Favourite of Fortune: Captain John Quilliam, Trafalgar Hero Bond Andrew
Favourite of Fortune: Captain John Quilliam, Trafalgar Hero Bond Andrew The Royal Navy of Nelson's time was not short of heroes, nor of outstanding achievements, but even in this crowded field the…
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Favourite of Fortune: Captain John Quilliam, Trafalgar Hero Bond Andrew
The Royal Navy of Nelson's time was not short of heroes, nor of outstanding achievements, but even in this crowded field the career of Captain John Quilliam stands out - so often the right man in the right place at the right time, he was justly described by a contemporary as 'a favorite of fortune'.Born on the Isle of Man 250 years ago, Quilliam has until now evaded detailed study of his extraordinary life. From the lowest rung of the ladder in the dockyard at Portsmouth he climbed to become Victory's First Lieutenant, having already survived two of the bloodiest sea-battles of the era at Indeed, while celebrated as a Manx hero, in the wider world beyond the Island one of the most important men on the quarter deck of HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar remains largely unrecognized.Trafalgar, however, was not even the high point of Quilliam's professional journey.