| ID: | 12221 |
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| Entry Text: | Jay, Mike. The Unfortunate Colonel Despard. London: Bantam, 2004, xii, 340 pp. Colonel Edward Marcus Despard; joint commander with Nelson, attack on Spanish fort, Mosquito Coast, 1780s; in 1803, implicated in plot to kill the King, executed as traitor; Nelson had appeared as character witness at his treason trial. |