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A careful analysis of the organisation, tactics and command structure which ensured that the Royal Navy was the undisputed master of the waves.

By the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 Britain was the undisputed master of the seas, owing to the power and strength of the Royal Navy. Its fleets, comprising ships of the line, frigates, and gunboats, had doubled in size since the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars in 1793, totalling almost a thousand capital vessels.

This book examines the commanders, men, and ships of the Royal Navy during the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars, and discusses the Navy's command structure (from the Admiralty down to ship level) and its organization at sea. The tactics employed in action by a fleet, squadron, and individual ship, respectively are also discussed, as are the medical services providing a fascinating insight into the navy that ruled the waves.

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Published Feb 20 2013
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781472802453
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 60 b/w; 30 col
Series Battle Orders
Short code BTO 31
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Gregory Fremont-Barnes

Gregory Fremont-Barnes holds a doctorate in Modern…

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