An hour with an eighteenth-century admiral

Which admiral from the eighteenth century would you most like to interview for an hour?

Adam Duncan is the first choice, with St Vincent and the French victor at the Chesapeake also raised by the panel.

Dr. Clarke chooses Adam Duncan as the eighteenth-century admiral he would most like to interview. He expects John Jervis, Earl St Vincent, to be a more confrontational conversational partner. Another panelist would speak with the French admiral responsible for victory at the Battle of the Chesapeake, partly to explore the unusually consequential success of that campaign. Their choices focus on command personality and decision-making as well as famous battle narratives.