Certainly Nelson's friend from Corsica days, Sir Gilbert Elliot, later Lord Minto, was singing his praises in the drawing rooms of London while, at the same time, bombarding Spencer with his advice that Nelson be given the command.
Vice Admiral Cuthbert (Cuddy) Collingwood may have been 10 years older than Horatio Nelson but he was Nelson's close friend from the outset.
In the Shadow of Nelson
Sir Charles Cotton served in the Royal Navy from 1772 to 1812. Unfortunately timing precluded his presence at Trafalgar, but he participated in other pivotal battles, including The Saintes and...
SALES * The first biography of this major naval figure for forty years * Collingwood was a close friend and confidant of, and major influence on, Admiral Lord Nelson throughout his career AUTHOR Denis Orde was a High Court Circuit judge.