British battles of the Napoleonic Wars, 1793-1806 : despatches from the Front / compiled by John Grehan and Martin Mace ; with additional research by Sara Mitchell and Robert Cager.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Grehan, John, compiler.

Mace, Martin, compiler.

Mitchell, Sara, researcher.

Cager, Robert, researcher.

Series:

Despatches from the Front Series

Despatches from the Front Series ; v.1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Sources.

Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815.

Great Britain--History, Military--1789-1820--Sources.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, [South Yorkshire, England] : Pen & Sword Military, 2013.

Summary:

The Napoleonic Wars was truly a world-wide conflict and Britain found itself engaged in battles, sieges and amphibious operations around the globe. Following every battle the commanding officer submitted a report back to the Admiralty or the War Office. Presented here together for the first time are those original despatches from some forty generals, captains and admirals detailing more than eighty battles that took place in India, Africa, Europe and the Americas. This unique collection of original documents will prove to be an invaluable resource for historians, students and all those interested in what was one of the most important periods in British military and naval history.The reports include those from some of Britain's most famous battles, the likes of Trafalgar and Waterloo, as well as less well-known but just as important engagements which resulted in the capture of the islands and territories which helped form the greatest empire the world has ever known.

Contents:

Intro

Front Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Introduction

List of images

List of maps

British Battles of the Napoleonic Wars, 1793 to 1806

The Despatches

1. Famars - 23 May 1793

2. Hondschoote and the Siege of Dunkirk - 6 to 8 September 1793

3. Toulon - 18 September to 18 December 1793

4. Saint Florent - 7 February to 18 February 1794

5. Martinique - 23 March 1794

6. St Lucia - 1 April 1794

7. Bastia - 4 April to 19 May 1794

8. Guadeloupe - 11 April to 12 April 1794

9. Beaumont-en-Cambrésis - 26 April 1794

10. Tourcoing - 18 May 1794

11. Tournay - 22 May 1794

12. The Glorious First of June - 1 June 1794

13. Calvi - 19 June to 10 August 1794

14. Fleurus - 26 June 1794

15. Boxtel - 15 September 1794

16. Genoa - 14 March 1795

17. Île de Groix - 23 June 1795

18. Hiéres Islands - 13 July 1795

19. Saint Lucia - 24th May 1796

20. &amp

21. The Capture of St Vincent and Grenada

22. Cape St Vincent

23. Trinidad - 21 February 1797

24. Fishguard - 23 February 1797

25. San Juan - 17 April to 2 May 1797

26. Santa Cruz de Tenerife - 22 July to 25 July 1797

27. Camperdown - 11 October 1797

28. Ostend - 19 May 1798

29. The Nile - 1 August to 3 August 1798

30. St George's Caye - 3 September to 10 September 1798

31. Ballinamuck - 8 September 1798

32. Tory Island - 12 October 1798

33. Seringapatam - 5 April to 4 May 1799

34. Callanstoog - 27 August 1799

35. Krabbendam - 10 September 1799

36. Bergen - 19 September 1799

37. Alkmaar - 2 October 1799

38. Castricum - 6 October 1799

39. Brión (Ferrol) - 25 and 26 August 1800

40. Alexandria - 21 March 1801

41. Copenhagen - 2 April 1801

42. Algeciras Bay - 6 July to 12 July 1801

43. Boulogne - 15 August to 16 August 1801

44. St Lucia - 22 June 1803.

45. Ally Ghur - 1 September to 4 September 1803

46. Assaye - 23 September 1803

47. Pulo Aura - 14 February 1804

48. Cape Finistere - 22 July 1805

49. Trafalgar - 21 October 1805

50. Cape Ortegal - 4 November 1805

51. Blaauwberg - 8 January to 18 January 1806

52. San Domingo - 6 February 1806

53. Maida - 4 July 1806.

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 16, 2014).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4738-3142-3

1-4738-3284-5

OCLC:

1402027225