England in the Seven Years' War
England in the Seven Years' War
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GBPSir Julian Corbett (1854–1922) was an eminent British naval historian who focused on the analysis of historic naval strategy. After graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1876 Corbett practised as a barrister until 1882, when he turned to historical writing. He was appointed Lecturer in History to the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, in 1903, and was consulted on naval reforms during the First World War. These volumes, first published in 1907, contain Corbett's detailed analysis of naval warfare during the Seven Years' War (1756–1763). Focusing on the strategy of the British navy, Corbett recounts chronologically the major actions of the war, analysing in detail fleet movements and naval tactics in their political and diplomatic context. These volumes were the first scholarly work on this subject, and provide valuable information concerning the development of English naval strategy during this formative period. Volume 1 covers 1754–1759.
Product details
November 2010Paperback
9781108023566
512 pages
216 × 140 × 29 mm
0.65kg
10 maps
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Table of Contents
- 1. Introductory - the function of the fleet in war
- 2. Nature and object of the war
- 3. The transition from diplomacy to war
- 4. Movements before declaration
- 5. The French opening - Minorca
- 6. The Prussian alliance and war plan
- 7. Abortive opening of the British attack - Louisbourg
- 8. Inauguration of Pitt's 'System'
- 9. The first containing attack - Rochefort
- 10. The French eccentric attack - Klosterzeven and Emden
- 11. The containing movements of 1758 I - fleet and coastal operations, St. Malo
- 12. The containing movements of 1758 II - extension to the Continent
- 13. Main operations, 1758 - Louisbourg, Fort Duquesne, Frontenac
- 14. Commerce protection - East Indies
- 15. Commerce protection - West Indies
- 16. Extension of the attack - the French Antilles
- 17. The main attack, 1759 - the advance on Quebec
- 18. The capture of Quebec.
