INDEX: Wikipedia Links

[Mister Phes]

Both pirates and ships of time.

Let me find a sentence which sums it up nicely...

EVERYTHING relating to Pirate LEGO.

[Bonaparte]

So how specific are we getting? There's trivial things like;

Lateen

Spinnaker

Spiritsail

Studding

Topsail

Boom

Gaff Rig

Jury Rig

Winch

Keel

etc.

More obvious topics include;

Sail Anatomy

Anchor Windlass

Forecastle

Mortar

Figurehead

Rudder

Ship's Wheel

List of Pirates

Timeline of Piracy

Treasure Island

Thanks oo7, they have been added!

[Minifig Lecturer]

You could put up links of the famous kings, queens and generals of the era. e.g. Bonaparte, your favourites Napoleon and Wellington..

[Bonaparte]

You could put up links of the famous kings, queens and generals of the era. e.g. Bonaparte, your favourites Napoleon and Wellington..

I already have links for Napoleon, Wellington and Nelson.

But not for all the other commanders and figures of the Napoleonic wars.

I will be adding some more links. Thanks for the idea!

[Opproperaar]

Now that my brother's ship is taking shape it reminds me more and more of a picture of a beautiful French ship I once saw as a toddler and which made quite an impression on me. Later it turned out that it was a picture of La Boudeuse. The famous exploration vessel of Louis Antoine de Bougainville between 1766 and 1769 - the French equivalent of James Cook, if you will.

They (onboard was a woman too, subsequently becoming the first woman ever to do so) circumnavigated the globe, visiting islands such as Tahiti in what is now French Polynesia, the Solomons (though it is not clear to me whether or not he actually set foot on them) and Batavia (now Jakarta). Standing as a testimony of Bougainville's capabilities as a commander and leader only seven people died of around 200 men during the expedition which lasted nearly three years.

Here's a pic I found, though it isn't the one I was looking for:

Here's the wikipedia link: La Boudeuse

And here's a small extract from what I believe is a modern translation of his (de Bougainville) log: Louis de Bougainville - Voyage autour du monde par la frégate Boudeuse et la flûte Etoile (just for fun)

Just felt it had a right to be in here, kind of overshadowed I feel by James Cook but an impressive feat nonetheless. Their journeys were almost at the exact same time too with James Cook leaving port in 1768, when Bougainville was already two years on his way.

Edited June 18, 2008 by Hairy Ruben

[Capn Frank]

A few months ago I found out about Redans

Redan

Its the type of fort I would like to build in the near future (when I get time ).

This type of fort is V-shaped and is open in the back. They're typically very small.

Here's a picture from the Wiki article: