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Concluding the story of George Cadogan's service on the West Indies Station in 1805/6
It is all too easy to see the Honourable George Cadogan as a caricature of the stereotypically brutal and incompetent naval captain, promoted to a position of command through little more than privilege, patronage and interest. Like all caricatures though, this is an exaggeration and the reality is considerably more complex.
( ...I am very low & unwell... )
It is all too easy to see the Honourable George Cadogan as a caricature of the stereotypically brutal and incompetent naval captain, promoted to a position of command through little more than privilege, patronage and interest. Like all caricatures though, this is an exaggeration and the reality is considerably more complex.
( ...I am very low & unwell... )
