Brief Description:
A detailed, authoritative history of the Royal Navy during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, first published between in the 1820s.

Table of Contents:
Volume 1: Preface to the new edition; Author's preface; Editor's preface; 1. 1488 to 1792; 2. 1792-3. First French revolutionary war; 3. British and French fleets; 4. Light squadrons and single ships; 5. Colonial expeditions; 6. North America; 7. West Indies; 8. East Indies; 9. 1794. British and French fleets; 10. Light squadrons and single ships; 11. Colonial expeditions; 12. West Indies; 13. Coast of Africa; 14. 1795. British and French fleets; 15. British and Dutch fleets; 16. Light squadrons and single ships; 17. Colonial expeditions; 18. West Indies; 19. East Indies; 20. 1796. British and French fleets; 21. British and Spanish fleets; 22. British and Franco-Spanish fleets; 23. British and French fleets; 24. Light squadrons and single ships; 25. Colonial expeditions; 26. North America; 27. West Indies; 28. East Indies; Appendix. Volume 2: 1. 1797. British and French fleets; 2. British and Spanish fleets; 3. British and Franco-Spanish fleets; 4. British and Dutch fleets; 5. Light squadrons and single ships; 6. Colonial expeditions; 7. North America; 8. West Indies; 9. Cape of Good Hope; 10. 1798. British and French fleets; 11. British and Spanish fleets; 12. British and Dutch fleets; 13. Light squadrons and single ships; 14. Colonial expeditions; 15. West Indies; 16. 1799. British and French fleets; 17. British and Franco-Spanish fleets; 18. British and French fleets; 19. British and Dutch fleets; 20. Light squadrons and single ships; 21. Colonial expeditions; 22. West Indies; 23. East Indies; 24. 1800. British and French fleets; 25. British and Spanish fleets; Appendix. Volume 3: 1. 1800 continued. Light squadrons and single ships; 2. 1801. State of the British navy; 3. British and Swedish fleets; 4. British and Russian fleets; 5. British and French fleets; 6. British and Franco-Spanish fleets; 7. Light squadrons and single ships; 8. Colonial expeditions; 9. West Indies; 10. Coast of Africa; 11. East Indies; 12. North America; 13. 1802. State of the British navy; 14. America and the Barbary States; 15. France and St. Domingo; 16. 1803. Renewal of war; 17. British and French fleets; 18. Light squadrons and single ships; 19. Colonial expeditions; 20. West Indies; 21. East Indies; 22. 1804. British and French fleets; 23. Light squadrons and single ships; 24. Colonial expeditions; 25. West Indies; 26. Coast of Africa; 27. America and the Barbary States; 28. 1805. British and French fleets; 29. British and Franco-Spanish fleets; Appendix. Volume 4: 1. 1805 continued. Sir Richard Strachan's action; 2. Light squadrons and single ships; 3. Colonial expeditions; 4. West Indies; 1806. British and French fleets;5. Light squadrons and single ships; 6. Colonial expeditions; 7. Cape of Good Hope; 8. 1807. British and French fleets; 9. British and Danish fleets; 10. British and Turkish fleets; 11. British and Portuguese fleets; 12. Light squadrons and single ships; 13. Colonial expeditions; 14. Coast of Africa; 15. West Indies; 16. South America; 17. East Indies; 18. 1808. British and French fleets; 19. Anglo-Swedish and Russian fleets; 20. Light squadrons and single ships; 21. Colonial expeditions; 22. West Indies; 23. 1809. British and French fleets; Appendix. Volume 5: 1. 1809 continued. Light squadrons and single ships; 2. Colonial expeditions; 3. Coast of Africa; 4. West Indies; 5. South America; 6. 1810. British and French fleets; 7. Light squadrons and single ships; 8. Colonial expeditions; 9. West Indies; 10. East Indies; 11. 1811. British and French fleets; 12. Light squadrons and single ships; 13. Colonial expeditions; 14. East Indies; 15. 1812. British and French fleets; 16. Light squadrons and single ships; 17. 1813. British and American navies; Appendix. Volume 6: 1. 1813 continued. British and French fleets; 2. Light squadrons and single ships; 3. 1814. British and French fleets; 4. Light squadrons and single ships;