Admiral of the Fleet John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent (9 January 1735 – 13 March 1823) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. Jervis served throughout the latter half of the 18th century and into the 19th, and was an active commander during the Seven Years' War, American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He is best known for his victory at the 1797 Battle of Cape St. Vincent, from which he earned his titles, and as a patron of Horatio Nelson. (From Wikipedia) More about John Jervis St. Vincent:
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16 additional books about John Jervis St. Vincent in the extended shelves: Types of naval officers drawn from the history of the British Navy; with some account of the conditions of naval warfare at the beginning of the eighteenth century, and of its subsequent development during the sail period (Little, Brown, and Company, 1901), by A. T. Mahan (page images at HathiTrust)
Memoirs of Admiral the Right Hon[orabl]e the Earl of St. Vincent ... (R. Bentley, 1844), by Jedediah Stephens Tucker (page images at HathiTrust)
Life and correspondence of John, earl of St. Vincent ... (H. Colburn, 1838), by Edward Pelham Brenton (page images at HathiTrust)
The life of John Jervis Admiral Lord St. Vincent (J. Murray, 1913), by Walter Vernon Anson (page images at HathiTrust)
From Howard to Nelson: twelve sailors (Lawrence and Bullen, ltd., 1899), by John Knox Laughton (page images at HathiTrust)
Men o' war (P. Allan & co. ltd., 1929), by H. Taprell Dorling (page images at HathiTrust)
A key to the papers which have been presented to the House of Commons, upon the subject of the charges preferred against the Earl of St. Vincent, by Mr. Jeffry, M. P. for Poole ... (London, 1806), by Mr Jeffry (page images at HathiTrust)
Naval anecdotes, or, A new key to the proceedings of a late naval administration. (Printed by and for C. and R. Baldwin, 1807) (page images at HathiTrust)
A Narrative of the proceedings of the British fleet, commanded by Admiral Sir John Jervis, K. B. in the late action with the Spanish fleet, on the fourteenth of February, 1797, off Cape St. Vincent (Printed for J. Johnson, 1797) (page images at HathiTrust)
Types of naval officers drawn from the history of the British navy (Little, Brown, and company, 1901), by A. T. Mahan (page images at HathiTrust)
From Howard to Nelson : twelve sailors (Heinemann, 1907), by John Knox Laughton (page images at HathiTrust)
Types of naval officers drawn from the history of the British Navy : with some account of the conditions of naval warfare at the beginning of the eighteenth century, and of its subsequent development during the sail period (Little, Brown, 1913), by A. T. Mahan (page images at HathiTrust)
Mr. Pitt's attack upon Earl St. Vincent and Admiralty. (H. Ebers, 1804) (page images at HathiTrust)
A reply to a pamphlet intituled "A brief enquiry into the present condition of the Navy of Great Britain" ; wherein is clearly demonstrated the force of the enemy, and what was opposed to it by the late Board of Admiralty; as well as the actual strength possessed by the King's dock-yards and their ability to keep up and encrease the Navy without the aid of merchant builders. (J. Ginger, 1804) (page images at HathiTrust)
Types of naval officers drawn from the history of the British Navy : with some account of the conditions of naval warfare at the beginning of the eighteenth century, and of its subsequent development during the sail period (Little, Brown, 1904), by A. T. Mahan (page images at HathiTrust)
Real situation of the Navy of Great Britain at the period of Lord St. Vincent's resignation (J. Budd :, 1804), by John Wells (page images at HathiTrust)
Books by John Jervis St. Vincent: Books in the extended shelves: St. Vincent, John Jervis, Viscount, 1735-1823: Letters of Admiral of the fleet, the Earl of St. Vincent, whilst the first lord of the admiralty, 1801-1804 (Navy Records Society, 1922), also by D. Bonner-Smith (page images at HathiTrust) St. Vincent, John Jervis, Viscount, 1735-1823: Letters of Admiral of the fleet, the Earl of St. Vincent, whilst the first lord of the admiralty, 1801-1804 ... (Printed for the Navy records society, 1922), also by David Bonner Smith (page images at HathiTrust)
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