Author: Edward FraserPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Battleships
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
The Londons of the British Fleet
Author: Edward FraserPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Battleships
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
The British Navy Triumphant! Being Copies of the London Gazettes Extraordinary; Containing the Accounts of the Glorious Victories Obtained ... Over the French Fleet, by Admiral Lord Howe, on the First of June, 1794; the Spanish Fleet, by Admiral Sir J. Jervis, Near Cape St. Vincent, February 14, 1797; the Dutch Fleet, by Admiral A. Duncan, Near Camperdown ... Oct. 11, 1797; and ... the French Fleet, by Rear-Admiral Sir H. Nelson, Near the Mouth of the Nile, Aug. 1 and 2, 1798
Author: EnglandThe London Magazine, Or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer
Author: The British Navy, Economy and Society in the Seven Years War
Author: Christian BuchetPublisher:
ISBN: 184383801X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
An analysis of how Britain developed a superb supply system for the navy, with beneficial consequences both for victory in war and for Britain's economic development.
The London Gazette
Author: Cockburn and the British Navy in Transition
Author: Roger MorrissPublisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 9781570032530
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
How one British admiral changed the course of naval history Cockburn and the British Navy in Transition documents the long and varied career of Admiral Sir George Cockburn, who presided over much of the British Navy's transition from sail to steam while maintaining the interests and professionalism of the officer corps. Cockburn's life and times encompassed service under Admiral Horatio Nelson during the French Revolutionary War; diplomacy and combined operations during the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812 with the United States; and administrative, political, and technological changes during the first half of the nineteenth century. Cockburn emerged from the Napoleonic Wars as the best-known British admiral, renowned for his part in the attack on Washington in 1814 and for escorting Napoleon to St. Helena. But his greatest impact was from 1818 to 1846 at the Admiralty Office, where he steered the British Navy through some of the most disruptive political and technological changes it has ever faced. Cockburn's attitude towards the development of more seaworthy sailing warships and his key role in the introduction of the screw propeller are also examined--inovations that coincided with the decline of flogging, impressment, and personal patronage in the management of the British Navy. Though Cockburn was often regarded as a reactionary, Roger Morriss reveals the liberalism that enlightened his policies in the Navy. By providing unique insight into a highly influential figure and into the many facets of admiralty administration, this book makes a valuable contribution to naval history.
The London Quarterly Review
Author: The British Navy in the Mediterranean
Author: John D. GraingerPublisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783272317
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
A comprehensive overview of the activities of the British navy in the Mediterranean from the earliest times until the present.
The Statesman's Year-Book
Author: J. Scott-KeltiePublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230270301
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1362
Book Description
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
The British Navy in Eastern Waters
Author: John D. GraingerPublisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783276770
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
Provides a comprehensive overview of the activities of the British navy in the Indian and Pacific Oceans from the earliest times to the present. This book outlines the early voyages of the English East India Company, its building of its own naval forces and its conflicts with Indian states. It examines the opening up of the Pacific Ocean, the wars with the French in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries and the activities of the British navy in the later nineteenth century, both off the coasts of China and Japan, and also in the many other places to which the navy's very great power extended. It goes on to consider the wars of the twentieth century, Britain's withdrawal from east of Suez, and Britain's continuing relative decline. Throughout, the book provides accounts of battles and other actions, and relates the activities of the British navy to the wider political situation and to the activities of other European and Asian navies.