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The naval chronicle
Author: The Naval Chronicle: Volume 34, July-December 1815
Author: James Stanier ClarkePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781108018739
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Naval Chronicle, published in 40 volumes between 1799 and 1818, is a key source for British maritime and military history. This reissue is the first complete printed reproduction of what was the most influential maritime publication of its day. The subjects covered range from accounts of battles and lists of ships to notices of promotions and marriages, courts martial and deaths, and biographies, poetry and letters. Each volume also contains engravings and charts relating to naval engagements and important harbours around the world. Volume 34 (1815) describes the immediate aftermath of Waterloo, with rapid cuts to the Navy, and protests by unemployed sailors. It includes a fascinating description of the exiled Napoleon's entourage when he was brought to England to learn his fate, and the conditions of his imprisonment. The Cape of Good Hope Station was re-established to patrol the Atlantic to prevent his escape from St. Helena.
The Naval Chronicle, for 1815, Vol. 34
Author: United Kingdom Royal NavyPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781527632646
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Languages : en
Pages : 560
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Excerpt from The Naval Chronicle, for 1815, Vol. 34: Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom; With a Variety of Original Papers on Nautical Subjects; From July to December Having reached the conclusion of our thirty-fourth Volume, ' we have now to take our customary review of its con.. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Greatest Fury
Author: William C DavisPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399585249
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 529
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“Davis’s accounts of small fights won by hot blood and cold steel are thrilling.”—The Wall Street Journal From master historian William C. Davis, the definitive story of the Battle of New Orleans, the fight that decided the ultimate fate not only of the War of 1812 but the future course of the fledgling American republic It was a battle that could not be won. Outnumbered farmers, merchants, backwoodsmen, smugglers, slaves, and Choctaw Indians, many of them unarmed, were up against the cream of the British army, professional soldiers who had defeated the great Napoleon and set Washington, D.C., ablaze. At stake was nothing less than the future of the vast American heartland, from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes, as the ragtag American forces fought to hold New Orleans, the gateway of the Mississippi River and an inland empire. Tipping the balance of power in the New World, this single battle irrevocably shifted the young republic's political and cultural center of gravity and kept the British from ever regaining dominance in North America. In this gripping, comprehensive study of the Battle of New Orleans, William C. Davis examines the key players and strategy of King George's Red Coats and Andrew Jackson's makeshift "army." A master historian, he expertly weaves together narratives of personal motivation and geopolitical implications that make this battle one of the most impactful ever fought on American soil.
The naval chronicle
Author: The Naval Chronicle (Volume VI)
Author: Publisher: Alpha Edition
ISBN: 9789353707941
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. We have represented this book in the same form as it was first published. Hence any marks seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
The naval chronicle
Author: The Naval Chronicle, Vol. 2
Author: Stephen JonesPublisher:
ISBN: 9781333172718
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 706
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The Naval Chronicle, Vol. 6
Author: Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780483937109
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
Excerpt from The Naval Chronicle, Vol. 6: From June to December, 1801 ON perusing the progress of our labours, 'which is now presented to the Public, we trust no relaxas tion will be found in the endeavours that have been exerted to merit their attention: a Periodical Pub lication, like a collection of, pictures, cannot be expected to please all persons equally; we have, however, selected from the works ofvarioirs masters, and hope, in the choice which has been made, each Reader may find something that will contribute either to' his instruction or amusement. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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