The Seasick Admiral: Nelson and the Health of the Navy
- ISBN-10
- 1848322178
- ISBN-13
- 9781848322172
- Category
- Medicine, Naval
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-11
- Publisher
- US Naval Institute Press
- Author
- Kevin Brown
Description
Horatio Nelson did not enjoy robust good health. From his childhood he was prone to many of the ailments so common in the eighteenth century, and after he joined the Navy he contracted fevers that further undermined his strength: he was even seasick whenever he first put to sea. Nevertheless, he saw more action than most officers, and was often wounded the loss of the sight in one eye and a shattered arm were the most public, but by no means his only injuries. This personal experience of sickness made him uniquely aware of the importance of health and fitness to the efficient running of a fleet, and this new book investigates Nelsons personal contribution to improving the welfare of the men he commanded.
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