Although they did not know the reason at the time, Admiral Edward Vernon's sailors were healthier than the rest of the navy, due to the daily doses of vitamin C the sailors received.

Although the Admiral gave favourable consideration to these initiatives, they came to nought when Coligny was killed in 1572.

" Although Raeder was not anti-Semitic in the virulent National Socialist sense, he tolerated statements from his senior officers such as Admiral Schuster ( appointed by Raeder as the inspector of education and training ) who told new recruits in 1937 that they must be " racially and morally sound .".

Although very little could be documented, Zaharoff was viewed as a master of bribery and corruption, but the few incidents that did become public, such as the large bribes received by Japanese Admiral Fuji, suggested that a lot more was going on behind the scenes.

Although the crews of the boats were South Vietnamese naval personnel, approval for each mission conducted under the plan came directly from Admiral U. S. Grant Sharp, Jr., CINCPAC in Honolulu, who received his orders from the White House.

Although Thomas was named Lord High Admiral, he was consumed by jealousy of his brother's power and influence.

Although the King felt obliged by public opinion to grant Codrington the high honour of the Grand Cross of the Bath, the Admiralty's failure to give him another operational command in his remaining decade of service or to promote him to full Admiral until shortly before his retirement from the Navy in 1837, were eloquent testimony to his fall from favour.

Although Dubois did not witness the massacre, he depicts Admiral Coligny's body hanging out of a window at the rear to the right.

Although his role in Return of the Jedi was relatively brief, Admiral Ackbar became a prominent character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe, which encompasses all licensed stories in the Star Wars universe outside of the six main feature films, such as novels, comic books, video games and television shows.

Although Admiral Niathal wants to offer the planet the chance to surrender, Caedus is determined to make an example of Fondor by crippling the shipyards and its planetary government.

Although the plan had been agreed by the Admiralty, Admiral John Jellicoe commanding the Grand Fleet was not informed until 26 August.

Although the defence of the Arctic convoys was the responsibility of the Royal Navy, Fleet Admiral Ernest King assigned Task Force 39 ( TF 39 ) — built around the carrier and the battleship — to support the British.

Although it continued to use Northolt as a London terminal for domestic flights serving Manchester, Edinburgh, Renfrew ( Glasgow ), Aberdeen, Belfast and the Channel Islands which by that time were mainly operated by 36-seater " Admiral " class Vikings, these were wound down in favour of concentrating all of BEA's London flights at Heathrow.

Although they did not know the reason at the time, Admiral Edward Vernon's sailors were healthier than the rest of the navy, due to the daily doses of vitamin C that prevented disease ( mainly scurvy ).

Although the German governor Oskar von Truppel vigorously objected to Chinese influence over the school, Franke's collaboration plan received firm backing from Admiral von Tirpitz as well as the German envoy in Beijing.

Although the United States and the United Kingdom agreed upon a Germany-first grand strategy, Germany's surface fleet was small, and the escort ships used in the Second Battle of the Atlantic were mostly destroyers and destroyer escorts to counter the U-boat threat ; only a few German capital ships, such as the Admiral Graf Spee, Scharnhorst and Bismarck were engaged by Allied ships.

Although under the operational authority of the Admiral Commanding Reserves, the RNR was administered jointly by the Admiralty and the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen in the Board of Trade throughout its separate existence.

Although Admiral King had stipulated that the BPF should be wholly self-sufficient, in practice, material assistance was freely given: American officers told Rear Admiral Douglas Fisher, commander of the British Fleet Train, that he could have anything and everything “ that could be given without Admiral King ’ s knowledge .”

Although the operation would be under Vice Admiral Otto Ciliax, who commanded the Brest Group ( flying his flag on Scharnhorst ), Naval Command West under Admiral Alfred Saalwächter was responsible for all planning and operational directions.

Although Admiral Peary received many honors, Henson was largely ignored and spent most of the next thirty years working as a clerk in a federal customs house in New York.

Although French Admiral François Darlan had assured Winston Churchill the fleet would not fall into German possession, the British acted upon the assumption that Darlan's promises were insufficient guarantees.

Although he is free and vindicated, Aziz is angry and bitter that his friend, Fielding, would befriend Adela after she nearly ruined his life.

Although fictional in its narrative, the story includes appearances by Tariq Aziz and George H. W. Bush.

Although Mirza Mughal made efforts to put the civil administration in order, his writ extended no further than the city.

