The real life Pellew was a great man; extraordinary feats of courage performed and greatly feared by the enemy. But as I understand it he made mistakes regarding the promotion of his son, who was not a good captain at all. Perhaps it was the same here - blinded by affection?
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Date: 2007-03-21 02:51 pm (UTC)The real life Pellew was a great man; extraordinary feats of courage performed and greatly feared by the enemy. But as I understand it he made mistakes regarding the promotion of his son, who was not a good captain at all. Perhaps it was the same here - blinded by affection?