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In Nelson's Wake : the Navy and the Napoleonic Wars / James Davey.

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Battles, blockades, convoys, raids: how the indefatigable British Royal Navy ensured Napoleon's ultimate defeat Horatio Nelson's celebrated victory over the French at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 presented Britain with an unprecedented command of the seas. Yet the Royal Navy's role...

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Online Access: Full Text (via De Gruyter)
Main Author: Davey, James (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Naval operations, British.
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Plates
  • Maps
  • Acknowledgements
  • Note on Conventions
  • Prologue: Napoleon the Prisoner
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Royal Navy in 1803
  • 2. Peeping into Brest: The Defence of Britain, 1803-04
  • 3. Masters of the Straits, Masters of the World: Thwarting Napoleon, 1804-05
  • 4. A Complete and Glorious Victory? Trafalgar and its Aftermath, 1805
  • 5. Colonies and Commerce: The War in the Atlantic, 1805-07
  • 6. The Elephant and the Whale: The Conflict in Europe, 1806-07
  • 7. Production, Prisons and Patriotism: The Naval War on Land
  • 8. Sailors and Soldiers: The Navy and the Army, 1808-09
  • 9. Imperial Ascendancy: The War in the Indian Ocean, 1803-11
  • 10. Economic Warfare and the Defeat of the Continental System, 1806-12
  • 11. A Naval Conflict: The War of 1812
  • 12. Boney All At Sea: The Royal Navy and the Defeat of Napoleon, 1808-14
  • Epilogue: From Emperor to Prisoner
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 1: Officials in Government and the Civil Branches of the Navy
  • Appendix 2: Principal Stations and their Commanders
  • Glossary
  • Timeline
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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