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1961:"...of Captain Aubrey himself by Beechey in the full-dress uniform of a senior post-captain, with the red ribbon of the Bath across his broad chest,looking cheerfully at a bursting mortar-shell in which were to be seen the Aubrey arms with the honourable augementation of two Moors' heads, proper..."
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for certain local matters. This knowledge and well-tempered judgement seems to match with his skill in running a tight ship, a happy ship, and is a contrast to his financial faux pas. He can earn the money by taking rich prizes, but only with the help of his wife's good management and his lawyer's
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The complete achievement below shows Jack's awards: the silver Nile medal awarded by his hero
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Captain Aubrey was resplendent in blue and gold; a Lloyd's presentation sword hung at his side and the Nile medal from the fourth buttonhole of his coat, while the chelengk, a
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Minorca, at a musical performance. When he returns to his inn, his letter of promotion to master and commander awaits him. He is given his first command: a fourteen-gun
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reorganization of the Order in 1815. Due to the reorganization in 1815, the existing
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420:(in service 1786–1801), under Captain John Newman. There, after insulting the first lieutenant, he was put in front of a board, with Lord Keith upon it, which reprimanded him for his "petulance," which led to Aubrey spending eight months ashore with half pay.
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1818:(2004). ""The Early Bird Is Worth Two in the Bush": Captain Jack Aubrey's Fractured Proverbs". In Kimberly J. Lau; Peter Tokofsky; Stephen D. Winick (eds.).
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1822:. Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press. pp. 152–170.
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1765:O'Brian, Patrick (1991). "Chapter 10".
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2025:O'Brian, Patrick (1978). "Chapter 1".
2007:O'Brian, Patrick (1989). "Chapter 1".
1988:O’Brian, Patrick (1986). "Chapter 2".
1942:O'Brian, Patrick (1973). "Chapter 5".
1791:. New York: Bloomsbury. pp. 3–4.
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163:Rear Admiral
136:(BBC Radio)
125:Portrayed by
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2289:Jack Aubrey
1717:BBC Radio 4
1512:32 lb
1474:12 lb
1441:12 lb
1405:18 lb
1364:32 lb
1289:12 lb
1221:18 lb
1188:12 lb
1124:12 lb
1087:32 lb
1014:24 lb
976:24 lb
965:Raisonnable
953:Raisonnable
938:18 lb
903:12 lb
868:18 lb
830:32 lb
789:Brig-Sloop
778:Fictional?
618:War of 1812
344:BBC Radio 4
269:during the
141:(BBC Radio)
36:in-universe
2446:Categories
2315:adaptation
2282:Characters
1727:References
1713:David Robb
1658:Royal Navy
1155:9 lb
1102:shear hulk
1049:6 lb
832:carronades
819:Polychrest
795:4 lb
708:Royal Navy
620:, also in
613:Chesapeake
499:Boccherini
427:Foudroyant
406:Resolution
374:Lord Keith
340:David Robb
267:Royal Navy
259:lieutenant
169:Occupation
139:David Robb
115:Created by
2040:The Times
1499:HMS
1392:HMS
1383:Paid off
1351:HMS
1314:Privateer
1076:Worcester
1074:HMS
1036:HM Sloop
1001:HMS
963:HMS
925:HMS
916:Paid off
855:HMS
816:HM Sloop
808:Captured
783:HM Sloop
751:in 1800.
746:HM Sloop
425:HMS
218:Relatives
212:Sam Panda
206:Charlotte
2066:Statutes
1959:, Ch.1,
1631:Heraldry
1625:Surprise
1565:chelengk
1464:Surprise
1431:Surprise
1420:Surprise
1341:Surprise
1317:Franklin
1304:Franklin
1279:Surprise
1268:Surprise
1178:Surprise
1114:Surprise
991:Boadicea
927:Boadicea
892:Surprise
726:Franklin
717:Surprise
644:Cochrane
503:proverbs
434:Généreux
417:Hannibal
319:proverbs
202:Children
185:(father)
151:Nickname
2345:Hussein
1927:3 April
1715:in the
1654:circlet
1589:and in
1581:Lloyd's
1501:Suffolk
1489:Suffolk
1353:Bellona
1003:Leopard
738:Batavia
607:Shannon
495:Corelli
439:Leander
370:Queeney
342:in the
334:and by
265:in the
222:Several
131:(film)
42:Please
2124:Novels
2116:series
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1795:
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1394:Pomone
1145:HEICS
1043:Sloop
857:Lively
824:Sloop
785:Sophie
748:Speedy
742:Sophie
642:under
639:Speedy
630:Sophie
626:Sophie
478:Sophie
468:rigged
275:twenty
273:. The
210:George
192:Spouse
179:Family
2313:Film
1522:1817
1484:1815
1462:HMHV
1451:1815
1415:1815
1380:1813
1336:1813
1299:1813
1277:HMHV
1263:1813
1231:1813
1211:Diane
1198:1813
1165:1813
1147:Niobe
1134:1813
1097:1813
1059:1813
1038:Ariel
1024:1811
986:1809
948:1809
913:1805
878:1804
843:1803
805:1800
769:Book
763:Guns
760:Rate
757:Ship
720:is a
633:'
471:sloop
277:(and
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