No harder seaman than Sir John Jervis ever served in the Royal Navy. A man of iron, who feared neither enemy nor mutineer, he was merciless to inefficiency and his discipline was so strict that one of his flag officers once challenged him to a duel. Altogether, he was about the last man a junior would choose as an object of familiarity, especially on his own quarterdeck.Friday, March 14, 2008
Admiral Lord John Jervis
No harder seaman than Sir John Jervis ever served in the Royal Navy. A man of iron, who feared neither enemy nor mutineer, he was merciless to inefficiency and his discipline was so strict that one of his flag officers once challenged him to a duel. Altogether, he was about the last man a junior would choose as an object of familiarity, especially on his own quarterdeck.
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