Which of course throws my master's mate theory out the window because of the word 'mishipman' XD, although I still can't make all this math add up without it. Which should surprise NO ONE.
England at war in the 2nd half of the 18th century: 1756-63 1775-83 1792-1815 (with that little blurb of Amiens in the middle)
Bush gets his commission as Lt. in 1796. So he had to enter the navy, according to the passage, somewhere between 1783 and 1792.
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Re: OMG it's another diatribe *tells self to STFU*
Date: 2006-02-16 01:19 am (UTC)England at war in the 2nd half of the 18th century:
1756-63
1775-83
1792-1815 (with that little blurb of Amiens in the middle)
Bush gets his commission as Lt. in 1796. So he had to enter the navy, according to the passage, somewhere between 1783 and 1792.
*counts on fingers and toes*