December 2, 2017, 3:52 pm [32] While in Nova Scotia, he married Anna Louisa Berkeley, the daughter of his commander-in-chief, Sir George Cranfield Berkeley. [22] Nelson and Hardy finally transferred to Victory off Toulon on 31 July 1803.

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[7] While en route to Gibraltar, in the action of 19 December 1796, Minerve and her consort, the fifth-rate HMS Blanche, engaged two Spanish frigates and forced Santa Sabina to surrender. 1.

An alternative is for the deceased’s wishes to be followed, but a memorial service to be arranged at a later date so that those people who want to attend can have plenty of notice. A Death-Day Recalled poem by Thomas Hardy. [47], He died at Greenwich on 20 September 1839.

Beeny did not quiver,Juliot grew not gray,Thin Valency's riverHeld its wonted way.Bos seemed not to utterDimmest note of dirge,Targan mouth a mutterTo its creamy surge.Yet though these, unheeding,Listless, passed the hourOf her spirit's speeding,She had, in her flower,Sought and loved the places -Much and often pinedFor their lonely facesWhen in towns confined.Why did not ValencyIn his purl deploreOne whose haunts were whence heDrew his limpid store?Why did Bos not thunderTargan apprehendBody and breath were sunderOf their former friend?
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[14] In June 1799, the main fleet, led by Foudroyant, landed marines at Naples to assist with the overthrow of the Parthenopean Republic so allowing Ferdinand's kingdom to be re-established.

At Westminster Abbey. } [33] When Admiral Berkeley was sent to Lisbon, Hardy went with him as his flag captain in the second-rate HMS Barfleur. [39], Hardy was given command of the royal yacht HMS Princess Augusta in July 1816 and, then having been promoted to commodore, became Commander-in-Chief on the South America Station, hoisting his broad pennant in third-rate HMS Superb in August 1819, with a mission to prevent the Spanish from interfering in the newly emerging republics of Mexico, Colombia and Argentina.

[23] Nelson's fleet continued to blockade Toulon until April 1805, when the French escaped and were pursued to the West Indies and back. [36] The American defending force of 70 regulars and 250 militiamen gave up without a fight.

[27] Nelson went on to say "take care of my dear Lady Hamilton, Hardy, take care of poor Lady Hamilton" and then when the moment came for the two men to part for the last time, Nelson then very close to death, asked Hardy to kiss him. 4 Comments.

Page (Stinsford Church – the Hardy graves can just be seen in the bottom left-hand corner). [12], HMS Vanguard carried King Ferdinand IV and the British ambassador Sir William Hamilton and his wife Emma from Naples to safety in Sicily in December 1798: Hardy did not altogether approve of Lady Hamilton who had once tried to intervene on behalf of a boat's crew – Hardy had the crew flogged twice, once for the original offence and again for petitioning the lady.

_g1.setAttribute('src', _g1.getAttribute('data-src') ); [43], Hardy became First Naval Lord in the Grey ministry in November 1830[44] and was advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath on 13 September 1831. [4], Hardy joined the fifth-rate HMS Hebe on 5 February 1790 as a midshipman; he later transferred to the sixth-rate HMS Tisiphone under Captain Anthony Hunt, and then followed Hunt to the sixth-rate HMS Amphitrite in May 1793, going out to the Mediterranean in her. His death reminded the public of just how great a literary figure he had been, and there were soon calls for Hardy to be given a funeral that matched his status as one of the giants of English literature.

The monument's site was chosen because the Hardy family wanted a monument which could be used as a landmark for shipping. [17] He transferred to the second-rate HMS St George and became Nelson's flag captain once more in February 1801.

Body and breath were sunder Hardy went on to become First Naval Lord in November 1830 and in that capacity refused to become a Member of Parliament and encouraged the introduction of steam warships. There was a third service on the same day, namely a memorial service at St Peter’s Church in Dorchester which gave an opportunity for the people of Dorchester to say farewell to a much-loved local figure. Thomas Hardy, whose books include Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure, was one of the most influentual novelists and poets of England's Victorian era.

Hardy’s “autobiography”, The Life and Work of Thomas Hardy – published posthumously under Florence’s name, gives a rather downbeat view of this beloved sister’s life. [35] On 11 July 1814, Hardy in his flagship, assisted by Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Pilkington, led four other warships and several transports carrying 2,000 men of the 102nd Regiment of Foot and a company of Royal Artillery against Fort Sullivan in Eastport, Maine.

