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Bernardo O’Higgins

1778–1842

Bernardo O’Higgins was a Chilean independence leader and one of the principal figures in the struggle against Spanish rule in South America. As Supreme Director of Chile, he helped consolidate independence after the campaigns of the 1810s.

In Patrick O’Brian’s Blue at the Mizzen, Service under Bernardo O’Higgins gives Jack one final route toward flag rank as the series moves beyond the Napoleonic Wars into the struggles for South American independence.

Series

Series featuring Bernardo O’Higgins (1 series)

Aubrey–Maturin Novels in Order

by Patrick O’Brian 21 books 4.5

The Aubrey–Maturin novels follow Royal Navy officer Jack Aubrey and surgeon, naturalist and intelligence agent Stephen Maturin from the wars against Revolutionary and Napoleonic France through the War of 1812 and the first years after Waterloo. Across twenty completed novels, their friendship links shipboard command, espionage, science, domestic…

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Non Fiction

Non Fiction featuring Bernardo O’Higgins (2 books)

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