The Naval Chronicle, Volume 23, January-July 1810 : 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 23, published in 1810, contains numerous reports relating to the ongoing wars against Napoleon. It reproduces naval state papers describing the unsuccessful Walcheren Campaign of 1809, together with detailed accounts of the capture of the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. It also includes a biography of Sir James Trowbridge and maps and descriptions of Cad?z, the Azores, and the citadel of Antwerp. 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 23, published in 1810, contains numerous reports relating to the ongoing wars against Napoleon. It reproduces naval state papers describing the unsuccessful Walcheren Campaign of 1809, together with detailed accounts of the capture of the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. It also includes a biography of Sir James Trowbridge and maps and descriptions of Cadíz, the Azores, and the citadel of Antwerp. Cover......Page 1 Frontmatter......Page 8 PLATES IN VOLUME XXIII. From Original Designs......Page 11 PREFACE TO THE TWENTY-THIRD VOLUME......Page 12 MEMOIR OF THE PUBLIC SERVICES OF THE LATE SIR THOMAS TROUBRIDGE, BART. REAR-ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE SQUADRON......Page 17 MEMOIR OF THE PUBLIC SERVICES OF THE LATE GEORGE DARBY, ESQ. VICE-ADMIRAL OF THE RED SQUADRON, AND REAR-ADMIRAL OF GREAT BRITAIN......Page 108 MEMOIR OF THE PUBLIC SERVICES OF THE LATE JOHN CARTER ALLEN, ESQ. ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE SQUADRON......Page 199 MEMOIR OF THE PUBLIC SERVICES OF THE LATE MARRIOT ARBUTHNOT, ESQ. ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE SQUADRON......Page 292 MEMOIR OF THE PUBLIC SERVICES OF THE LATE CAPTAIN RICHARD BOWEN, OF THE ROYAL NAVY......Page 383 MEMOIR OF THE PUBLIC SERVICES OF THE LATE RIGHT HONOURABLE MOLYNEUX LORD SHULDHAM, ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE SQUADRON......Page 474 INDEX......Page 556 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.