The Naval Chronicle, Volume 31: Containing a General and by James Stanier Clarke (editor), John McArthur (editor)

By James Stanier Clarke (editor), John McArthur (editor)

The Naval Chronicle, released in forty volumes among 1799 and 1818, is a key resource for British maritime and army historical past. This reissue is the 1st entire revealed copy of what was once the main influential maritime book of its day. the themes coated diversity from bills of battles and lists of ships to notices of promotions and marriages, courts martial and deaths, and biographies, poetry and letters. every one quantity additionally comprises engravings and charts on the subject of naval engagements and significant harbours world wide. quantity 31, released in 1814 on the finish of the Napoleonic wars, includes kingdom papers describing the phrases of the peace treaty signed among Britain and the restored Bourbon monarchy. Discussions pertaining to naval pay and the deliberate aid of the army, an inventory of British fleets, ships and their commanders as of 1814 and a biography of Sir George younger also are integrated.

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