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Klappentext Volume 1 of the Naval Chronicle (1799) focuses on the Battle of the Nile and the Glorious First of June. Zusammenfassung The Naval Chronicle! published in 40 volumes between 1799 and 1818! is a key source for British maritime and military history. Volume 1 (1799) contains English and French accounts of the Battle of the Nile (1797)! including Nelson's report! and of Earl Howe's victory at Ushant in June 1794. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Biographical memoirs; Naval anecdotes; Naval literature; Shipwrecks; Engagement off the Nile; Philosophical papers; Naval poetry; Monthly register of naval events; Memoirs of navigation and commerce; Letters; Present state of the Royal Navy; Index.