The Navy in the War of 1739–48

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Introduction
• 1. Preliminaries of the Spanish War
• 2. The consideration of the war plans
• 3. The opening operations in the West Indies
• 4. The beginning of the war in the Mediterranean
• 5. Events in home waters, 1740
• 6. The expedition to Cartagena, Santiago and Panama
• 7. The beginning of the War of the Austrian Succession
• 8. Operations in the Mediterranean, 1741
• 9. Events in Europe and home waters, 1742–3
• 10. Reinforcement of the Mediterranean command with the development of the war in Italy, 1742
• 11. The Mediterranean command (continued)
• 12. The West Indies. End of colonial offensive. October 1742 to February 1744
• Appendix 1. A list of ships in sea pay in September 1739 with their stations
• Appendix 2. Contemporary criticism (1740) of the conduct of the war
• Appendix 3. The marines and the Manning question
• Appendix 4. Considerations on war with France and Spain
• Index.
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