See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

WILLIAM See also:

• SIR WILLIAM HOSTE (178o-1828)

HOSTE (178o-1828)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• NAVAL

naval See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

captain, was the son of See also:

• DIXON
• DIXON, GEORGE (1755 ?–1800)
• DIXON, HENRY HALL (1822-1870)
• DIXON, RICHARD WATSON (1833-1900)
• DIXON, WILLIAM HEPWORTH (1821-1879)

Dixon See also:

• HOSTE, SIR WILLIAM (178o-1828)

Hoste, See also:

• RECTOR (Lat. for " ruler," " guide," &c., from regere, " rule ")

rector of Godwick and Tittleshill in See also:

• NORFOLK
• NORFOLK, EARLS AND DUKES OF

Norfolk . He was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born on the 26th of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 178o at Ingoldsthorpe, and entered the See also:

• NAVY

navy in See also:

• APRIL

April 1793, under the See also:

• SPECIAL

special care of See also:

• NELSON
• NELSON, HORATIO NELSON, VISCOUNT (1758-1805)
• NELSON, ROBERT (s656-1715)

Nelson, who had a lively See also:

• AFFECTION (Lat. ad, and facere, to do something to, sc. a person)

affection for him . He became See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant in 1798, and was appointed See also:

• COMMANDER

commander of the " Mutine " brig after the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of the See also:

• NILE
• NILE, BATTLE OF THE
• NILE, SOBAT

Nile, at which he was See also:

• PRESENT

present as lieutenant of the " See also:

• THESEUS

Theseus." In 1802 he was promoted See also:

• POST

post captain by See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord St See also:

• VINCENT (or VINCENTIUS), ST
• VINCENT, GEORGE (1796-1831?)
• VINCENT, MARY ANN (1818-1887)

Vincent . During all his active career, he was employed in the Mediterranean and the Adriatic . From 18o8 to 1814 he held the command of a detached force of frigates, and was engaged in operations against the See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French who held See also:

• DALMATIA (Ger. Dalmatien; Ital. Dalmazia; Serbo-Croatian, Dalmacija)

Dalmatia at the See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time, and in watching, or, when they came out, fighting, the See also:

• SHIPS

ships of the See also:

• SQUADRON

squadron formed at See also:

• VENICE
• VENICE (continued)
• VENICE (Venezia)

Venice by See also:

• NAPOLEON

Napoleon's orders . The See also:

• WORK

work was admirably done, and was also lucrative; and Hoste, although he occasionally complained that his exertions did not put much See also:

• MONEY

money in his See also:

• POCKET

pocket, made a See also:

• FORTUNE, ROBERT (1813-188o)

fortune of at least l6o,000 by the See also:

• CAPTURE (from Lat. capere, to take; Fr. prise maritime; Ger. Wegnahme)

capture of See also:

• ITALIAN

Italian and Dalmatian See also:

• MERCHANT (O. Fr. marcheant, modern marchand; from Lat. mercari, to trade, merx, goods, merchandise)

merchant ships . He also made many successful attacks on the French military posts on See also:

• SHORE

shore . His most brilliant feat was performed on the 13th of See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

March 1811 . A Franco-Venetian squadron of six frigates and five small vessels, under the command of a French officer named Dubourdieu, assailed Hoste's small force of four frigates near the See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island of See also:

• LISSA (Polish Lezno)
• LISSA (Serbo-Croation Vis; Lat. Issa)

Lissa . The French officer imitated Nelson's attack at See also:

• TRAFALGAR, BATTLE OF

Trafalgar by sailing down on the See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• LINE

line from windward with his ships in two lines . But the rapid manoeuvring and gunnery of Hoste's squadron proved how little virtue there is in any formation in itself . Dubourdieu was killed, one of the French frigates was driven on shore, and two of the Venetians were taken .

After the See also:

• ACTION

action, which attracted a See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• DEAL

deal of See also:

• ATTENTION (from Lat. ad-tendo, await, expect; the condition of being " stretched " or " tense ")

attention, Hoste returned to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, but in 1812 he was back on his station, where he remained till the end of the See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war . During the See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace he did not again go to See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea, and he died on the 6th of See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1828 . He married See also:

• LADY (0. Eng. hlaefdige, Mid. Eng. ldfdi, lavedi; the first part of the word is hldf, loaf, bread, as in the corresponding hldford, lord; the second part is usually taken to be from the root dig-, to knead, seen also in " dough "; the sense development fr

Lady Harriet See also:

• WALPOLE, HORATIO
• WALPOLE, SIR SPENCER (1839-1907)

Walpole in April 1817, and See also:

• LEFT

left three sons and three daughters . In 1833 his widow published his See also:

• MEMOIRS

Memoirs and Letters . See also See also:

• MARSHALL
• MARSHALL, ALFRED (1842– )
• MARSHALL, JOHN (1755–1835)
• MARSHALL, JOHN (1818-1891)
• MARSHALL, STEPHEN (c. 1594-1655)

Marshall, See also:

• ROY, WILLIAM (1726-1790)

Roy . See also:

• NAY, or NEY

Nay . Biog. vol. iii., and See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James, Naval See also:

• HISTORY

History .