Letters Of Seamen In The Wars With France 1793 1815
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Letters Of Seamen In The Wars With France 1793 1815
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Author : Helen Watt (Archivist)
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2016
Letters Of Seamen In The Wars With France 1793 1815 written by Helen Watt (Archivist) and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with History categories.
Letters of seamen below the rank of commissioned officer which tell us a great deal about shipboard life and about seamen's attitudes.
Tempest
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Author : James Davey
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2023-04-25
Tempest written by James Davey and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-25 with History categories.
A major new history of the Royal Navy during the tumultuous age of revolution The French Revolutionary Wars catapulted Britain into a conflict against a new enemy: Republican France. Britain relied on the Royal Navy to protect its shores and empire, but as radical ideas about rights and liberty spread across the globe, it could not prevent the spirit of revolution from reaching its ships. In this insightful history, James Davey tells the story of Britain's Royal Navy across the turbulent 1790s. As resistance and rebellion swept through the fleets, the navy itself became a political battleground. This was a conflict fought for principles as well as power. Sailors organized riots, strikes, petitions, and mutinies to achieve their goals. These shocking events dominated public discussion, prompting cynical--and sometimes brutal--responses from the government. Tempest uncovers the voices of ordinary sailors to shed new light on Britain's war with France, as the age of revolution played out at every level of society.
Britain S Naval Route To Greatness 1688 1815
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Author : Jeremy Black
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2023-05-15
Britain S Naval Route To Greatness 1688 1815 written by Jeremy Black and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-15 with History categories.
Jeremy Black charts the story of Britain's rise to naval supremacy across the long eighteenth century.
Convoys
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Author : Roger Knight
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2022-10-11
Convoys written by Roger Knight and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-11 with History categories.
The first account of Britain’s convoys during the Napoleonic Wars—showing how the protection of trade played a decisive role in victory During the Napoleonic Wars thousands of merchant ships crisscrossed narrow seas and wide oceans, protected by Britain’s warships. These were wars of attrition and raw materials had to reach their shores continuously: timber and hemp from the Baltic, sulfur from Sicily, and saltpeter from Bengal. Britain’s fate rested on the strength of its economy—and convoys played a vital role in securing victory. Leading naval historian Roger Knight examines how convoys ensured the protection of trade and transport of troops, allowing Britain to take the upper hand. Detailing the many hardships these ships faced, from the shortage of seaman to the vicissitudes of the weather, Knight sheds light on the innovation and seamanship skills that made convoys such an invaluable tool in Britain’s arsenal. The convoy system laid the foundation for Britain’s narrow victory over Napoleon and his allies in 1815 and, in doing so, established its naval and mercantile power at sea for a hundred years.
Sons Of The Waves
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Author : Stephen Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2020-05-19
Sons Of The Waves written by Stephen Taylor and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-19 with History categories.
A brilliant telling of the history of the common seaman in the age of sail, and his role in Britain’s trade, exploration, and warfare British maritime history in the age of sail is full of the deeds of officers like Nelson but has given little voice to plain, "illiterate" seamen. Now Stephen Taylor draws on published and unpublished memoirs, letters, and naval records, including court-martials and petitions, to present these men in their own words. In this exhilarating account, ordinary seamen are far from the hapless sufferers of the press gangs. Proud and spirited, learned in their own fashion, with robust opinions and the courage to challenge overweening authority, they stand out from their less adventurous compatriots. Taylor demonstrates how the sailor was the engine of British prosperity and expansion up to the Industrial Revolution. From exploring the South Seas with Cook to establishing the East India Company as a global corporation, from the sea battles that made Britain a superpower to the crisis of the 1797 mutinies, these "sons of the waves" held the nation’s destiny in their calloused hands.
Foreign Jack Tars
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Author : Sara Caputo
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2022-11-17
Foreign Jack Tars written by Sara Caputo and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-17 with History categories.