Although Mirza Mughal made efforts to put the civil administration in order, his writ extended no further than the city.

Although they produced some natural leaders such as Bakht Khan ( whom the Emperor later nominated as commander-in-chief after his son Mirza Mughal proved ineffectual ), for the most part they were forced to look for leadership to rajahs and princes.

Although in the beginning, they were in conformity over the aims of the movement, eventually the movement began witnessing considerable friction as some members had diverging tendencies toward Ahmad Shah Qajar while others such as Mirza specifically called for an Iranian " Republic.

Although the press reported that he was engaged to vaudeville dancer and choreographer Rose Rolanda in 1924, Hopwood's close friend Carl Van Vechten confirmed in later years that it was all a publicity stunt.

Although Salkeld rejected his offer of marriage, she was to remain a friend and regular correspondent for many years.

Although Gregory's health did not permit him to attend the funeral, he wrote a heartfelt letter of condolence to Basil's brother, Gregory of Nyssa and composed twelve memorial poems dedicated to the memory of his departed friend.

Although he is originally portrayed as a somewhat malevolent character, Skinner eventually becomes a close friend of Mulder and Scully.

Although Paley devotes a chapter of Natural Theology to astronomy, written by his old friend John Law and the Dublin Astronomer Royal John Brinkley, they did not consider astronomy to provide sound evidence of " designedness.

Although Christine was introduced to the piano at the age of four, it was not until age eleven that she studied music seriously, when she was re-introduced to the instrument by Philip Fisher, a local musician and school friend of her older brother John.

Although Marie Antoinette did not see the head of her friend as it was paraded outside her prison window, she fainted upon learning about the gruesome end that had befallen her faithful companion.

Although closely identified with the Republican Party for virtually his entire adult life, Dewey was a close friend of Democratic Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, and Dewey aided Humphrey in being named as the Democratic nominee for vice-president in 1964, advising Lyndon Johnson on ways to block efforts at the party convention by Kennedy loyalists to stampede Robert Kennedy onto the ticket as Johnson's running mate.

Although Lucius had been the friend of King Roger II of Sicily and godparent to one of his children, the situation between the two would soon deteriorate.

Although austere in his private life, he was a sincere friend of art and learning, and in 1431 he re-established the university at Rome.

Although Wilder never discussed being gay publicly or in his writings, his close friend Samuel Steward is generally acknowledged to have been a lover.

Although not published in Merlin, American writer Terry Southern, who lived in Paris from 1948 − 1952, became a close friend of both Trocchi and his colleague Richard Seaver, and the three later co-edited the anthology Writers In Revolt ( 1962 ).

Although their sexual relationship stopped, she remained the close confidante and friend of the king until her death, quite a feat in the history of royal mistresses.

Although Leiber credited his friend, Harry Otto Fischer, with the original concepts for the characters, it was Leiber who wrote nearly all the stories.

Although his influence had a definite negative aspect, he had been her closest Christian Scientist friend even after her husband converted.

Although Zeus, Hercules ' father, is frequently cited by Hercules as a neglectful father, Zeus ' love for Hercules is well documented in the show ( In one episode, Hercules explains to a friend that he looked to father figures because Zeus was never around when he was younger.

Although acquainted with all the Italian schools and a friend of the foremost painters of his day, he was strong enough to withstand external influences and work out for himself the development of his own nature and his own principles of art.

Although the U. S. and others often charge that neighboring Iran is meddling in Afghanistan's affairs, Karzai believes that Iran is a friend despite Iranian-made weapons being found in his country.

Although the book shows some signs of immaturity — this was James's first serious attempt at a full-length novel — it has attracted favourable comment due to the vivid realisation of the three major characters: Roderick Hudson, superbly gifted but unstable and unreliable ; Rowland Mallet, Roderick's limited but much more mature friend and patron ; and Christina Light, one of James's most enchanting and maddening femmes fatale.

Although a church was rebuilt on the site in 1122, Pope Urban II, under the influence of his friend Raymond de Sauvetât, the Archbishop of Toledo, decided not to restore the Diocese of Alcalá at that time.

Although the Adityas as a group are associated with Ṛta, being referred to as " the charioteers of Ṛta, dwelling in the home of Ṛta ", it is Varuna in particular who is identified as the " friend of Ṛta ".

Although, Mordred has sent to word to King Arthur, Arthur sends a few knights to capture Lancelot, and Gawain, being a loyal friend to Lancelot, refuses to take part of the mission.