leaves “Agamemnon”
for “Captain,” 230;
the blockade of Leghorn, 233;
seizure of Elba, 237,
and of Capraia, 245;
evacuation of Corsica, 247-254;
British fleet retires to Gibraltar, 254;
mission to evacuate Elba, 259;
action with Spanish frigates, 259;
rejoins Jervis off Cape St. Vincent, 268;
Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 1797, 268;
made a Knight of the Bath, 284;
promoted rear-admiral, 285;
mission into the Mediterranean, 288;
blockade and bombardment of Cadiz, 289-294;
the Teneriffe expedition, 296;
loses his right arm, 303;
invalided home, 307;
rejoins Mediterranean fleet in the “Vanguard,” 1798, 310;
sent to watch the Toulon armament, 316;
Campaign of the Nile, 323-366;
Battle of the Nile, 343-358;
severely wounded in the head, 351;
advanced to the peerage as Baron Nelson of the Nile, 361;
arrives at Naples, 371;
meeting with Lady Hamilton, 372;
urges Naples to declare war against France, 389;
war between Naples and France, 393;
Neapolitan court carried to Palermo by, 395;
residence at Palermo and contemporary events, 1799,—Sidney
Smith and the Levant, 400;
Ionian Islands, 404;
Malta, 406;
Barbary States, 409;
about Naples, 413;
incursion of French fleet under Admiral Bruix, 417-427;
proceeds to Naples, 428;
incident of the surrender of the Neapolitan insurgents,
429-436;
the Caracciolo incident, 437;
refuses to obey an order of Lord Keith, 445;
reiterated refusal, 448;
left temporarily commander-in-chief by Keith’s departure,
ii. 1-22;
created Duke of Bronte by King of Naples, 2;
dissatisfaction at not being continued as commander-in-chief, 3;
Keith’s return, 1800, 22;
superseded by Keith’s return, 22;
capture of “Le Genereux,” 24;
capture of “Le Guillaume Tell,” in Nelson’s absence, 31;
returns to England through Germany, 1800, 39-45;
breach with Lady Nelson, 45-57;
promoted vice-admiral, 56;
hoists flag on board “San Josef,” in the Channel Fleet, under
Lord St. Vincent, 1801, 56;
birth of the child Horatia, 56;
the Baltic expedition, 60-116;
Battle of Copenhagen, 80-97;
incident of disobeying the signal to leave off action, 89;
incident of the flag of truce, 94;
created a viscount, 99;
negotiations, 100;
return to England, 107;
charged with defence of the coast of England against
invasion, 118-145;
retirement from active service during the Peace of Amiens,
146-175;
interest in public questions, 168-174;
commissioned commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean,
1803, 175;
death of his father, 176;
the blockade of Leghorn, 233;
seizure of Elba, 237,
and of Capraia, 245;
evacuation of Corsica, 247-254;
British fleet retires to Gibraltar, 254;
mission to evacuate Elba, 259;
action with Spanish frigates, 259;
rejoins Jervis off Cape St. Vincent, 268;
Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 1797, 268;
made a Knight of the Bath, 284;
promoted rear-admiral, 285;
mission into the Mediterranean, 288;
blockade and bombardment of Cadiz, 289-294;
the Teneriffe expedition, 296;
loses his right arm, 303;
invalided home, 307;
rejoins Mediterranean fleet in the “Vanguard,” 1798, 310;
sent to watch the Toulon armament, 316;
Campaign of the Nile, 323-366;
Battle of the Nile, 343-358;
severely wounded in the head, 351;
advanced to the peerage as Baron Nelson of the Nile, 361;
arrives at Naples, 371;
meeting with Lady Hamilton, 372;
urges Naples to declare war against France, 389;
war between Naples and France, 393;
Neapolitan court carried to Palermo by, 395;
residence at Palermo and contemporary events, 1799,—Sidney
Smith and the Levant, 400;
Ionian Islands, 404;
Malta, 406;
Barbary States, 409;
about Naples, 413;
incursion of French fleet under Admiral Bruix, 417-427;
proceeds to Naples, 428;
incident of the surrender of the Neapolitan insurgents,
429-436;
the Caracciolo incident, 437;
refuses to obey an order of Lord Keith, 445;
reiterated refusal, 448;
left temporarily commander-in-chief by Keith’s departure,
ii. 1-22;
created Duke of Bronte by King of Naples, 2;
dissatisfaction at not being continued as commander-in-chief, 3;
Keith’s return, 1800, 22;
superseded by Keith’s return, 22;
capture of “Le Genereux,” 24;
capture of “Le Guillaume Tell,” in Nelson’s absence, 31;
returns to England through Germany, 1800, 39-45;
breach with Lady Nelson, 45-57;
promoted vice-admiral, 56;
hoists flag on board “San Josef,” in the Channel Fleet, under
Lord St. Vincent, 1801, 56;
birth of the child Horatia, 56;
the Baltic expedition, 60-116;
Battle of Copenhagen, 80-97;
incident of disobeying the signal to leave off action, 89;
incident of the flag of truce, 94;
created a viscount, 99;
negotiations, 100;
return to England, 107;
charged with defence of the coast of England against
invasion, 118-145;
retirement from active service during the Peace of Amiens,
146-175;
interest in public questions, 168-174;
commissioned commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean,
1803, 175;
death of his father, 176;