Admiral Sir John Orde

Another Collingwood Society member returning to the stage is Tim Gittins, who tackles another much-argued topic in ‘Admiral Sir John Orde’. His well-documented and ongoing spat with Earl St. Vincent and actions when in command of a squadron north of Cadiz in the lead-up to Trafalgar have interested historians ever since. Scapegoat or disgruntled unfortunate? Our own judge weighs up the evidence….