The Sailor's Daughter
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The Sailor's Daughter is a comedy play by the British
writer Richard Cumberland
which first premiered on 7 April 1804. After a young woman, Julia, is orphaned following the Battle of Copenhagen
she enjoys a series of adventures until settling down with her long-lost guardian Captain Sentamore.
Kingdom of Great Britain
The former Kingdom of Great Britain, sometimes described as the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain', That the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England, shall upon the 1st May next ensuing the date hereof, and forever after, be United into One Kingdom by the Name of GREAT BRITAIN. was a sovereign...
writer Richard Cumberland
Richard Cumberland (dramatist)
Richard Cumberland was a British dramatist and civil servant. In 1771 his hit play The West Indian was first staged. During the American War of Independence he acted as a secret negotiator with Spain in an effort to secure a peace agreement between the two nations. He also edited a short-lived...
which first premiered on 7 April 1804. After a young woman, Julia, is orphaned following the Battle of Copenhagen
Battle of Copenhagen (1801)
The Battle of Copenhagen was an engagement which saw a British fleet under the command of Admiral Sir Hyde Parker fight and strategically defeat a Danish-Norwegian fleet anchored just off Copenhagen on 2 April 1801. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson led the main attack. He famously disobeyed Parker's...
she enjoys a series of adventures until settling down with her long-lost guardian Captain Sentamore.