He died in 1928 at Max Gate, a house he built for himself and his first wife, Emma Lavinia Gifford, in Dorchester, a few miles from his birthplace.

Admiral Hardy had lived in nearby Portesham, and his family owned the Portesham estate which stretched from the middle of Portesham to Black Down.

During this operation, a topman fell overboard.

That might have been preferable in the Thomas Hardy instance.

Lieutenants Hardy and Culverhouse were sent aboard Santa Sabina with a prize crew, and the three ships continued on towards Gibraltar.

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"It is Hardy" Hardy replied. Hardy and Pilkington issued a proclamation making it clear Great Britain considered Eastport and the several nearby islands to be British territory. The Westminster Abbey funeral was a magnificent affair, and it is amazing that, with less than a week’s notice, the following people were able to come together to bear Hardy’s remains into the Abbey: Ramsay Macdonald, Leader of the Opposition, John Galsworthy, the novelist most noted for “The Forsyte Saga”, A. E. Housman, the poet renowned for “A Shropshire Lad”, Rudyard Kipling, author of “The Jungle Book”, Sir Edmund Gosse, a poet who was more renowned in his own time than today. Born the second son of Joseph Hardy and Nanny Hardy (née Masterman) at Kingston Russell House in Long Bredy[1] (or according to some sources in Winterborne St Martin),[2][3] Hardy joined the navy with his entry aboard the brig HMS Helena on 30 November 1781 as a captain's servant, but left her in April 1782 to attend Crewkerne Grammar School.

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[8], Three days later Minerve left Gibraltar to join the main fleet off the south-east coast of Spain under Sir John Jervis. During his time at school his name was carried on the books of the sixth-rate HMS Seaford and the third-rate HMS Carnatic.

Who has the greater right to show respect and perform the funeral rites, his family or the nation at large? [29] Hardy carried one of the banners at Nelson's funeral procession on 9 January 1806.

8 Votes The great and the good felt that only a Westminster Abbey funeral would do, with a burial in Poet’s Corner alongside many other great literary figures. My other cat, Willow, died last year at the age of 17. As the enemy ships were closing fast, Cockburn thought it prudent to withdraw, but Nelson overruled him crying "By God, I'll not lose Hardy, back that mizzen topsail!"

A Death-Day Recalled Poem by Thomas Hardy - Poem Hunter. [3] He is buried in the officers vault in Greenwich Hospital Cemetery, just west of National Maritime Museum.

The ship hove to and a boat with Hardy in it was lowered to search for the missing mariner.

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[21] Nelson was in Portsmouth, as he was due to hoist his flag in the first-rate HMS Victory in May 1803, but on finding the ship not ready for him, transferred his flag to the Amphion and set sail for the Mediterranean. [15] Hardy handed over command of Foudroyant to Sir Edward Berry on 13 October 1799, transferred to the fifth-rate HMS Princess Charlotte and returned to England.

Thomas Hardy wrote poems such as The Man He Killed as a way to express his feelings about the Boer wars which were going on during his time. © Poems are the property of their respective owners. London & Paris: Fisher, Son, & Co., 1832–1839. [40], Promoted to rear admiral on 27 May 1825,[41] Hardy hoisted his flag aboard the third-rate HMS Wellesley and escorted 4,000 British troops to Lisbon, where they helped to quell a revolution by the eight-year-old queen's uncle in December 1826. Hardy was able to tell Nelson that 14 or 15 enemy ships had struck their flags: Nelson replied that he had "bargained for 20". asked Nelson, now barely able to see.

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This confused the Spaniards who checked their own progress, allowing Hardy to return to his ship and make good his escape. Nelson was shot as he paced the decks with Hardy, and as he lay dying, Nelson's famous remark of "Kiss me, Hardy" was directed at him. [20], In July 1802, Hardy was appointed to the fifth-rate HMS Amphion which after taking the new British ambassador to Lisbon, returned to Portsmouth. Here you'll find all collections you've created before. One of the most renowned poets and novelists in English literary history, Thomas Hardy was born in 1840 in the English village of Higher Bockhampton in the county of Dorset. [6] Hardy and Culverhouse were almost immediately exchanged for the captain of Santa Sabina, Don Jacobo Stuart, and were able to rejoin Minerve at Gibraltar on 9 February 1797.

[11] Afterwards, Nelson's flag captain, Edward Berry was sent home with dispatches and Hardy was promoted to captain of Nelson's flagship, HMS Vanguard, in his place on 2 October 1798.

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