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[[Emily Roland]], who served as a member of [[Temeraire]]'s crew, was to be Excidium's captain after Jane's death. It's not unlikely that Emily's maternal grandmother was Excidium's captain before Jane. | [[Emily Roland]], who served as a member of [[Temeraire]]'s crew, was to be Excidium's captain after Jane's death. It's not unlikely that Emily's maternal grandmother was Excidium's captain before Jane. | ||
| − | Excidium participated in the [[Battle of the Nile]] and [[Battle of Trafalgar]]. He became the flag-dragon of the Channel Division when Jane was promoted to Admiral of the [[Dover covert]], following [[ | + | Excidium participated in the [[Battle of the Nile]] and [[Battle of Trafalgar]]. He became the flag-dragon of the Channel Division when Jane was promoted to Admiral of the [[Dover covert]], following [[Observaria]]'s death in the [[Dragon Plague]] in 1806 and Admiral [[Lenton]]'s reassignment to the quieter [[Edinburgh covert]]. |
Excidium and Jane were in Britain at the time of Napoleon's invasion in December 1807 and led the [[Aerial Corps]] against the French troops. When Temeraire negotiated ranks and epaulettes for both the unharnessed and harnessed dragons, Excidium received a pair of epaulettes, marking him as holding the rank of Commander. | Excidium and Jane were in Britain at the time of Napoleon's invasion in December 1807 and led the [[Aerial Corps]] against the French troops. When Temeraire negotiated ranks and epaulettes for both the unharnessed and harnessed dragons, Excidium received a pair of epaulettes, marking him as holding the rank of Commander. | ||
