An Ill Wind (2013)
“Why it had been translated into being called Leghorn by those same mariners was lost in the mists of time; John Pearce asked but received no answer that satisfied his curiosity. Built on marshy ground the ancient port was a mass of canals, to rival Venice, running around the fortified walls of the city, the harbour itself dominated by an old red-stone fortress falling into disrepair, with the main defensive bastion long since moved inland, making it less vulnerable to cannon fire from seaborne ...attackers.Lord Hood had chosen it as the place to land his refugees simply because it was an Austrian fief: the Grand Duke of Tuscany was the brother of the present Holy Roman Emperor. It was one of the three main trading ports of Italy along with Genoa and Naples, and had, for decades, in times of war, been used as a base for British privateers, ships and crews granted letters of marque from the Crown to prey on the trading vessels of the enemy.
Naturally, at this time there was a strong, if less than upright colony of fellow countrymen waiting to greet the British elements of the arriving armada, not with much joy since, when it came to taking prizes, the two elements of British sea power, being in direct competition, loathed each other.MoreLess
Naturally, at this time there was a strong, if less than upright colony of fellow countrymen waiting to greet the British elements of the arriving armada, not with much joy since, when it came to taking prizes, the two elements of British sea power, being in direct competition, loathed each other.MoreLess
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