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Naval chronology, or, An historical summary of naval and maritime events from the time of the Romans, to the Treaty of Peace 1802, Isaac Schomberg, Volume 3

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Naval chronology, or, An historical summary of naval and maritime events from the time of the Romans, to the Treaty of Peace 1802, Isaac Schomberg, Volume 3

Language

eng

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Naval chronology

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electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1097163218

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Isaac Schomberg

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Cambridge library collection. Naval and military historyCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

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or, An historical summary of naval and maritime events from the time of the Romans, to the Treaty of Peace 1802

Summary

Isaac Schomberg (1753–1813) had a controversial career in the Royal Navy. Although he distinguished himself at the relief of Gibraltar and the battles of St Kitts and the Saintes, his aggressive temperament and scholarly interests meant he was a poor choice to serve as first lieutenant under the petulant, pleasure-seeking future William IV. Schomberg's career never recovered after they clashed. Retiring to Wiltshire in 1796, he began this long-planned chronology of the Royal Navy. Published in 1802, with detailed descriptions of engagements, events on board, and politics at home, as well as an appendix of facts and figures stretching back to the origins of the Senior Service, this five-volume work remains a classic source of naval history. Volume 3 covers a golden era for the Royal Navy, 1797–1802. Horatio Nelson came to the fore, but the period also saw the infamous mutinies at the Nore and on the Hermione.--, Provided by publisher

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Historical summary of naval and maritime events from the time of the Romans, to the Treaty of Peace 1802

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