The Naval History of Great Britain During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars William James’ Naval History is one of the most valuable works in the English language on the operation of the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. The original five volumes were published in 1822-24, with a six-volume edition appearing in 1826. Previously the work has only been available to scholars through specialist libraries. This new edition, with each individual volume indexed separately for the first time, provides an accessible, affordable edition of this important work.

The first volume examines naval events at Toulon in 1793 where Sir Sidney Smith burnt half of the French Mediterranean Fleet and Howe’s victory over French forces at the ‘Glorious First of June’ in 1794. Whilst momentous events were taking place in Europe, the Royal Navy was also playing an important role in colonial expeditions as British statesmen looked to the West Indies as a region where small maritime forces could operate against French possessions.

Author: W M James

approx. 10 illustrations
420 pages
May 2002
150 x 230 mm
Hardback

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