire to the French Mediterranean Fleet. This was arguably the single most destructive day in French naval history. Watch the full video on my YouTube channel:
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RT @HMWarships: I've finally found time to make another video for my YouTube channel! You can check it out through the following link: ht…
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#OTD in History, 1748: Sir John Thomas Duckworth was born. His career spanned from the Seven Years' War to the War of 1812. His moment of glory was the Battle of San Domingo in 1806, when he annihilated a French squadron of 5 ships of the line in the West Indies.
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I've finally found time to make another video for my YouTube channel! You can check it out through the following link:
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