A Maritime History of the American Revolutionary War : An Atlantic-Wide Conflict over Independence and Empire.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corbett, Theodore.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Naval history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (388 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Maritime History of the American Revolutionary War

Place of Publication:

Havertown : Pen & Sword Books Limited, 2023.

Summary:

While many books have been written on the naval history of the Revolution, this is one of the first to treat it in its entirety as an Atlantic-wide conflict. While its geographical scope is vast, it features overlooked aspects of the war in which sloops and barges fought, actions which proved to be as decisive as the familiar ship of the line confrontations. It is also history from the bottom up, emphasizing the role of the crew as much the not always heroic officers. From naval perspective the rebellious colonies did not gain a military victory, though Benjamin Franklin was able to secure their independence at the peace table in Europe.

Contents:

Cover

Book Title

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Introduction

PART 1 THE ESTABLISHED ROYAL NAVY

Chapter 1 Royal Navy Dockyards

Chapter 2 Administering the Royal Navy

Chapter 3 Coping with Rebellion

PART 2 FORMING A NEW NAVY

Chapter 4 Colonial Maritime Tradition

Chapter 5 Congress Forms the Continental Navy

Chapter 6 Rebel Privateers Offer Profit

PART 3 CANADA PRESERVED BY THE ROYAL NAVY

Chapter 7 Congress wants Quebec

Chapter 8 Creating Squadrons to Control Lake Champlain

Chapter 9 The Battle of Lake Champlain and the Capture of Ticonderoga

Chapter 10 Canada Sustained by Control of Lake Champlain

PART 4 BLOCKADING THE COAST AND ENVELOPING NEW YORK

Chapter 11 The Royal Navy Blockade

Chapter 12 Amphibious Operations take New York

Chapter 13 Clinton and Wallace Sail the Hudson

PART 5 RAIDING THE BRITISH ISLES

Chapter 14 American Commissioners and Captains in Europe

Chapter 15 A Scotsman Desires Command

Chapter 16 Whitehaven Attacked

Chapter 17 The British Isles React

Chapter 18 Whitehaven Defends Itself

Chapter 19 Jones Loses Command

Chapter 20 Jones Sails Again

Plate Section

PART 6 THE ROYAL NAVY SUCCEEDS IN THE SOUTH

Chapter 21 A French Fleet and a Southern Strategy

Chapter 22 Charleston Besieged

Chapter 23 British Initiatives in the Chesapeake

PART 7 NEW ENGLAND AND NOVA SCOTIA IN CONFLICT

Chapter 24 Massachusetts' Hubris

Chapter 25 Halifax's Crucial Careening Yard

Chapter 26 Defending Nova Scotia

PART 8 THE SIEGE OF GIBRALTAR

Chapter 27 The Spanish Obsession with Gibraltar

Chapter 28 The Defenders Succeed

PART 9 THE CONTINENTAL NAVY IN TROUBLE

Chapter 29 Loyalist Privateers Expand the War

Chapter 30 Demise of the Continental Navy

Chapter 31 French Assistance

PART 10 FINAL CONFRONTATIONS.

Chapter 32 Rodney Humiliates France

Chapter 33 Maryland and Virginia Humiliated

Chapter 34 Evacuation Becomes Migration

Affirmations

Notes

Index

Backcover.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781399040433

139904043X

OCLC:

1399168998