Music Break: Admiral Benbow

Read up on the fascinating and exciting story of Admiral John Benbow! This song, which first appears in the early eighteenth century but remained in the sailors' repertoire well into the next, gives a thrilling account of Benbow's last battle. Here it is performed in a nineteenth century style:

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