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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
− | Captain of [[HMS Hibernia]], | + | Captain of [[HMS Hibernia]], Admiral Lord [[Gardner]]'s flagship of the Channel fleet blockading the French fleet in Brest. |
He served with [[William Laurence]] on [[HMS Goliath]] during the [[Battle of the Nile]]. During a trip over the Channel Fleet to deliver dispatches from the Admiralty, Captain Bedford offended Laurence by calling [[Temeraire]] an "animal" and stating how appalling it must be to "be chained to such a life, and in such company," refering to his fellow Aviators; Laurence promptly excused himself back to Temeraire and headed back to the Dover covert. | He served with [[William Laurence]] on [[HMS Goliath]] during the [[Battle of the Nile]]. During a trip over the Channel Fleet to deliver dispatches from the Admiralty, Captain Bedford offended Laurence by calling [[Temeraire]] an "animal" and stating how appalling it must be to "be chained to such a life, and in such company," refering to his fellow Aviators; Laurence promptly excused himself back to Temeraire and headed back to the Dover covert. |