The British Royal Navy of the French Wars (1793–1815) is an enduring national symbol, but we often overlook the tens of thousands of foreign seamen who contributed to its operations. Foreign Jack Tars presents the first in-depth study of their employment in the Navy during this crucial period. Based on sources from across Britain, Europe, and the US, and blending quantitative, social, cultural, economic, and legal history, it challenges the very notions of 'Britishness' and 'foreignness'. The need for manpower during wartime meant that naval recruitment regularly bypassed cultural prejudice, and even legal status. Temporarily outstripped by practical considerations, these categories thus revealed their artificiality. The Navy was not simply an employer in the British maritime market, but a nodal point of global mobility. Exposing the inescapable transnational dimensions of a quintessentially national institution, the book highlights the instability of national boundaries, and the compromises and contradictions underlying the power of modern states.
The Power Of Persuasion
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Author : Lucas Haasis
language : en
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Release Date : 2022-03-31
The Power Of Persuasion written by Lucas Haasis and has been published by transcript Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-31 with History categories.
Lucas Haasis found a time capsule: A complete mercantile letter archive of the merchant Nicolaus Gottlieb Luetkens who lived in 18th century Hamburg. Luetkens travelled France between 1743-1745 in order to become a successful wholesale merchant. He succeeded in this undertaking via both shrewd business practice and proficient skills in the practice of letter writing. Based on this unique discovery, in this microhistorical study Lucas Haasis examines the crucial steps and activities of a mercantile establishment phase, the typical letter practices of Early Modern merchants, and the practical principles of persuasion leading to success in the 18th century.
Nelson S Lost Jewel
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Author : Martyn Downer
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2017-10-20
Nelson S Lost Jewel written by Martyn Downer and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-20 with History categories.
Admiral Lord Nelson's diamond Chelengk is one of the most famous and iconic jewels in British history. Presented to Nelson by the Sultan Selim III of Turkey after the Battle of the Nile in 1798, the jewel had thirteen diamond rays to represent the French ships captured or destroyed at the action. A central diamond star on the jewel was powered by clockwork to rotate in wear. Nelson wore the Chelengk on his hat like a turban jewel, sparking a fashion craze for similar jewels in England. The jewel became his trademark to be endlessly copied in portraits and busts to this day. After Trafalgar, the Chelengk was inherited by Nelson's family and worn at the Court of Queen Victoria. Sold at auction in 1895 it eventually found its way to the newly opened National Maritime Museum in Greenwich where it was a star exhibit. In 1951 the jewel was stolen in a daring raid by an infamous cat-burglar and lost forever. For the first time, Martyn Downer tells the extraordinary true story of the Chelengk: from its gift to Nelson by the Sultan of Turkey to its tragic post-war theft, charting the jewel's journey through history and forging sparkling new and intimate portraits of Nelson, of his friends and rivals, and of the woman he loved.
Monarchy State And Political Culture In Late Medieval England
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Author : Gwilym Dodd
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2020
Monarchy State And Political Culture In Late Medieval England written by Gwilym Dodd and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with History categories.
New approaches to the political culture of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, considering its complex relation to monarchy and state.
How To Survive In The Georgian Navy
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Author : Bruno Pappalardo
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2019-02-21
How To Survive In The Georgian Navy written by Bruno Pappalardo and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-21 with History categories.
Rigidly organised and harshly disciplined, the Georgian Royal Navy was an orderly and efficient fighting force which played a major role in Great Britain's wars of the 18th and early 19th centuries. This concise book explores what it was like to be a sailor in the Georgian Navy – focusing on the period from 1714 to 1820, this book examines the Navy within its wider historical, national, organisational and military context, and reveals exactly what it took to survive a life in its service. It looks at how a seaman could join the Royal Navy, including the notorious 'press gangs'; what was meant by 'learning the ropes'; and the severe punishments that could be levied for even minor misdemeanours as a result of the Articles of War. Military tactics, including manning the guns and tactics for fending off pirates are also revealed, as is the problem of maintaining a healthy diet at sea – and the steps that sailors themselves could take to avoid the dreaded scurvy. Covering other fascinating topics as wide-ranging as exploration, mutiny, storms, shipwrecks, and women on board ships, this 'Sailor's Guide' explores the lives of the Navy's officers and sailors, using extracts from contemporary documents and writings to reconstruct their experiences in vivid detail.