Caribbee (41 page)
Authors: Julian Stockwin
Timeline
| 1773 | Thomas Paine Kydd is born 20 June, in Guildford, Surrey, son of Walter and Fanny Kydd. | |
| 1789 | The Storming of the Bastille, 14 July. | |
| 1793–1794 | Louis XVI executed, 21 January 1793. | |
| France declares war on England; Kydd, a wig-maker by trade, is press-ganged into the 98-gun ship of the line Duke William. | KYDD | |
| The Reign of Terror begins, 5 September 1793–28 July 1794. | ARTEMIS | |
| Transferred aboard the crack frigate Artemis, Kydd is now a true Jack Tar who comes to love the sea-going life. | ||
| 1795 | The Netherlands is invaded by France, 19 January, and becomes the Batavian Republic. | SEAFLOWER |
| In the Caribbean, Kydd continues to grow as a prime seaman. | ||
| 1797 | Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February. Mutiny at the Nore, 17 April. | |
| Kydd is promoted to acting lieutenant at Battle of Camperdown, 11 October. | MUTINY | |
| 1798–1799 | Kydd passes exam for lieutenancy; now he must become a gentleman. | QUARTERDECK |
| From the Halifax station, Kydd and his ship are summoned to join Nelson on an urgent mission. | ||
| The Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798. Britain takes Minorca as a naval base from Spain, 16 November 1798. Siege of Acre, March–May 1799. | TENACIOUS | |
| 1801–1802 | Prime Minister Pitt resigns February 1801. Battle of Copenhagen, 2 April 1801. Kydd is made commander of brig-sloop Teazer but his jubilation is cut short when peace is declared and he finds himself unemployed. | |
| Peace at Treaty of Amiens, 25 March 1802. | COMMAND | |
| 1803 | War resumes 18 May, with Britain declaring war on the French. | |
| Unexpectedly, Kydd finds himself back in command of his beloved Teazer . | THE ADMIRAL’S DAUGHTER | |
| Kydd is dismissed his ship in the Channel Islands station. | TREACHERY | |
| 1804 | Napoleon’s invasion plans are to the fore. | |
| May, Pitt becomes Prime Minister again Napoleon is crowned Emperor, 2 December | INVASION | |
| 1805 | Kydd is made post-captain of L’Aurore. | |
| The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805. | VICTORY | |
| 1806 | The race to empire begins in South Africa. British forces take Cape Town, 12 January. | |
| A bold attack on Buenos Aires is successful, 2 July 1806. | CONQUEST | |
| Effective end of The Fourth Coalition, 14 October 1806. | BETRAYAL | |
| In the Caribbean, the French threat takes a new and menacing form. | CARIBBEE |
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