The Naval History of Great Britain:

A New Edition, with Additions and Notes, and an Account of the Burmese War and the Battle of Navarino

Cambridge University Press, feb 17, 2011 - 546 páginas

William James (1780-1827) was a lawyer and naval historian best known for this magisterial history of the Royal Navy between 1793 and 1827. James began to research the role of the Royal Navy in the Revolutionary Wars, publishing five volumes between 1822 and 1824. This was expanded up to 1827 in later editions. In one of the most comprehensive histories of the Navy in the Napoleonic Wars ever published, James' rigorous research methodology using various contemporary sources provides detailed descriptions of the operations of the Royal Navy in the period. Fleet campaigns and minor engagements are discussed, with technical and tactical details of ships and battles also provided. These volumes (here reissued from the 1859 edition) remain an invaluable source of information for the history of the Royal Navy during this fascinating period. Volume 3 covers 1800-1805 and includes the Battle of Copenhagen.

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Light squadrons and single ships 1Constellation and Vengeance ibid	15

1801	41

State op the British nayt 40British and Danish fleets ibid Northern	61

British and French fleets 64Invasionflotilla 65Boats of Jamaica	68

British and FrancoSpanish fleets 95Sale of Spanish ships to France	96

Attack by Sir James Saumarez on French squadron at Algeziras	103

Light squadrons and single ships 118Melpomene and Senegal ibid	127

East Indies 151Surrender of Ternate c 150Peace between England	152

Colonial expeditions West Indies 290Captain Tucker and the fiscal	296

1805	303

British and French fleets 304State of the British navy ibid Treaty	315

British and FrancoSpanish fleets 330Subserviency of Spain	342

British and FrancoSpanish fleets 356Sir Robert Calders action	357

Sir Kobert Calders action its commencement	360

Battle of Trafalgar	381

Commencement of the battle	393

America and the Barbary States 158The George Washington	160

Renewal of war	166

Light squadrons and single ships 179Capture of Affronteur ibid	185

Colonial expeditions West Indies 203Capture of SainteLude ibid	206

1804	213

Light squadrons and single ships 244Commodore Hood and the Dia	248

Action of Wilhelmina and Psyche	270

Victory engaging the Bucentaure Victory getting foul of Redoubtable	400

Critical situation of the Belleisle	408

Leviathan engaging San Augustin and Orion engaging Intrepide	431

Battle of Trafalgar 380Death of Lord Nelson	448

Appendix	455

Diagram in illustration of remarks upon Admiral Ekins tactical account	469

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WILLIAM JAMES was a prolific photojournalist who took more than 10,000 images of Toronto during the early twentieth century.

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Título	The Naval History of Great Britain: A New Edition, with Additions and Notes, and an Account of the Burmese War and the Battle of Navarino Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History Cambridge Library Collection: History Volumen 3 de The Naval History of Great Britain 6 Volume Set Volumen 3 de The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by France in 1793 to the Accession of George IV, Frederick Chamier, ISBN 1108021719, 9781108021715
Autor	William James
Editor	Frederick Chamier
Edición	reimpresa
Editor	Cambridge University Press, 2011
ISBN	1108021670, 9781108021678
N.º de páginas	546 páginas

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