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Comment on Captain Hastings’ Pistols by Paul

Paul — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 23:23:33 +0000

Hello
i have a nice pair of the later ‘lockless’ duelling pistols but have never been able to find any pictures or sale records of similar guns ,can any one help

Comment on Another great book review by HP

HP — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:15:17 +0000

The journalist has invented the part about the ship being built out of iron…

Comment on Captain Hastings’ Pistols by Peter McGowan

Peter McGowan — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:33:33 +0000

Do the riviere pistols have a seial number please

Comment on Abney-Hastings Family History by Debra Abney

Debra Abney — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 22:07:53 +0000

Hey Jeff,

Loved reading this.

Comment on 30th June 2009 – Visit To Willesley by andrew smith

andrew smith — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:15:34 +0000

great interesting site, I have been looking into the Capt. Paulyn Charles James Reginald Rawdon-Hastings and 2nd Lieutenant Edward Hughes Rawdon-Hastings military backgrounds (both are remembered on Ashby-de-la-Zouch Great War Memorial. Would you happen to know if there are any photos of the brothers?. As we approach 100 years of the Great War I would like very much to highlight what local men sacrificed. Capt Rawdon-Hastings body was never found and his death is recorded in the Leics Regt 1/5 battalon War diary, Of which I quote:”Keeping his platoons more together and on a smaller frontage, Captain Hastings decided to attempt a bayonet attack against the German opposition on the left of the Redoubt, and himself led his men up to the attack.Once more bombs and machine guns were too hot for them, and first Capt. Hastings, then 2nd Lieut. Moss were killed near the German second line”…I would be very grateful if you have any leads or suggestions, Many Thanks Andrew Smith (Blackfordby,NW Leics)

Comment on ‘Karteria’ The First Steam Warship In War (1826) by Sam Biggs

Sam Biggs — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:09:00 +0000

I believe that the line “the second Greek loan of £20,000″, should read “the second Greek loan of £2,000,000″ .
Perhaps the old saying that history repeats itself remains true?

Comment on ‘Karteria’ The First Steam Warship In War (1826) by steam engines for sale

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Comment on ‘Karteria’ The First Steam Warship In War (1826) by karteria1827

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Comment on ‘Karteria’ The First Steam Warship In War (1826) by Dimitri G. Capaitzis

Dimitri G. Capaitzis — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 08:26:57 +0000

To Prof Bernard de Neumann

Denis Papin was indeed a great physicist, mathematician and inventor.
Born in France, he worked with Huygens, Leibnitz, Boyle and Hook and in France, England, Italy and Germany. In 1707 he built a steam engined paddle boat and sailed her down the river Wesser from Kassel in Hesse. She was the first ever steam powered boat or vehicle of any kind.
At Munden however she was confiscated at the insistence of the local boatmen – earlier Luddites – and probably destroyed. It wasn’t until 1769 that James Watt perfected his steam engine and steam boats only appeared at the beginning of the 19th century. Such are the vagaries of inventions and the trials and tribulations of inventors. Papin certainly deserves a prime place in the history of steamboats and merits recognition for his knowledge, work, imagination and tenacity. Sadly luck did not favour him.

Comment on Update on the book! by euGreeka » Commander of the Karteria

euGreeka » Commander of the Karteria — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:41:15 +0000

[...] midshipman to his untimely death as Commander of the very first steamship used in naval warfare, Frank Abney Hastings‘ life is portrayed vividly throughout this book. Born into a privileged aristocratic family, [...]