The Naval Chronicle, Volume 15, January-July 1806 : Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom with a Variety of Original Papers on Nautical Subjects

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 15, published in 1806, contains addenda to the biography of Lord Nelson published in Volume 14, including an account of his last months and details of his funeral. Biographies of William Dannett and Cuthbert, Lord Collingwood are included, together with the sixth Report of the Commissioners of Naval Inquiry and maps and descriptions of the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and St Lucia. Cover......Page 1 Frontmatter......Page 8 PLATES IN VOLUME XV. From Original Designs......Page 11 PREFACE TO THE FIFTEENTH VOLUME......Page 12 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR OF WILLIAM DOMETT, ESQ. REAR-ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE SQUADRON......Page 17 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR OF THE HONOURABLE HENRY EDWYN STANHOPE, VICE-ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE SQUADRON......Page 108 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR OF CAPTAIN SIR EDWARD BERRY, KNT......Page 199 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR OF THE LATE CAPTAIN GEORGE DUFF, WHO FELL IN THE ACTION OFF TRAFALGAR......Page 290 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR OF CUTHBERT LORD COLLINGWOOD, VICE-ADMIRAL OF THE RED, And Commander in Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet......Page 381 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR OF THE RIGHT HON. WILLIAM EARL OF NORTHESK, K.B. REAR-ADMIRAL OF THE RED SQUADRON, And one of the three Flag Officers who commanded the British Fleet in the ever-memorable Battle of Trafalgar......Page 472 INDEX......Page 551 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 this immensely influential publication, which covered topics including battles and shipwrecks, technology and statistics, pay and provisions, letters and biographies.