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Admiral Henry Trollope: A Great Carronade Career with Sad End
Study Admiral Henry Trollope: A Great Carronade Career with Sad End, a Dr. Alex Clarke video from 4 Sept 2026, with 6 time notes. Topics include Carronades, Henry Trollope, HMS Rainbow.
Time notes
- 0:32Henry Trollope: promotion without further sea commandChapter
The account links Trollope's lack of further sea commands to an earlier dispute with Lord St Vincent connected with the Channel Fleet, even as Trollope continued to gain flag rank.
- 3:11Researching Trollope through French-language sourcesNotable Point
French-language references offer another route into Trollope's career when an English-language article provides little detail.
- 3:57Rainbow's carronades against a new French frigateChapter
Rainbow's carronade-heavy armament reflected Trollope's preference for the weapon, while its French opponent carried twenty-six 18-pounder long guns and another dozen guns.
- 5:06How Rainbow's chase guns prompted a French surrenderChapter
A 32-pounder carronade shot led the French captain to mistake Rainbow for a disguised ship of the line and surrender after one broadside.
- 6:56Trollope's final years: honours, illness and isolationChapter
Trollope's victories, senior rank and honours did not protect him from illness, fear and isolation in his final years.
- 13:19War studies and the use of history to analyse the presentNotable Point
War studies is described as applying historical knowledge and analytical skills to present problems and possible futures.