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John Byron (1723-86) died a vice-admiral, having earned the nickname 'Foulweather Jack' after much experience on rough seas. In 1741 he was a midshipman aboard HMS Wager in a squadron sent to attack Spanish ships off Chile. Shipwrecked in a storm after rounding Cape Horn, the majority of the survivors turned on their captain and attempted to make their own way home. Byron was among the group who stayed with the commanding officer. In 1768, now a commodore, he published this account of the five harrowing years it took to get back to England, by which time he was one of only four survivors. Although no doubt written to give his side of the story, it appealed to a public eager for tales of dramatic endurance against the odds. Aboard the Beagle on Darwin's voyage, the book also informed the shipwreck in Don Juan by the author's grandson.

Voyages around the world. --- Circumnavigation --- Journeys --- Tours around the world --- Travel books --- Travels --- Trips around the world --- Voyages around the world --- International travel --- Voyages and travels --- Wager (Ship) --- Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) --- Chile --- Chiloé (Chile) --- Chiloé, Chile (Province) --- An t-Sile --- An tSile --- Chih-li --- Chili --- Chili Mastor --- Chili Respublikasʹ --- Ch'ille --- Çhillee --- Chilmudin Orn --- Chilska --- Chilská republika --- Chiri --- Chyli --- Ciile --- Cîl --- Cile --- Çili Respublikası --- Ĉilia Respubliko --- Ĉilio --- Dēmokratia tēs Chilēs --- Gweriniaeth Tsile --- iChile --- ITshile --- Kili --- Lepupalika ʻo Chile --- Lýðveldið Kili --- Lýðveldið Síle --- Ndenndaandi Ciile --- Pobblaght ny Shillee --- Poblachd na Sile --- Repubblica del Cile --- Republic of Chile --- República de Chile --- República de Xile --- Republik Chile --- Republik Chili --- Republika Chilska --- Republika Čile --- Republiḳah shel Tsilah --- Republikken Chile --- République du Chili --- Repúbrica de Chili --- Rėspublika Chyli --- Shillee --- Síle --- Sily --- t-Sile --- Tilì --- Tšiili --- Tšiili Vabariik --- Tsilah --- Tsile --- Ts'ileh --- Txile --- Txileko Errepublika --- Xile --- Yn Çhillee --- Χιλή --- Δημοκρατία της Χιλής --- Рэспубліка Чылі --- Чылі --- Чилмудин Орн --- Чили --- Чили Республикась --- Чили Мастор --- צ'ילה --- רפובליקה של צ'ילה --- チリ --- Description and travel. --- Social life and customs